LittlePunterRaceTalk

A “Blue Hen” mare is one of those great mares that has
influenced her breed as a prolific producer through her
offspring. We have many mares in the industry that will
become good producers of Champions. They will produce
World Champions, Aged Event Champions and so on down
the line. But the key to a mare getting “Blue Hen” status is
through her foals and their offspring. A mare that earns
“Blue Hen” status can do it in a number of ways. She may
do it through great producing daughters and granddaughters. She can do it through her outstanding sons and their
foals or maybe she will do it through the offspring of her
sons and her daughters.
We seem to be using the great Della Moore to profile how
a mare becomes a “Blue Hen” through her sons. This great
mare was the dam of Joe Reed and Joe Moore. Joe Reed
reached foundation status when he was given the number
three in the AQHA Stud Book. This foundation status was
reserved for the noteworthy stallions of his era. I call them
the “Stud Book Foundation Sires.” Joe Reed P-3 joined
such noted horses as Rialto P-2, Joe Bailey P-4, Chief P-5
and Oklahoma Star P-6. Joe Reed P-3 founded his own
family with foals like Catechu, Joe Reed II, Reed McCue
and Red Joe of Arizona. Of course some would say that his
greatest contribution was his double bred grandson Leo.
Leo was sired by Joe Reed II by Joe Reed P-3 and out of
Little Fanny by Joe Reed P-3.
Joe Moore was Ott Adams replacement for his legendary
sire Little Joe. Little Joe counted among his descendants
King P-234 and Ed Echols. Joe Moore became a noted sire
with foals like the 1951 Co-Champion Quarter Running
Horse Monita and the 1952 Champion Quarter Running
Mare Stella Moore. Of course the greatest contribution
from Joe Moore would have to be his son Hobo. Hobo being
the sire of Hobo Sue, the dam of Dollie Pine. Dollie Pine is
the dam of the all time leading sire of ROM show horses
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