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foaled April 10, 1944.Simmons ''Legends'' p. 31-37 He was sired by

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and out of the

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Miss Taylor who was by Old Poco Bueno. Poco Bueno was named for his maternal grandsire, and the name means ''pretty good'' in Spanish.Groves "Poco Bueno" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' April 1994 p. 18 Poco Bueno is the stallion that is linked to the genetic disease

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(HERDA) in stock horses. He was a solid brown horse with no white markings. When mature, he stood about high and weighed about 1200 pounds.

Show career

Poco Bueno earned his

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, or AQHA, Championship and dominated the Quarter Horse breed for decades. He was purchased by E. Paul Waggoner, of the

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near

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in 1945 for $5,700. His show career started when he was named champion yearling stallion at the

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Quarter Horse Show in

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. He was grand champion stallion in the 1940s at Denver's

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, the

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and the

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Cutting horse career

As a 4-year-old, in 1948, Poco Bueno started his performance career as a

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, trained and shown by Pine Johnson, who worked for E. Paul Waggoner at his 3D Stock Farm in

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. He was the first Quarter Horse to be insured for $100,000.00.Davis "Headin' an' Heelin'" ''Western Horseman'' February 1970 p. 17

Breeding record

Poco Bueno sired 405 registered AQHA

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s, 222 were performers. His most successful crosses were on the daughters of Blackburn. Among his famous get were Poco Stampede, Poco Tivio,

Poco Lena Poco Lena (1949–1968) was an outstanding cutting mare, and dam of two famous Quarter horse cutting horses and stallions: Doc O'Lena and Dry Doc.Swan ''Legends 3'' pp. 98–111 Life Poco Lena was foaled in 1949, the daughter of Poco Bueno ou ...

, Poco Mona, Poco Bob, Poco Dell, and Poco Pine.Pitzer ''The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires'' p. 96-98

Death and honors

Poco Bueno died November 28, 1969. Mr. Waggoner left specific instructions in his will that Poco Bueno was to be buried in a standing position in a grave across from the ranch entrance on Texas Highway 283. The plot of ground was landscaped with trees and grass. A granite marker, weighing four tons, was engraved with his name, picture and the inscription Champion and Sire of Champions. In 1990, Poco Bueno was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.

Pedigree

Notes

References

Poco Bueno at the AQHA Hall of Fame
accessed on November 3, 2015 * Davis, Ray "Headin' an' Heelin'" ''Western Horseman'' February 1970 p. 17 * Groves, Lesli Krause "Poco Bueno" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' April 1994 p. 18 * 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

External links

All Breed Pedigree page- select the quarter horse

Information from the Waggoner ranch

accessed on July 10, 2007
Poco Bueno at Quarter Horse Legends