Quo Vadis (born 1952) was an outstanding

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show mare as well as being an outstanding

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in the early days of the

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(or AQHA).

Life

Quo Vadis was foaled 1952 and bred by Ross Roberts of

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.Swan ''Legends 3'' p 136 She was a black mare, owned at the time of registration by Marianne Randals of

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.AQHA ''Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 6–10'' p. 642 Both her sire and her dam's sire were products of the King Ranch linebreeding program, so Quo Vadis was descended from

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twice. She also traced five times to Peter McCue as well as once to Traveler.
Quo Vadis Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree
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Show career

In Quo Vadis' show career, she earned an AQHA Championship as well as a Performance Register of Merit.Wagoner ''Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition'' p. 568 She earned a total of forty open halter points with the AQHA, and twenty-nine open performance points. She earned points in cutting, working cow horse,

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, and western riding. She also earned $208.40 in

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s in total. Eleven of them earned AQHA points in halter. Four of them became AQHA Champions – Mr. Perfection, Poco Becky, Bonita Dondi, and Kaliman. Three foals earned a Superior Halter Horse award – Madonna Dell, Mr. Perfection, and Kaliman. She also foaled Majestic Dell, a stallion who earned forty-nine halter points, just one shy of his Superior Halter Horse.

Honors

Quo Vadis was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2002.

Pedigree

Notes

References

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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Quo Vadis
' retrieved on June 26, 2007 * *
AQHA Hall of Fame
' accessed on September 1, 2017 * *
Quo Vadis NCHA Earnings
' retrieved on September 4, 2017 * *

External links

Quo Vadis at Quarter Horse Directory

Quo Vadis at Quarter Horse Legends
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