Rugged Lark

Rugged Lark (May 1, 1981 – October 26, 2004) was Quarter Horse stallion who was a two-time American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) World Show Superhorse as well as being a three-time AQHA World Champion. He is also the winner of the Silver Spur Award[1]

Rugged Lark
BreedQuarter Horse
DisciplineWestern Pleasure
Hunter Under Saddle
Trail
Pleasure driving
Reining
SireReally Rugged (TB)
GrandsireRough'n Tumble (TB)
DamAlisa Lark
Maternal grandsireLeolark
SexStallion
Foaled1981
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederTeresa Striegel
OwnerCarol A. Harris
Other awards
AQHA Performance Register of Merit
AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Horse
AQHA Superior Hunter Under Saddle Horse
AQHA Superior Trail Horse
1985 & 1987 AQHA World Show Superhorse
1985 World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse
1987 World Champion Senior Hunter Under Saddle Horse
1987 Reserve World Champion Senior Western Riding Horse
1987 Reserve World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

Life

Rugged Lark was the son of a Thoroughbred stallion Really Rugged and out of a Quarter Horse mare named Alisa Lark. Alisa Lark was a great-granddaughter of Leo and a great-great-granddaughter of both King P-234 and Joe Hancock P-455.[1][2]

Show career

Rugged Lark won the AQHA World Show Superhorse title in 1985 and in 1987. He also was an AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Horse, Superior Hunter Under Saddle Horse, and Superior Trail Horse. In 1987 he was the World Champion Senior Hunter Under Saddle Horse. In 1985 he was the World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse. He earned AQHA points in Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Trail, Hunter Hack, Reining, Working Hunter, Western Riding, Pleasure Driving, and Barrel Racing.[1]

Breeding record

Among Rugged Lark's offspring are The Lark Ascending, Rugged Painted Lark, Look Whos Larkin – 1999 AQHA World Show Superhorse, Jolena Lark,[3] Rugged Lark II and Forever a Lark. He is one of only two stallions to sire other offspring to win superhorse titles.

Death and honors

Rugged Lark was euthanized in October 2004 due to colic.[3]

Rugged Lark was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame[4]

Pedigree

Questionnaire (TB)
Free For All (TB)
Pansy (TB)
Rough'n Tumble (TB)
*Bull Dog (TB)
Roused (TB)
Rude Awakening (TB)
Really Rugged (TB)
*Challenger II (TB)
Errard (TB)
*Ruddy Light (TB)
Ruddy Belle (TB)
Sir Damion (TB)
Harriet's Kid (TB)
Liz F (TB)
Rugged Lark
Leo
Lemac
Sorrel Sue
Leolark
King Bob
Tallulah
Daisy K
Alisa Lark
Joe Hancock Jr
Pelican
Covella (TB)
Aliso Gill 3
Snicker
Snicker Girl
Okie Girl

Notes

  1. Mattson Real American Quarter Horse pp. 112–113
  2. Rugged Lark Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree
  3. Martindale and Swan (ed.) Legends 7 pp. 225–227
  4. American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Rugged Lark". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

References

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