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Sonny Dee Bar
Breed Quarter Horse
Discipline Halter
Sire Win Or Lose
Grandsire Mr Bar None
Dam Chigger's Baby
Maternal grandsire Chigger
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1965
Country United States
Color Sorrel
Breeder E. V. Roberts
Honors
Other awards
AQHA Performance Register of Merit
AQHA Superior Halter Horse
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

Sonny Dee Bar was a very famous horse. He was a Quarter Horse stallion born in 1965 and lived until 1994. He was well-known for being the father of many champion show horses. These horses included Quarter Horses, Paint Horses, and Appaloosas.

Life Story of Sonny Dee Bar

Sonny Dee Bar was a registered Quarter Horse. He was born in 1965. His father was a horse named Win Or Lose. Win Or Lose came from famous horses called Three Bars (TB) and Leo. Sonny Dee Bar's mother was related to a horse named Midnight Jr. He passed away on August 20, 1994.

Sonny Dee Bar's Show Career

Sonny Dee Bar was a great show horse himself. He earned a special award called the Superior Halter Horse award. This award came from the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). He also received a Performance Register of Merit. These awards showed he was excellent in horse shows.

Sonny Dee Bar's Offspring

Sonny Dee Bar became a very important father to many horses. He sired (was the father of) 1070 Quarter Horse foals. Many of his children became champions. Thirty-one of them became AQHA Champions. One was an AQHA Supreme Champion. Five of his children even won AQHA World Champion titles. Some of his famous children included Red Sonny Dee, Lucky Machine, and Scotch Bar Time.

Honors and Recognition

Sonny Dee Bar's legacy lives on through his children. One of his famous sons, Scotch Bar Time, was honored. He was inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Sonny Dee Bar himself received a very high honor. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2003. This means he is remembered as one of the best Quarter Horses ever.

External Links

  • All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Sonny Dee Bar
  • AQHA Hall of Fame
  • National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame
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