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As his pedigree shows. Poco Bueno was out of Miss Taylor, a good producer, who was by a horse called Poco Bueno. Because this Poco Bueno was not registered, his grandson out of Miss Taylor could be registered with the same name. Poco Bueno and King didn’t bear a striking physical resemblance to one another. The father was a blood bay while the son was a less glamorous brown (although he was sometimes described as a dark bay). But both had great athletic ability. Put Poco Bueno in a cutting arena and he became a blur of lightning-fast speed. He could cut a rank cow from the heard and make it look oh so easy. He also had the gentleness of his sire, (King P234). The sale was the first time Poco Bueno made headlines. He sold for $5,700.00, which made was a rather outrageous price during that particular era-1945. The brown colt was purchased by E. Paul Waggoner, who owned the famed Waggoner Ranch at Vernon, TX. And that’s where the brown horse spent the rest of his life. His show career got started early, when he was named champion yearling stallion at the TX Cowboy Reunion Quarter Horse Show in Stamford. He subsequently stood grand champion stallion at some of the country’s leading livestock shows in the ‘40s: Denver’s National Western Stock Show, the South-western Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth, State Fair of TX in Dallas, and the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. As a 4-yr-old in 1948, Poco Bueno started his performance career as a cutting horse, and his amazing ability helped him to quickly acquire an impressive record-and a legion of fans. According to Miller, Poco Bueno bordered on the unbelievable in the cutting arena. “That horse could jump backward almost as fast as he could jump forward. It took a real rider to stay with him, and he lost more than one. In his heyday, the brown stallion was retired from the show ring and cutting pen at an early age because of the mares being booked to him. “ He eventually commanded a stud fee of $5000.00, which was the highest of any Quarter Horse of that time, He was also the first Quarter Horse to be insured for $100,000. His popularity created a ready market for his foals. Regardless of the mares to whom appearance and performance ability.” He sired numerous AQHA Champions- such as Poco Bob, Poco Dell, Poco Pine, Poco Lena, Poco Stampede, Poco Tivio, Poco Bow Tie, and Poco Champ, plus many other. A number of his sons went on to become great sires, as well. Of his daughters, the most famous was Poco Lena, foaled in 1949 out of Sheilwin. She became an AQHA Champion and one of the best cutting horse mares of all time. When she was retired for breeding, she produced Doc O’Lena and Dry Doc, and both contributed tremendously to the cutting horse industry. “Poco Bueno was born April 10, 1944.” “ He died November 28, 1969. The Plot of ground was landscaped with trees and grass. A granite marker, weighing 4 tons, was engraved with his name, picture, and the following: Champion and Sire of Champions. Poco Bueno, like his sire, was special. He may not have been as royal-looking as King, but he commanded deep respect throughout the industry. |
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