Joe Heim (born 1949) is a horse trainer and clinician residing in Thackersville, Oklahoma. He trains primarily

Quarter Horses The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at ...

in various disciplines of

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, including

reining Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the canter), o ...

and

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. He was inducted into the

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and is most notable for training and showing

Docs Okie Quixote Docs Okie Quixote (1980—1985), AQHA #1613457, was a sorrel Quarter Horse stallion. In 1984, he became the second horse ever to win the NCHA Triple Crown (1983-1984), and 1st to be owned, trained, and ridden by the same person, Joe Heim, a cutti ...

to win the 1983—1984

NCHA Triple Crown The NCHA Triple Crown comprises three major cutting horse aged events beginning with the NCHA Futurity for 3-year-olds, followed by the NCHA Derby for 4-year-olds, and NCHA Super Stakes for 5-year-olds. All three events are held at the Will Rogers ...

which included winning the 1983

NCHA Futurity The NCHA World Championship Futurity (NCHA Futurity), originally established in 1962, is an annual cutting horse event, or limited age event, that is hosted by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). It is the debut event for 3-year-old cutt ...

, 1984

NCHA Derby The NCHA Derby is the final jewel in the National Cutting Horse Association's Triple Crown; the first being the NCHA World Championship Futurity followed by the NCHA Super Stakes. The NCHA Derby is open to 4-year-old horses of all breeds, and offe ...

and 1985

NCHA Super Stakes The NCHA Super Stakes is the second jewel in the National Cutting Horse Association's annual Triple Crown. It is held in April following the November/December NCHA World Championship Futurity and a few months before the NCHA Derby, which is held d ...

. Docs Okie Quixote was a 1980 AQHA stallion sired by

Doc Quixote Doc Quixote (1970–2002) was the 1973 NCHA Non Pro Futurity Champion ridden by Paul Crumpler of Wichita Fall, TX. He was a chestnut stallion, stood 15 hands high, and was registered American Quarter Horse #0698787. He was the first cutting h ...

and out of the mare Jimmette Too by Johnny Tivio. He sired only one crop of foals before he died in 1985. His Triple Crown earnings totaled US$335,095.00, and his NCHA Lifetime Earnings totaled US$599,109.00. Heim also won the 1981 NCHA Futurity riding Colonel Lil sired by

Colonel Freckles __NOTOC__ Colonel Freckles, a Quarter Horse stallion, was a cutting horse who earned $46,305.00 in National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA) contests before retiring to a career at stud.Holmes ''Legends 6'' pp. 114–125 He died in October 198 ...

, and in 1991 won the

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Limited Open riding Okie Paul Quixote.

Early years

Joe was born to Ethel Doyle and Cyril Heim (1920—2012). Cyril was a lifelong

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who served in the US Army during World War II as an artillery-forward observer, 45th Division, and recipient of a

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and two

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s. Heim attributes the foundation of his success to his parents for affording him the opportunity to ride and show horses as a youth.

References

External links

Docs Okie Quixote and Joe Heim winning the 1983 NCHA Futurity, published by RDVideo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heim, Joe 1949 births Living people American horse trainers Reining NCHA Hall of Fame (riders)