That started a roll of Doc Bar-bred horses out of Poco Lena, including NCHA Futurity Champion Doc O’Lena in 1970 and NCHA Futurity Champion Dry Doc in 1971. Ingersoll, a National Reined Cow Horse Association Hall of Fame member, rode the first Doc Bar-sired colt in the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity. “They were great horses-they were great then and would have been great today.” “They were athletic, quick-footed and had a lot of cow instinct and they were easy to train,” recalled Bobby Ingersoll. The first foals began to compete in 1960. Soon, the eye appeal and athleticism Doc Bar stamped on his offspring was catching the attention of performance horse trainers around the United States. At that point those were the only two I knew of and so we started to point him that way.” “Harry had trained as a hackamore horse in the reining before Don started cutting on her. “ had one or two offspring that were starting as cutting horses, a mare called Janey Bar that Harry Rose trained, and a mare called Fizzabar that Don Dodge was showing,” Ward recalled. When he saw two offspring sired by Doc Bar competing, he helped shift the stallion’s breeding focus to cutting-bred mares. Ward had spent time with Buster Welch and developed a keen interest in cutting. “It was not until after I’d been there and ridden several of his colts, and able to place them around the country where they wound up in the winner’s circle, it started to dawn on me he was a little different.” “He was a very easy horse to be around and to work with,” said Charlie Ward, who managed the Double J Ranch with Jensen’s daughter and his wife, Stephenie. Then, the Jensens stepped in, moving the horse to their Double J Ranch in Paicines, California, where he remained until his death in 1992. He had a lackluster career as a racehorse and instead captured nine grand championships in the halter pen. Stephen Jensen.ĭoc Bar (Lightening Bar x Dandy Doll x Texas Dandy) was bred by Tom Finley in 1956. His legacy began to unfold when he was purchased by Dr. Originally bred to be a racehorse, Doc Bar found his 15-hand stature best suited for halter, then siring athletic, cow-savvy offspring. Through the last 60 years there was one horse that has redefined the Western performance horse industry: Doc Bar. NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman Champions.The History of the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity®.
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