Lightning Bar

**Lightning Bar** was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and ing . He was owned by Art Pollard.  Lightning Bar's father was a Thoroughbred, and his mother was originally from Louisiana.  Louisiana was known for breeding racehorses that ran short distances. Although he only raced for one year, he still managed to achieve an AAA speed index. His racing career was cut short by illnesses. After racing, he became a show horse and a roping horse. As a breeding stallion, he only fathered eight crops of s, but ed a number of important horses.  His most famous son was Doc Bar. Lightning Bar died in 1960 from disease, at the age of 9. Lightning Bar was ed into the American Quarter Horse Association's (AQHA's) American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008.

## Early life
Born in 1951, Lightning Bar was bred to be a racehorse.  Injuries and illnesses kept him from racing past the age of two. He was fathered by Three Bars, a Thoroughbred stallion later inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. Lightning Bar's mother was Della P, a daughter of the Thoroughbred stallion Doc Horn. His maternal grandmother, was a  who was never given a name and was sired by Old D. J. Della P was brought to Arizona by Parker. 

When Lightning Bar was about 5 days old, Pollard was afraid that he had leg problems and was buck-kneed.  Pollard thought about putting the young horse to sleep. First, though, he asked the advice of Parker. Pollard later said about the story, "Dink just looked at me and shook his head. 'Ain't you ever gonna learn nothing? That colt's just what you're looking for.'&nbsp;" When mature, Lightning Bar stood 15.2 hands (or ) tall and weighed about . 

After Lightning Bar's racing career, he went on to be a show horse. He earned 18 open halter points with the AQHA.  He earned an AQHA Champion award in 1955.

Pollard said of Lightning Bar that "I always had to be careful about the kind of latch I used on a gate with that horse. He could figure them out faster than I could. He would open a gate, and go for a stroll."

## Death and legacy
Lightning Bar died in June 1960 from Colitis-X, The virus infected a large number of Pollard's horses.  Only three horses that caught the disease survived. Pollard was so heart-broken, he sold off his remaining stock and did not return to the Quarter Horse business for 15 years. Pollard later said about the loss of his horses that "it was a nightmare when they were wiped out. Even now, we can still feel the sadness of losing those horses." Another time, Pollard said that "Someone once said that a man deserves one good woman and one good dog in his lifetime. To that quip I would add one good horse. I certainly had one in Lightning Bar."

Lightning Bar was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008. Lightning Bar's most famous son was Doc Bar, who also was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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## References
* American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) (2009). *AQHA Official Get of Sire Record for Lightning Bar* American Quarter Horse Association Records Department. Accessed on May 24, 2009.
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## Other websites
* All Breed Pedigree Database pedigree for Lightning Bar