Joe Reed (horse)

Horse infobox
horsename = Joe Reed P-3


caption = - Joe Reed P-3 -
breed = Quarter Horse
discipline = Racing
sire = Joe Blair (TB)
grandsire = Bonnie Joe (TB)
dam = Della Moore
damsire = Old DJ
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1921
country = United States
color = Chestnut
breeder = Henry Lindsey
owner = John Wesley House, Joe Slankard
honors = AQHA Hall of Fame
updated= January 12 2008

Joe Reed P-3 was a Quarter Horse racehorse from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) that became an influential sire with the breed.

Life

Joe Reed P-3 was registered with number 3 in the American Quarter Horse Association. He was foaled in 1921, the offspring of two famous short track racehorses.Short "The First Twenty Quarter Horses:Their Lives and Legacies" p. 34] He was a chestnut stallion, bred by Henry Lindsey of Granger, Texas. When he was registered with the AQHA he was owned by J. J. Slankard, of Elk City, Oklahoma.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5" p. 79] He died on May 19 1947. His sire was a Thoroughbred that mainly raced on the short tracks who once famously lost to Pan Zareta.Denhardt "Foundation Sire Joe Reed P-3" "Quarter Horse Journal" July 1963 p. 18-20, 110] Joe Reed's dam was a Louisiana bred quarter mare who's breeding has always been somewhat controversial.LeBlanc "Cajun-Bred Running Horses" p. 32-34] [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/joe+reed Joe Reed P-3 Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on July 4, 2007]

The actual decision to breed Della Moore to Joe Blair has always been attributed to the desire of the racetrack grooms to quiet the two horses during a backside craps game. According to this story, Della Moore was in heat and both she and Joe Blair were making such a racket that it was disturbing the gambling, so the horses were bred to shut them up, without any knowledge of Della Moore's owner Henry Lindsey. Several months later, it became obvious that Della Moore was pregnant and Lindsey tracked down what exactly had happened. Joe Reed later turned into a decent match racer himself, although all of his racing took place before the organization of the AQHA.Beckman "Joe Reed" "Quarter Horse Journal" April 1992 p. 36, 308]

He was the sire of several outstanding horses, including Joe Reed II, Red Joe of Arizona, Joe Sunday, Joe's Last, and Catechu. He was the double grandsire of Leo.Simmons, "Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" p. 148] Joe Reed P-3 sired six horses that earned a Race Register of Merit. Many of his daughters became the dams of Race Register of Merit earners. His son Joe Reed II was the Champion Quarter Running Stallion for 1942-1943.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 556] His grandson Jose Uno was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA) Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/pubs/hall_of_fame.php NCHA Hall of Fame] retrieved on July 4, 2007] More distant descendants include Zippo Pat Bars, Colonel Freckles, Goetta, Peppy San, Rugged Lark, Sonny Dee Bar, The Invester, and Zippo Pine Bar – all members of the AQHA Hall of Fame. [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008]

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.

Pedigree

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1 = Joe Reed P-3
2 = Joe Blair (TB)
3 = Della Moore
4 = Bonnie Joe (TB)
5 = Miss Blair (TB)
6 = Old DJ
7 = Belle
8 = Faustus (TB)
9 = Bonnie Rose (TB)
10 = Bowling Green (TB)
11 = Com-I-Cut (TB)
12 = Crazy Cue
13 = Mignon
14 = Shamrock
15 = Dilly
16 = Enquirer (TB)
17 = Lizzie G (TB)
18 = *Bonnie Scotland (TB)
19 = Melrose (TB)
20 = *King Galop (TB)
21 = *Playing Fields (TB)
22 = *Pursebearer (TB)
23 = Isbell (TB)
24 = *Queue (TB)
25 = Lannie
26 = Carlos
27 = Inez
28 = Blakemore (TB)
29 = Pelegie
30 = Dewey (TB)
31 = Ella

Notes

References

* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/joe+reed All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Joe Reed P-3] " retrieved on July 4, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008
* American Quarter Horse Association "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1-2-3-4-5" Amarillo, Texas:American Quarter Horse Association 1961
* Beckman, Bruce "Joe Reed" "Quarter Horse Journal" April 1992 p. 36, 308
* LeBlanc, Francis S. "Cajun-Bred Running Horses: Notes on Horse Racing in Southwest Louisiana" Lafayette, Louisiana: The Acadiana Press 1978
* " [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/pubs/hall_of_fame.php NCHA Hall of Fame] " retrieved July 4, 2007
* Short, Victoria "The First Twenty Quarter Horses:Their Lives and Legacies" Wamego, KS:Premier Publishing 1996
* Simmons, Diance C. "Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1993

Further reading

* Nye, Nelson C. "The Story of Joe Reed" "The Quarter Horse" October 1947
* Reynolds, Franklin "The History of Joe Reed" three part series "Quarter Horse Journal" December 1959, January 1960, February 1960

External links

* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=5487 Joe Reed P-3 at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://www.howellpaints.com/bloodlines/joereed.htm Joe Reed P-3 Information]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home42222 Joe Reed P-3 at Quarter Horse Legends]