Joe Cody
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Joe Cody was a Quarter Horse stallion
famous for siring reining
horses.
(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
. 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. 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. When he earned his AQHA Championship, he was the youngest stallion to ever earn the award. He was trained and earned points in reining and cutting
. He was also trained for eam roping. In 1989 he was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association
(or NRHA) Hall of Fame, only the second horse so honored.
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. His son Topsail Cody sired foal
s that earned over $1 million in NRHA earnings.
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.
Joe Cody was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
.
Stallion
A Stallion is a male horse.Stallion may also refer to:* Stallion , an American pop rock group* Stallion , a figure in the Gobot toyline* Stallion , a character in the console role-playing game series...
famous for siring reining
Reining
Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope and gallop; the fastest of the horse gaits...
horses.
Life
Joe Cody was registered with number 42,543 in the American Quarter Horse AssociationAmerican Quarter Horse Association
The American Quarter Horse Association , based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse. The association sanctions many competitive events and maintains the official registry...
(or AQHA). He was a 1952 sorrel
Sorrel (horse)
Sorrel is an alternative word for one of the most common equine coat colors in horses. While the term is usually used to refer to a copper-red shade of chestnut, in some places it is used generically in place of "chestnut" to refer to any reddish horse with a same-color or lighter mane and tail,...
colt
Colt (horse)
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
, bred by Tom W. Cochran of Buckholts, Texas
Buckholts, Texas
Buckholts is a town in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.The town was founded in 1887 and had a movie theater and a hospital in the early twenties with a population of about a thousand people.-Geography:...
. He was registered in the ownership of Robert F. Roberts of Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
. His sire was a product of the King Ranch
King Ranch
King Ranch, located in south Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, is one of the world's largest ranches. The ranch, founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis, includes portions of six Texas counties, including most of Kleberg County and much of Kenedy County, with...
linebreeding program, as he was a son of Wimpy P-1 out of a daughter of Old Sorrel. Joe's dam was a daughter of King P-234
King (horse)
King, often known as King P-234 was an outstanding early Quarter Horse stallion who influenced the breed throughout the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association .-Life:...
.
Joe Cody earned an AQHA Champion and a Performance Register of Merit from the AQHA. When he earned his AQHA Championship, he was the youngest stallion to ever earn the award. He was trained and earned points in reining and cutting
Cutting (sport)
Cutting is an equestrian event in the western riding style where a horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a single animal away from a cattle herd and keep it away for a short period of time.-Description:...
. He was also trained for eam roping. In 1989 he was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association
National Reining Horse Association
The National Reining Horse Association is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote the reining horse.-History and mission:...
(or NRHA) Hall of Fame, only the second horse so honored.
After retiring to stud in 1961, Joe Cody was invited to Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
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. His son Topsail Cody sired foal
Foal
A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, but these terms are used until the horse is age three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam , it may also be called a suckling...
s that earned over $1 million in NRHA earnings.
Joe Cody died on July 1, 1989. Fuller buried him at Fuller's Willow Brook Farm in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, settled in 1805 and chartered as a borough in 1853. Catasauqua is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
with a granite headstone giving his accomplishments.
Joe Cody was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame in Amarillo, Texas to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the American Quarter Horse. Any one may nominate either people or horses to be considered. Nominations from the membership are due by October 1. They...
.