Wimpy P-1 was the first registered

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for the

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, or AQHA.

Life

Wimpy was foaled on the

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on March 3, 1937.Beckman "Number One" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' March 1990 pp. 36, 147. However, the original application listed his foaling date as April 3, 1937, and the original stud books gave his foaling year as 1935.Wohlfarth "The Wimpy Files" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' May 1996 p. 14 He was a son of Solis, himself a son of

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, the King Ranch foundation stallion. Solis' dam was an unregistered and unnamed mare of

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breeding who was by Right Royal and out of a

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by Martin's Best. Wimpy's dam was a mare named Panda, also sired by Old Sorrel. Panda's dam was a roan mare by Hickory Bill. Wimpy traced three times to Hickory Bill, making him quite

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to Hickory Bill.All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Wimpy
retrieved on July 17, 2007Denhardt "Wimpy P-1 Earned His Number" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' June 1964 pp. 18, 58, 62, 136-137 Wimpy was a

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colored stallion, with a

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and a

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on his left hind leg. When fully grown, he was 15

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high and weighed about 1200 pounds.

Show career

Wimpy was a grand Champion Stallion in March 1941 at the Southwestern Exposition Quarter Horse show in

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, which honor earned him the first number in the newly organized American Quarter Horse Association.

Breeding record

Wimpy sired over a hundred and fifty

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s for the King Ranch, before he was given in 1958 to George Clegg, who had bred Old Sorrel. However, Clegg was forced to sell Wimpy to Rex Cauble, who owned the stallion until Wimpy died on August 13, 1959, when Wimpy was twenty-two years old. Among Wimpy's sons and daughters were Bill Cody, Kip Mac, Caballero, Wimpy's Image, Silver Wimpy, Wimpy II, Lauro and Showdown.Pitzer ''The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires'' p. 155 His grandget included Joe Cody, Marion's Girl, Codalena, Pandarita Hill and Show Maid.Simmons ''Legends'' pp. 12-17

Honors

Wimpy was inducted into the

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in 1989. In September 1961 a bronze statue of Wimpy was erected outside the AQHA Headquarters in

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Pedigree

Notes

References

All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Wimpy
retrieved on July 17, 2007
AQHA Hall of Fame
accessed on September 2, 2017 * Beckman, Bruce "Number One" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' March 1990 p. 36, 147 * Denhardt, Robert "Wimpy P-1 Earned His Number" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' June 1964 p. 18, 58, 62, 136-137 * Pitzer, Andrea Laycock ''The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires'' Tacoma, WA:Premier Pedigrees 1987 * Simmons, Diance C. ''Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares'' Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1993 * Wohlfarth, Jenny "The Wimpy Files: The Mysteries Surrounding No. 1" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' May 1996 p. 18

External links

Wimpy P-1 at Quarter Horse Directory

Wimpy P-1 at Quarter Horse Legends
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