Mares with More| N ancy Squaw & Miss Paulo’ s 45
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By Larry Thornton ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ he story of Nancy Squaw and Miss Paulo’s 45 is an interesting piece of quarter horse history as they both appear in the pedigree of Miss Jim 45. Miss Jim 45 was a great halter horse that has been considered by many to be the greatest halter mare of all time. She set a record in 1970 for earning the most points in a single year as a halter horse. She went to 153 shows with 139 firsts and 12 seconds, earning 436 points, earning the AQHA High Point Halter Horse title. Her total career shows 642 halter points, winning 230 of her 250 shows earning 176 Grand Championships and 33 Reserve Grand Championships. Our look at these two mares in the pedigree of Miss Jim 45 makes them our Mares With More for this issue. But Miss Jim 45 wasn’t the only success experienced by these two mares. Nancy Squaw and Miss Paulo’s 45 were brought together by Jim Nance of El Reno, Oklahoma. Jim Nance had a long and illustrious career as a breeder, showman, and judge. Jim bought Nancy Squaw in about 1952. She was sired by Cuter McCue. Cuter McCue was sired by Little Fort. His dam was a mare by Midnight. The dam Nancy Squaw was King’s Squaw by Little King. Little King was sired by Joe Bailey P-4. Red Rose was the dam of Little King, and she was sired by Grano de Oro. Grano de Oro was a full brother to Joe Moore. Oklahoma Squaw was the dam of King’s Squaw. She was a daughter of Oklahoma Star P-6. Whitey was the dam of Oklahoma Squaw. Her sire was Little Earl Jr. The dam of
JIM HARLAN br 1960 QUARTER HORSE #0123993
HARLAN buck 1951 QUARTER HORSE #0032232
NANCY SQUAW sor 1951 QUARTER HORSE #0055368
MISS JIM 45 rd dun 15.2 Hd. & 1375 lb. 1966 QUARTER HORSE
MISS PAULOS 45 dun 1961 QUARTER HORSE #0223791
PAULOS DANDY b 1954 QUARTER HORSE #0056255
CHOCK LADY 45 dun 1955 QUARTER HORSE #0064361
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Whitey was Pet Dawson. Nancy Squaw was bred by Percy Jones. Jim officially showed her one time, earning a first in the class and two AQHA halter points. We’ll let Jim tell us how he bought her, “I bought Nancy Squaw from Percy Jones down at Davis, Oklahoma when she was a two-year-old. She had never had a rope on her. So, I went down there and roped her with my roping horse, and I’d pull her about 30 or 40 feet, and she’d go down. I’d let her up, and she’d go down again, and I’d get her up again.” “Finally, Mr. Jones said, ‘I’m sure glad you paid for her because I think you’re going to kill her. Well, I got her home, and I started riding her, and in about three days, I was riding that mare anywhere I wanted to go. She never did give me any trouble, and she was one heck of a mare.” The purchase of Nancy Squaw took a turn or twist at this point. Here is how Jim told the story, “When I bought Nancy Squaw, the fella sold me the mare with a guarantee. So, when he called to ask if I was satisfied with the mare, I said ‘Yes, but I needed a Breeder’s Certificate. He replied, ‘A Breeder’s Certificate!’ Yes, the mare was in foal. That is when she had her first foal Dusty Squaw.” Here is the rest of the story, “What happened was when Nancy Squaw was about 14 months old and running in the pasture with
HANK H ch 1942 QUARTER HORSE #0002154 DIXIE BEACH buck 1930 QUARTER HORSE #0002692 CUTER MCCUE b 1939 QUARTER HORSE #0001155 KINGS SQUAW sor 1945 QUARTER HORSE #0051007 PAULO b 1948 QUARTER HORSE #0031147 DUCK WING b 1946 QUARTER HORSE #0015327 L H CHOCK sor 1944 QUARTER HORSE #0009319 LADY BLACK 45 dun 1944 QUARTER HORSE #0047757
KING b 14.3 1932 QUEEN H ch 1936 BEETCHS YELLOW JACKET buck 1922 MAYFLOWER b 1915 LITTLE FORT 1 br MARE BY MIDNIGHT gr LITTLE KING ch 1938 OKLAHOMA SQUAW gr 1936 BOLO b 1944 PAULITA b 1931 BILLY WAGGONER buck 1942 POLLY 4
ZANTANON JABALINA DAN 1 NAIL QUARTER MARE YELLOW WOLF MARE BY YELLOW JACKET NAIL DRIVER 1 SNIP 7 BLACK BOB 1 LUCINDA 1 MIDNIGHT MARE BY YELLOW WOLF JOE BAILEY RED ROSE 1 OKLAHOMA STAR WHITEY 1 HOBO LOMA PAUL ELL ADALINA 2 BILLY VAN HELEN JO CHIEF
ch 1917 br 1920 sor 1920
KING b 14.3 1932 MISS ALICE blk 1937 BLACKBURN dun 1927 WAGGONER MARE
ZANTANON JABALINA COLT BY BROWN JUG ESCOBA YELLOW JACKET SISS
ch 1917 br 1920
buck 1912 ~1909 1900 pal
gr 14.2 1916 buck ch 1919 sor 1932 b 14.2 1915 gr b 1940 b 1921 br pal 1936 b 1937 br 1917
br 1924 rd dun 1908 b 1920
