The Working Lines-- Zan Parr Bar by Larry Thornton The American Quarter Horse Association instituted the All-Around Award to give owners, breeders and trainers an arena to showcase the versatility of the American Quarter Horse. This action by the Association has met with a great deal of success and has proven very popular. The first year for the current All-Around Award was 1985. The AQHA All-Around Award was preceded and then supported over the years by the Jeep Waggoneer Junior and Senior All-Around Awards from 1983 to 1989; the GMC Truck Junior and Senior All Around Awards from 1990 to 2001 and now the Sooner All-Around Junior and Senior Award from 2002 to the present. The AQHA All-Around Award is presented to the horse with the most performance points at the end of the year. The horse that wins the Award has to be shown in halter competition and earned points in at least two performance events. With the winner earning a minimum of five AQHA points in the second performance event. The horse that is going to campaign for the All-Around Award has to be a special individual. An individual that certainly enjoys doing the events and activities that will allow them to earn the title of All-Around Champion. The All-Around Award became a specialty of a prominent working line in the modern quarter horse. The offspring of the great stallion Zan Parr Bar proved to be consistent winners in this show category. He sired 14 AQHA High Point All-Around titles; 8 Jeep Waggoneer Award titles and 7 Reserve All-Around Award titles. Some of his winners include Lucky Zan Parr Bar, Parr Six Lady, Quincy Zan Parr, Zan Parr Audi and Sparkles Suzana. Some of the Reserve All-Around winners include Zan Parr Primrose and Zan Parr Snip. This prominent list of Champions and Reserve Champions indicate that the Zan Parr Bar's must love what they do in the performance arena. When Zan Parr Bar died in November of 1987, he left his legacy as a sire of All-Around Champions in the hands of his get and grand get. Some of the Champions that were grand get of Zan Parr Bar to hold the All-Around title include Bar J Jackie by Zan Parr Jack; Jack Fiddle, by Zans Gold Jack, Roseana Lena out of Sparkles Rosezana by Zan Parr Bar; Zans Tyree by Zan Parr Eagle; Knot Shiney, out of Miss Knotty Bar by Zan Parr Bar; With All Probability out of Jack E Eleven by Zan Parr Jack. Zans Rocky Canyon was an All-Around Champion out of Reeds Zan Della, who is a great granddaughter of Zan Parr Bar. Zan Parr Bar's influence on the All-Around Award has its beginning back in 1976 when Carol Rose saw her future stallion for the first time. Rose was on a trip to California when she saw Zan Parr Bar at a show. It was at that point that Rose saw what she called in the Zan Parr Bar LEGENDS 4 biography,...the profile of one of the most beautiful horses I've ever seen." He was named Grand Champion Stallion at that show. Zan Parr Bar was owned at that time by Bill Gibford, a Cal Poly professor and former college advisor to Carol Rose. Gibford had bought the stallion from his breeder Bobbie Silva Tatum of Tulare, California. Zan Parr Bar was foaled in 1974. He was shown one time as yearling. His record as a two-year-old shows 16 shows with 12 Grand Championships. Gibford would sell Zan Parr Bar to Rose. Rose continued Zan Parr Bar's road to success as a great halter horse. Zan Parr Bar would be the 1977 AQHA High Point Halter Stallion, 1977 AQHA High Point Junior Halter Horse and the 1977 AQHA World Champion Three-Year-Old Halter Stallion. Zan Parr Bar would return to the AQHA World Show in November of 1979 to become the AQHA World Champion Aged Halter Stallion. His show record in 1979 didn't stop with the halter arena. He entered the performance arena in 1979 to become the AQHA High Point Steer Roping Horse. Zan Parr Bar would earn one more World Championship at halter when he was named the World Champion Aged Halter Stallion again in 1980. This great show horse earned his AQHA Championship with 245 halter points with 114 Grand and Reserve Championships and 357 performance points in Heading, Heeling, Calf Roping, Western Pleasure and Reining. He was Superior in Halter and Steer Roping. Billy Allen the noted horse trainer and breeder from Scott City, Kansas trained and showed Zan Parr Bar in the performance arena. He had this to say about his famous student, "He was a very willing horse that would do what you asked him to do. He was a horse that enjoyed working. He was an exceptional roping horse and had a lot of cow." The performance record on Zan Parr Bar proves the Allen statement as a stallion that enjoyed his work. He was shown 10 times in roping winning eight of them. He was shown 50 times in heeling winning 25 of them. He was shown 34 times in heading winning 16 of them. He was shown in reining five times with four wins. His record in western pleasure shows 12 shows with 4 wins. He was shown 122 times at halter with 115 wins and 114 Grand Championships. Allen continued, "its kind've like people, whenever they enjoy doing something, they generally do a better job. He was that way. He loved to work." Zan Parr Bar parlayed his love of work in the arena into a successful record as a sire. Before we look at his sire record, let's look at his pedigree. Par Three was the sire of Zan Parr Bar. Par Three allows us to introduce a man whose breeding program has been an overwhelming influence on the modern performance horse. The name of that man is the late Charlie Araujo. It must be noted that Araujo was known for showing his stallions at halter but that his greatest influence was in the performance arena. Araujo was a horse trainer, horse breeder and horse show judge from Coalingua, California. Araujo has ties to such famous stallions as Doc Bar, Poco Tivio, Jimmie Reed, Puro Tivio and Catechu. Araujo is the man that put Doc Bar with the Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Jensen at the now famous Doc Bar Ranch. The Jensen's went on to revolutionize modern cutting with Doc Bar and their famous performance bred mares. Several of these mares were by Poco Tivio, a stallion that Charlie Araujo owned. Araujo brought Par Three to California from the Finley Ranch of Arizona the same way he brought Doc Bar to California. He showed Par Three at halter and stood him at stud. Par Three became a Superior Halter Horse with 52 halter points. Par Three's sire record includes 10 AQHA Champions and 26 Register of Merit show horses. His top show offspring would include Par's Delight, an AQHA World Champion Senior Western Riding Horse, Jane's Par Three, an AJQHA World Champion Working Cow Horse, Star Par, with an AQHA Superior in Youth Showmanship and Three Parette, an AQHA Superior Halter Horse and producer. Three Parette is the dam of the outstanding mare Doc's Masterpiece. Doc's Masterpiece is the dam of such noted horses as Master Playboy, the winner of $91,508 while winning such titles as NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes Co-Reserve Champion. The sire of Par Three was Three Bars, the famous thoroughbred sire of quarter horses. Three Bars has become a major influence on the quarter horse in all events. His versatility as a sire comes into focus with the AQHA Supreme Champion Award. He sired three of the first four Supreme Champions. The dam of Par Three was Annie Echols. Annie Echols was sired by Ed Echols. Ed Echols was a son of Zantanon. Zantanon was the sire of King P-234. The sire of Zantanon was Little Joe by Traveler. Little Joe was out of the great mare Jenny. Ed Echols was out of Dorothy E by Flying Squirrel. Her dam was a mare named Kokohi. Orphan Annie was the dam of Annie Echols. Orphan Annie was sired by Baby King by Possum (King). Possum (King) was a full brother to Little Joe, the sire of Zantanon. Thus Annie Echols was 4 X 4 linebred to Traveler and Jenny, the sire and dam of Little Joe and Possum (King). Annie Echols was a good producing mare for the Finley's breeding program. She was the dam of several foals by Three Bars. In addition to Par Three, she was the dam of Fancy Three, an AAA race mare and producer; Echo Ann, 8 halter points and Bar Echo, with 49 halter points. Annie Echols was the dam of Echols Dandy by Texas Dandy. Echols Dandy was an AQHA Champion with 66 working points and 37 halter points. Texas Dandy is an AQHA Hall of Fame member and broodmare sire of Doc Bar. Zan Parr Bar was out of Terry's Pal, a 1964 mare. Terry's Pal was sired by Poco Astro. Poco Astro was a son of Poco Danny by Poco Jim by Poco Bueno by King. Zantanon was the sire of King and Ed Echols. Poco Danny was out of Martin's Queen by Texas B. The dam of Martin's Queen was Martin's Cananea by Kid. Kid was sired by Peter McCue. The dam of Poco Astro was Solo Mount by Music Mount. Music Mount was a good sire in the Northwestern region of the country. His sire was Gold Mount by Brush Mount. The dam of Gold Mount was Miss Helen by the quarter horse Plaudit. The dam of Solo Mount was Donna E by Don Juan I by Monte.The dam of Donna E was Dixie Bell by Driftwood. Gold Raider was the dam of Terry's Pal. Her sire was Semotan's Streak by Star Duster.Star Duster was a grandson of Oklahoma Star P-6 being sired by Nowata Star. The dam of Star Duster was Lowry's Mabel by Master Gould. The dam of Lowry's Mabel was a Steel Dust mare. Silver Bud was the dam of Semotan's Streak. The sire of Silver Bud was Buddy Nile by Fleeting Time. Fleeting Time was a thoroughbred sired by High Time. High Time was an inbred Domino stallion. Fleeting Time was the broodmare sire of Joe Reed II. His daughter Nellene was the dam of Joe Reed II. The dam of Silver Bud was Silver Finn by The Senator. The dam of Silver Finn was Silvy D. Dusty Dun was the dam of Gold Raider. Her sire was Chief by Saladin by Ding Bob. This is not the same Chief that was registered as P-5 in the AQHA Stud Book. That Chief was sired by Peter McCue. Elk River Lady was the dam of Misty Dun. Her sire was Chocolate Soldier by Ding Bob. This makes Dusty Dun 3 X 3 linebred Ding Bob. The dam of Elk River Lady was Steamboat Babe by Sheik P-11. Sheik P-11 was a son of Peter McCue and out if a daughter of Old Fred. Many of the horses listed in Terry's Pal's pedigree carry the influence of Coke Roberds and Marshal Peavy breeding programs that was founded around Old Fred. Roberds and Peavy were a major influence on the Warren Shoemaker and Hank Wiescamp breeding programs. These horses would include Shiek P-11, Ding Bob, Bob H and Peter McCue. The fact that these horses appear in the pedigree of Terry's Pal will show up as an interesting ingredient in some of the foals of Zan Parr Bar. Terry's Pal was a halter point earner in her show career. Her produce record has seven performers including Par's Cherie', Par's Music Bar, Mar Par, Parle Vous, Ruby Chablis and last but not least Zan Parr Bar. Par's Cherie' was a Superior Halter Mare. She is the dam of several good foals including Skip A Cher. Skip A Cher was a good show mare in the Palomino Horse Breeders Association with a Register of Merit in western pleasure, 82 halter points and 29 performance points. Par's Music Bar was the earner of 57 AQHA points with a Register of Merit to go with his 36 halter points and 21 working points. Mar Par is an AQHA Halter point earner with 10 points. Parle Vous is a halter class winner and dam of Parlay Two, a show ROM performer. All of these Terry's Pal performers were sired by Par Three. Ruby Chablis was sired by Three Par, a son of Par Three. This mare has a show ROM with 5 halter points and 37 performance points. She is the dam of Flower Pal. Flower Pal has 322 points and is Superior in open and youth halter. Now back to the sire record for Zan Parr Bar. When I asked Carol Rose about what she thought made Zan Parr Bar special, she responded, "If I was going to single out one particular thing, it would be his tremendous ability to reproduce himself." Rose went on to explain that not all of the Zan Parr Bar foals were a like but that "the majority of them were sorrel with a star." This denotes his prepotency as a sire. Rose added, "They are tremendous athletes and the more you call on them the better they get. They're strong and they're tough." The first all around champion sired by Zan Parr Bar is the great show gelding Reprise Bar. Reprise Bar was the 1983 Jeep Waggoneer All-Around Horse, 1984 Jeep Waggoneer All Around Senior Horse; 1984 AQHA World Show Superhorse and a multiple World Champion. This outstanding palomino gelding has one of the most impressive show records in the AQHA. He has earned well over 1,000 points and was still showing in 1993 when he carried Clay Gene Lewis to the AJQHA World Champion Daily Team Roping Heading title. Billy Allen had this to say about Reprise Bar, "He is a tremendous athlete. You won't find a horse with as much heart as he has. He is a really super individual with lots of ability and all the try you will want in a horse." Reprise Bar was a full brother to Biarritz Bar. This show gelding won over 170 AQHA points in the show arena earning a Superior in Heeling. He was a World Show finalist in Calf Roping. The third performer from this family was Sooner Square. This colt was Register of Merit in the arena earning 32 performance points. The dam of these good show colts is Dudey Zee, the winner of 16 halter points. She was a daughter of Blondy's Dude. Blondy's Dude was sired by Small Town Dude, a son of King P-234. The dam of Blondy's Dude was Blondy Queen by Blondy Plaudit, a son of Plaudit. Remember Plaudit was the sire of Miss Helen, the dam of Gold Mount. We saw Gold Mount in the pedigree of Terry's Pal. Plaudit was out of Colorado Queen, a mare that carried the blood of Old Fred, the sire of many of Coke Roberds great horses. Thus we get a tie between the pedigree of Dudey Zee and Zan Parr Bar through Plaudit. The most significant performing family of horses sired by Zan Parr Bar is his foals out of the great mare Diamonds Sparkle. Diamonds Sparkle was the 1979 AQHA World Show Superhorse. She earned 23 halter points, 120 performance points and a Superior in Steer Roping. She was the 1979 AQHA World Champion Senior Heading Horse. Diamonds Sparkles was the dam of five foals sired by Zan Parr Bar. They have earned in excess of 1,698 AQHA halter and performance points. In November of 1987, Carol Rose lost her great sire Zan Parr Bar from Colitis X. This was a devastating loss for not only Rose but the entire quarter horse industry. Undaunted Rose carried on with Zans Diamond Sun until fate stepped in and this great stallion died in July of 1989. With the loss of these two great stallions, it seems that maybe the end of the line is near. Well that isn't the case. Zan Parr Barr left behind a great family of all around performance horses and his descendants will continue his great legacy. A legacy that will live forever.