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Joe Cody (1952–1989) was a Quarter Horse stallion famous for siring reining horses.〔Holmes, et al. ''Legends 5'' pp. 50–63〕 ==Life== Joe Cody was registered with number 42,543 in the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). He was a 1952 sorrel colt, bred by Tom W. Cochran of Buckholts, Texas. He was registered in the ownership of Robert F. Roberts of Tyler, Texas.〔AQHA ''Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 6–10'' p. 564〕 His sire was a product of the King Ranch linebreeding program, as he was a son of Wimpy P-1 out of a daughter of Old Sorrel.〔(All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Joe Cody ) retrieved on June 26, 2007〕 Joe's dam was a daughter of King P-234.〔 Joe Cody earned an AQHA Champion and a Performance Register of Merit from the AQHA.〔Wagoner ''Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition'' p. 314〕 When he earned his AQHA Championship, he was the youngest stallion to ever earn the award.〔Valentry "Comeback Horse" ''Western Horseman'' May 1965 pp. 133, 195–197〕 He was trained and earned points in reining and cutting. He was also trained for team roping.〔 In 1989 he was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association (or NRHA) Hall of Fame, only the second horse so honored.〔(NRHA Hall of Fame ) retrieved on July 4, 2007〕 After retiring to stud in 1961, Joe Cody was invited to Bermuda by the government of Bermuda to show both reining and cutting at the Agricultural Fair put on by the government. His owner at the time, Mrs. Virginia Harper of Long Island, New York, took him and had him perform a reining pattern and also a cutting exhibition.〔 During his breeding career, he was the sire of Easter Cody, Sappho Cody, Paprika Cody, Sapphire Cody, High Proof, Topsail Cody, and Red God.〔Pitzer ''Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires'' pp. 60–61〕 His son Topsail Cody sired foals that earned over $1 million in NRHA earnings.〔(NRHA Million Dollar Earners ) retrieved on July 4, 2007〕 Joe Cody died on July 1, 1989.〔 Fuller buried him at Fuller's Willow Brook Farm in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania with a granite headstone giving his accomplishments.〔Wohlfarth "Last Rites" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' July 1996 p. 14〕 Joe Cody was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.〔(AQHA Hall of Fame )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Cody」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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