Zippo Pine Bar

Zippo Pine Bar was a 1969 sorrel son of Zippo Pat Bars out of Dollie Pine, a daughter of Poco Pine.[1] Poco Pine was a son of Poco Bueno. Dollie Pine's dam was a descendant of Joe Moore, a half brother to Joe Reed P-3 and himself a descendant of Traveler.[1] Norman Reynolds bought Zippo Pine Bar as a weanling at Lloyd Geweke's dispersal sale in 1969, hoping for a halter horse.[2]

During his show career, he earned from the American Quarter Horse Association an AQHA Championship, as well as a Performance Register of Merit and a Superior Western Pleasure Horse Award. He was the 1972 AQHA High Point Junior Western Pleasure Stallion and the 1972 AQHA High Point Junior Western Riding Horse.[3][4] In 1992, he was inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.[5]

He sired 1648 Quarter horse foals, 68 Appaloosas, and 72 Paints which collectively have earned over 50,000 show points.[4] Five of his offspring have been inducted into the NSBA Hall of Fame — Mr Zippo Pine, Zippo By Moonlight, Zips Chocolate Chip, Zippos Mr Goodbar, and Zippos Amblin Easy.[5] His son Zippos Mr Good Bar also was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2019.[6] In 2000, Zippos Mr Good Bar was inducted as well into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.[7]

Others of his influential offspring include Melody Zipper, Flashy Zipper, Zippo Cash Bar, Zippo Jack Bar, Zippos Honeybee and Don't Skip Zip.[3] In 1991 his offspring won World Championships in Western Pleasure in the AQHA, the American Paint Horse Association (or APHA) and the Appaloosa Horse Club (or ApHC).[2]

He was euthanized on January 12, 1998 at age 29 following a major stroke.[4]

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2000.[8]

• All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Zippo Pine Bar accessed on June 22, 2007
• - Zippo Pine Bar accessed on September 2, 2017
• AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 2, 2017
• Close, Pat and Roy Jo Sartin, ed. Legends 4: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 2002 ISBN 0-911647-49-X
• Ehringer, Gavin "Living Legends: Zippo Pine Bars" Horse & Rider p. 38-41
• NSBA Hall of Fame accessed on July 5, 2007
• Pitzer, Andrea Laycock The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires Tacoma, Washington:Premier Publishing 1987

• Zippo Pine Bar at Quarter Horse Directory
• Zippo Pine Bar Information
• Zippo Pine Bar at Quarter Horse Legends