Leo (horse)

Horse infobox
horsename = Leo


caption = - Leo -
breed = Quarter Horse
discipline = Racing
sire = Joe Reed II
grandsire = Joe Reed P-3
dam = Little Fanny
damsire = Joe Reed P-3
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1940
country = United States
color = Sorrel
breeder = J. W. House
owner = Bud Warren, John Tillman, Gene Moore
raceawards = A speed rating
honors = American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated= January 12 2008

Leo was one of the most influential Quarter Horse sires in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).

Life

Leo was foaled in 1940 and died in 1967.Simmons, "Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" p. 157-165] He was a double grandson of Joe Reed P-3, as both his sire and dam were by Joe Reed P-3. [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/leo5 Leo Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on June 22, 2007] He was registered with the AQHA as number 1335, a sorrel stallion bred by J. W. House of Cameron, Texas and owned by E. M. Salinas of Eagle Pass, Texas.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5" p. 122]

Leo raced in the early years of the American Quarter Racing Association, being rated with an A speed rating and earning a Race Register of Merit in 1944. However, his exact racing record isn't available.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 631-635] He raced mainly at Pawhuska, Oklahoma in the ownership of John W. Tillman. Leo set a track record at Pawhuska, running 300 yards in 16.0 seconds. He is claimed to have won 20 out of 22 match races.Nye "Complete Book of the Quarter Horse" p. 399-408]

Tillman told Nelson Nye that "He always had a wonderful disposition, is easily handled, was a perfect gate horse, and had the heart and ability to come from behind and outrun good horses." Tillman sold Leo to Gene Moore of Fairfax, Oklahoma, who stood him at stud for a number of years. In 1946 Leo had a trailer accident that nearly cut off both hind legs, he recovered enough to race, but never as well as before. In 1947, Leo ended up in the hands of Bud Warren, who retired him to full time stud duties.Nye "Great Moments in Quarter Racing" p. 66-69]

He was the sire of many outstanding horses, including Miss Meyers, Palleo Pete, Robin Reed, Hygro Leo, Holey Sox, Leo Tag, Leolita, Okie Leo, and Tiger Leo.Pitzer "The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires" p. 68-69] He sired twenty-four horses that earned an AQHA Championship, and 211 Race Register of Merits. One of his foals, Leo Maudie, earned the highest showing and racing honor the AQHA has when he earned an AQHA Supreme Championship in 1971. Mattson "Real American Quarter Horse" p. 26-27] He was an outstanding sire of broodmares, many of his daughters going to on produce racehorses as well as show horses.

His daughter Leota W was the 1947 Co-Champion Quarter Running Two-Year-Old Filly. Leola, another daughter, was the first Quarter horse to win three futurities, winning the Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming Futurities. His son, Palleo Pete, was the 1954 Champion Quarter Running Stallion.

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008]

Pedigree

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1 = Leo
2= Joe Reed II
3 = Little Fanny
4 = Joe Reed P-3
5 = Nellene
6 = Joe Reed P-3
7 = Fanny Ashwell
8 = Joe Blair (TB)
9 = Della Moore
10 = Fleeting Time (TB)
11 = Little Red Nell
12 = Joe Blair (TB)
13 = Della Moore
14 = Ashwell (TB)
15 = Fanny Richardson
16 = Bonnie Joe (TB)
17 = Miss Blair (TB)
18 = Old DJ
19 = Belle
20 = High Time (TB)
21 = British Fleet (TB)
22 = Brown Billy
23 = Red Nell
24 = Bonnie Joe (TB)
25 = Miss Blair (TB)
26 = Old DJ
27 = Belle
28 = *Alloway (TB)
29 = *Melton Mowbray (TB)
30 = unknown
31 = Sister Fanny (TB)

Notes

References

* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/leo5 All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Leo] " retrieved on June 22, 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
* Mattson, Paul "The Real American Quarter Horse: Versatile Athletes who proved Supreme" Wamego, Kansas:Premier Publishing 1991 ISBN 1-879984-77-6
* Nye, Nelson C. "The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse: A Breeder's Guide and Turfman's Reference" New York: S. A. Barnes 1964
* Nye, Nelson C. "Great Moments in Quarter Racing History" New York: Arco Publishing 1983 ISBN 0-668-05304-6
* 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
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976

Further reading

* Groves, Lesli Krause "Leo: How they almost lost Leo" "Quarter Horse Journal" May 1994 p. 18
* Wilkinson, Garford "Mainly About Leo" "Quarter Horse Journal" April 1940 p. 17, 19, 69-72, 126

External links

* [http://www.foundationhorses.com/leoped.htm Leo at Foundation Horses]
* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=4516 Leo at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home4222223 Leo at Quarter Horse Legends]
* [http://www.cnrquarterhorses.com/leo.htm Leo Information]
* [http://www.horsesonly.com/pedpower/legends/leo.htm Leo at Premier Publishing]