Zippo Pine Bar

Zippo Pine Bar was a 1969 sorrel son of Zippo Pat Bars out of Dollie Pine, a daughter of Poco Pine.^[1] Poco Pine was a son of Poco Bueno. Dollie Pine's dam was a descendant of Joe Moore, a half brother to Joe Reed P-3 and himself a descendant of Traveler.^[1] Norman Reynolds bought Zippo Pine Bar as a weanling at Lloyd Geweke's dispersal sale in 1969, hoping for a halter horse.^[2]

During his show career, he earned from the American Quarter Horse Association an AQHA Championship, as well as a Performance Register of Merit and a Superior Western Pleasure Horse Award. He was the 1972 AQHA High Point Junior Western Pleasure Stallion and the 1972 AQHA High Point Junior Western Riding Horse.^[3][4] In 1992, he was inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.^[5]

He sired 1648 Quarter horse foals, 68 Appaloosas, and 72 Paints which collectively have earned over 50,000 show points.^[4] Five of his offspring have been inducted into the NSBA Hall of Fame — Mr Zippo Pine, Zippo By Moonlight, Zips Chocolate Chip, Zippos Mr Good Bar, and Zippos Amblin Easy.^[5] His son Zippos Mr Good Bar also was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2019.^[6] In 2000, Zippos Mr Good Bar was inducted as well into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.^[7]

Others of his influential offspring include Melody Zipper, Flashy Zipper, Zippo Cash Bar, Zippo Jack Bar, Zippos Honeybee and Don't Skip Zip.^[3] In 1991 his offspring won World Championships in Western Pleasure in the AQHA, the American Paint Horse Association (or APHA) and the Appaloosa Horse Club (or ApHC).^[2]

He was euthanized on January 12, 1998, at age 29 following a major stroke.^[4]

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2000.^[8]

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