Joe Hancock (horse)

Horse infobox
horsename = Joe Hancock P-455


caption = - Joe Hancock -
breed = Quarter Horse
sire = John Wilkens
grandsire = Peter McCue
dam = Hancock mare
damsire = Percheron stud
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1926
country = United States
color = brown
breeder = John Jackson Hancock
owner = 6666 Ranch
record = unraced officially
earnings = unraced officially
race = unraced
awards= unraced, unshown
honors = AQHA Hall of Fame
updated= January 12 2008

Joe Hancock was an influential Quarter Horse sire in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).

Life

Joe Hancock was registered as number 455 in the American Quarter Horse Association.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5" p. 93] He was foaled most probably in 1926, although the dates are somewhat hazy.Simmons, "Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" p. 88] He was a brown stallion, registered as bred by an unknown breeder, but later research determined that his breeder was John Jackson Hancock. His sire was a son of Peter McCue named John Wilkens and his dam was a half Percheron mare, although the stud book gives his dam as "unknown."Beckman "Legends: Joe Hancock" Ralph Wilson owned the registered little-boned Percheron. He was a black horse that stood 14.3 hands and weighed around 1,100 pounds. He wasn't a draft-horse type. He was Ralph Wilson's personal saddle horse. This information was found in the first Legends book published by Western Horseman in 1993."Quarter Horse Journal" April 1990 p. 36-37] John Wilkens was inbred to the Thoroughbred stallion Voltigeur, as well as being a descendant of the Thoroughbred Glencoe. [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/joe+hancock2 Joe Hancock Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on June 22, 2007] When he was registered, he was owned by the Tom L. Burnett Estate in Fort Worth, Texas, which later became the 6666 Ranch. [ [http://www.6666ranch.com/history.shtml History of the 6666 Ranch] retrieved July 4, 2007]

He had a streak on his face and, when grown, stood 15.3 hands high. Unlike his sire, he had good feet.

He raced in match races for a number of years, although no official records of these races exist. At one point, there were advertisements run in the "Fort Worth Star Telegram" and the "Daily Oklahoman" stating that "Joe Hancock is open to the world, from standing start to ⅜ths of a mile." There were no folks willing to match their horses against Joe Hancock. All of Joe Hancock's racing took place before the formation of the AQHA in 1940. By the time the AQHA was founded, Joe Hancock was busy siring ranch horses on the 6666 Ranch. He sired seven foals that earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 553] He also sired two foals that earned their Performance Register of Merit with the AQHA - Brown Joe Hancock and Red Man.Wagoner "Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition" p. 314]

He died in 1943 and in 1992 [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/images/Joe%20Hancock.pdf American Quarter Horse Foundation - Joe Hancock] accessed on February 3, 2008] 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] In 2007 "Western Horseman" magazine chose Joe Hancock as number three on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.Denison "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines" "Western Horseman" October 2007 p. 34-41]

Pedigree

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1 = Joe Hancock
2 = John Wilkens
3 = Hancock mare
4 = Peter McCue
5 = Katie Wawekus (TB)
6 = Percheron stallion
7 = Mundell mare
8 = Dan Tucker
9 = Nora M (TB)
10 = Wawekus (TB)
11 = Lucy Hitt (TB)
12 = unknown
13 = unknown
14 = unknown
15 = unknown
16 = Barney Owens
17 = Lady Bug
18 = Voltigeur (TB)
19 = Kitty Clyde (TB)
20 = Alarm (TB)
21 = Maggie B B (TB)
22 = Voltigeur (TB)
23 = Miss Hitt (TB)

Notes

References

* [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/joe+hancock2 All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Joe Hancock] retrieved on June 22, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/images/Joe%20Hancock.pdf American Quarter Horse Foundation - Joe Hancock] accessed on February 3, 2008
* [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
* Beckman, Bruce "Legends: Joe Hancock" "Quarter Horse Journal" April 1990
* Denison, Jennifer and Ross Hecox (ed.) "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines: "Western Horseman" ranks the top bloodlines used in today's working ranch remudas" "Western Horseman" October 2007 p. 34-41
* " [http://www.6666ranch.com/history.shtml History of the 6666 Ranch] " retrieved July 4, 2007
* Simmons, Diance C. "Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1993
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1974
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976

Further reading

* Denhardt, Bob "Joe Hancock P-455" "Quarter Horse Journal" February 1964
* Hancock, Billie Jack "Joe Hancock's Dam: Unlikely and Unimportant?" "Western Horseman" November 1994
* Reynolds, Franklin "Franklin Reynolds Tells ... The Story of Joe Hancock" "Quarter Horse Journal" September 1957
* "The Story of Joe Hancock" "The Quarter Horse" April 1949
* Historical articles and photos of Joe Hancock and his sons and daughters can be viewed at Hancockhorses.com
* First Legends Book-A Western Horseman Book, 1993 pages 87-94. Includes pedigree and photos

External links

* [http://www.foundationhorses.com/joehancockped.htm Joe Hancock at Foundation Horses]
* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=5485 Joe Hancock at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home42222 Joe Hancock at Quarter Horse Legends]
* [http://www.cnrquarterhorses.com/joe-hancock.htm Joe Hancock Information]
* http://www.hancockhorses.com Joe Hancock Quarter Horse breeder directory/articles & photos