Miss Jim 45
Miss Jim 45 was a red dun Quarter Horse mare who won the 1970 American Quarter Horse Association, or AQHA, High Point Halter Horse Award.[1]
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Halter |
| Sire | Jim Harlan |
| Grandsire | Harlan |
| Dam | Miss Paulo 45 |
| Maternal grandsire | Paulos Dandy |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | red dun |
| Breeder | James Nance |
| Owner | George Tyler, Frank Merrill |
| Other awards | |
| 1970 AQHA High Point Halter Horse | |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on: January 12, 2008. | |
She was a 1966 foal, and her sire was Jim Harlan and her dam was a Waggoner Ranch mare named Miss Paulo 45.[1] Her sire traced back to King P-234 as well as Peter McCue, Traveler and Oklahoma Star P-6. Her dam traced to many of the same sires, including King P-234, Traveler, Peter McCue and Yellow Jacket.[2]
Show career
She earned 436 AQHA open halter points that year, in 153 shows, placing first 139 times, second 12 times and one third and one fifth place. She was Grand Champion Mare all but 16 of those shows. Frank Merrill, who showed her to the title that year, said when he bought her, he was told by Matlock Rose that "Son, anyone could lead this horse into the ring and do just as well as me."[1] Besides her High Point award she also earned a Superior Halter Horse award with the AQHA.[3]
Death and honors
She died in 1978 and in 2000[4] she was inducted into the AQHA American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.[4]
Pedigree
| King P-234 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hank H | |||||||||||||||||||
| Queen H | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harlan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beetch's Yellow Jacket | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie Beach | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mayflower | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Harlan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Little Fort | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cuter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| mare by Midnight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Squaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| Little King | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kings Squaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Squaw | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Jim 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bolo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paulita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paulos Dandy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Waggoner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duck Wing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Polly | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Paulo 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| King P-234 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L H Chock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Alice | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chock Lady 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blackburn | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Black 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Waggoner mare | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Beckman "Miss Jim 45" Quarter Horse Journal November 1991 p. 36, 121, & 123
- Miss Jim 45 pedigree at All Breed Pedigree accessed on September 13, 2007
- Wagoner Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition p. 439
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Miss Jim 45". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
References
- American Quarter Horse Foundation - Miss Jim 45] accessed on September 3, 2017
- AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 1, 2017
- Beckman, Bruce "Miss Jim 45" Quarter Horse Journal November 1991 p. 36, 121, & 123
- Miss Jim 45 pedigree at All Breed Pedigree accessed on September 13, 2007
- Wagoner, Dan Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1974