Sonny Dee Summer ("Sonny")
APHA 299, 446
Foaled March 4, 1995
Black
Tobiano Gelding 15.1 hh 1350 lbs.
Click here to see some of Sonny's offspring (Sonny was gelded 9/28/2010)
The following pictures were taken 2001:
The following pictures were taken Summer 2009:
Sonny is almost a
mirror image from his left to right side!
February 2009
Sonny's Bio:
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APHA Champion
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APHA lifetime points: 16 Halter (4 times Grand Champion; 10 times Reserve Grand Champion);
83 performance -
6 Open ROMS (Halter, Reining, Trail, Western Riding, Barrel Racing & Pole Bending)
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Just one point away from receiving his Open ROM in Hunter Hack, and 2 pts away in Open Western Pleasure.
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Breeder's Trust
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1999 APHA Open Junior Award (Number 10 in the APHA) in Open Hunter Hack;
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1999 APHA Open Junior Award (Number 5 in the APHA) in Open Pole Bending
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Dam, Miss Holly Bar Dee, is own daughter of Sonny Dee Bar with 116.5 Performance Pts.,
1987 Superior in Western Pleasure. -
Sire is A Summer Breeze.
- 1990 APHA Champion
- 18 APHA Lifetime Halter Points (9 Grands, 4 Reserves), 106 APHA Lifetime Performance Points
- ROMs Halter, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack, Trail, Working Hunter and Western Pleasure. Points in Western Riding;
- California Paint Horse Association High-Point 2-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old and Aged Halter Stallion
- Top 10 World Show Performance Horse
- SPHC High-Point Horse of the Year
- Ten High-Point Performance Awards
- Sire of Top 10 Performance Horse at World Show
- Sire of Halter and Performance Champions
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Grandsire is Dixie's War Drum. One of APHA's All-Time Leading Sires, APHA National and Reserve National Champion Sire, APHA World Champion Sire, Versatility Award Sire, Superior Performance Sire, Halter Point Earner Sire, ROM Western Pleasure, Points in Halter, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack, Heeling, Trail, Western Pleasure and Western Riding.
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Grandsire is Sonny Dee Bar. Sonny Dee Bar was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2003. Leading sire of AQHA champions. Leading sire of AQHA Register of Merits (halter and performance). Sonny Dee Bar's offspring have earned more than 35,000 points in four different breed organizations. From 23 crops, Sonny Dee Bar sired 1,065 foals, including 409 point earners that garnered 24,106 points in AQHA competition.
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Three Bars in pedigree. The majority of the leading sires today are descended from Three Bars. Three Bars was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1989. His Quarter Horse sons include Doc Bar, Sugar Bars, Gay Bar King, Barred, Cee Bars, Zippo Pat Bars, Triple Chick, Goldseeker Bars. He also sired Thoroughbred sires such as Lucky Bar sire of Impressive and Rocket Bars sire of Dash for Cash. Without a shadow of a doubt, Three Bars has had the greatest impact on the Quarter Horse breed of any horse in history. He has forever left his mark in racing, halter, cutting and performance events.
VIDEOS:
HUS on the flat: Aug 29, 2010
Jumping:
(2 ft 3 through 2 ft 9) Aug 29, 2010
Note: I have jumped him up to 3' with no problems and feel he
could jump 3'3 to 3'6 as well)
Western Pleasure: July 20, 2008 (Paris, IL open show)
English Pleasure: July 20, 2008 (Paris, IL open show)
Hunter Hack - warm up:
October 4, 2008 (Rockville, IN open show)
Barrel Racing: Summer 2008
Pole Bending: Summer 2008