Diamonds Sparkle (born 1974) was an outstanding show horse and Quarter horse broodmare.[1] She was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
| Diamonds Sparkle | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
| Discipline | Reining Roping Halter Western pleasure |
| Sire | Mr Diamond Dude |
| Grandsire | Blondy's Dude |
| Dam | Pollyanna Rose |
| Maternal grandsire | Clabber Question |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1974 |
| Died | November 2002 (aged 28) |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Palomino |
| Breeder | M. J. Sprouse and Jerald Freeman |
| Owner | Carol Rose |
| Other awards | |
| AQHA Performance Register of Merit AQHA Champion 1979 AQHA World Show Superorse 1979 AQHA World Champion Senior Heading AQHA Superior Steer Roping | |
| Honors | |
| National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
Background edit
Diamonds Sparkle was registered as number 1,004,317 with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). She was registered as a 1974 palomino mare, bred and owned by M. J. Sprouse and Jerald Freeman of Bixby, Oklahoma.[2] Her sire was a son of Blondy's Dude out of a mare that traced to Wimpy P-1 and Oklahoma Star P-6. Diamonds Sparkle's dam was out of a mare that traced to Three Bars (TB), Bert, and Clabber.[3]
Competitive career edit
Diamonds Sparkle was the AQHA World Show Superhorse winner in 1979 as well as being the 1979 AQHA World Champion Senior Heading Horse.[4] She earned 23 AQHA Halter Points, 39 AQHA Heeling Points, 22 AQHA Heading Points, 31 AQHA Western Pleasure Points, and 28 AQHA Reining Points.[4] She also earned an AQHA Championship and an AQHA Superior Steer Roping Horse award.[4]
Breeding record edit
Diamonds Sparkle's offspring include Sparkles Rosezana, winner of the 1985 National Reining Horse Association (or NRHA) Futurity; Zans Diamond Sun, 1987 AQHA World Champion in Junior Reining; Sparkles Suzana, 1989 NRHA Derby Champion; Genuine Redskin, 1990 NRHA Derby Champion; Shining Spark, 1994 NRHA Derby Champion; and Spark O Lena, 1996 AQHA Reserve World Show Superhorse.[1] Her son Shining Spark in 2005 reached the milestone of being the sire of foals that had earned over $2 million in NRHA competition.[5] She died in November 2002.[6] Sparkles Rosezana, Zans Diamond Sun and Sparkles Suzana were sired by fellow Hall of Fame member Zan Parr Bar.[7]
Honors edit
Diamonds Sparkle was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2007.[8] In 1996 she was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame.[9]
Pedigree edit
| King P-234 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Small Town Dude | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uncle's Pet | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blondy's Dude | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blondy Plaudit | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blondy Queen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Johnnie Adair | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mr Diamond Dude | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wimpy II | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dawson's Glory | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brown Betty Dawson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Patsy Blake | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shiloah | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dolly Raper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pet Wisdom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diamonds Sparkle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Bars (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Clabber Bar | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peggy N | |||||||||||||||||||
| Clabber Question | |||||||||||||||||||
| Question Mark | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foolish Question | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foolish Wind | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pollyanna Rose | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Barton | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Barton | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rodeo Queen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Irene Vee | |||||||||||||||||||
| Smokey Moore | |||||||||||||||||||
| Smoky's Taffy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miss Cayenne | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b Thornton, et al. Legends 4 pp. 56–65
- ^ American Quarter Horse Association Official Stud Book and Registry Vol. 31 p. 688
- ^ All Breed Pedigree Pedigree of Diamonds Sparkle retrieved on June 26, 2007
- ^ a b c Mattson The Real American Quarter Horse pp. 96–97
- ^ National Reining Horse Association "National Reining Horse Association Million Dollar Earners"
- ^ Staff "Hall of Fame 2007" Quarter Horse Journal p. 53
- ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Zan Parr Bar". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Diamonds Sparkle". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame. www.nhra.com. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
References edit
- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Diamonds Sparkle retrieved on June 26, 2007
- American Quarter Horse Association. Official Stud Book and Registry. Vol. 31. Amarillo, TX: American Quarter Horse Association.
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Diamonds Sparkle". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Zan Parr Bar". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- Mattson, Paul (1991). The Real American Quarter Horse: Versatile Athletes who proved Supreme. Wamego, KS: Premier Publishing. ISBN 1-879984-77-6.
- National Reining Horse Association. "National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame". National Reining Horse Association. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
- National Reining Horse Association. "National Reining Horse Association Million Dollar Earners". National Reining Horse Association. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
- Staff (March 2007). "Hall of Fame 2007". Quarter Horse Journal: 42–55.
- Thorton, Larry; Holmes, Robert L.; Boardman, Mike; Ciarloni, Diana; Goodhue, Jim; Gold, Alan D.; Harrison, Sally; Lynch, Betsy; Mangum, A. J., eds. (2002). Legends 4: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares. Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. ISBN 0-911647-49-X.
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