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High Sign (NRHA Lte. $12,588.30), bred by Thomas M. Chastain and exhibited by Jack Henning, was, beyond any doubt, the greatest performance horse in the history of the Appaloosa Breed. Sired by 2-time National Grand Champion Stallion & 1964 World Champion Senior Reining horse High Time, out of the Q.H. mare Little Naz, the 1972 red roan stallion was 54-times World or National Champion in Reining, Judged & Timed Roping, Heading & Heeling, Steer Daubing, Cutting e Working Cow-Horse classes. High Sign has earned 315,5 performance points, as well as ApHC Versatility Champion, ApHC Superior Reining Horse and ApHC Superior Timed Calf Roping Horse titles. High Sign won the Team Roping class at the 1979 Quarter Horse Congress. His foals have earned 809 performance points, 1 Superior Event title, 2 Versatility Champion titles and 13 Bronze Medallions. Among them there are BBS Jokers High, 1989 World Champion Junior Reining; High Sign Nugget ($ 9,758.12), 1997 & 1999 World Champion Senior Working Cow Horse, Star Sign ($ 4,362.90), 1993 World Champion Senior Working Cow Horse & 1994 World Champion Steer Daubing; High Stylin ($ 1,450.00), 1997 National Champion Senior Working Cow Horse and Heading & Heeling; A & B Scooter ($ 1,112.01), 1992 National Championship Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining 3rd, 1992 ApRHA Futurity Open 3rd; and A & B Stop Sign ($ 541.54), 1992 World Champion Freestyle reining and 2nd NRHA All-Time Leading appaloosa sire with 7 foals earning $25,534.25. High Sign was inducted into the ApHC Hall of Fame in 1992.

High Sign	High Time	High Spot
		Dallas K
	Little Naz (AQHA)	Red's Dog Cowboy
		Nazy (AQHA)

Ima Doc O’Lena ($ 27,118.36) is the sire that probably had the deepest impact on the modern performance appaloosa industry. A son of legendary Doc O’Lena (AQHA) and of the Reserve World Champion cutting mare Wa Jo’s Freckles, the 1979 stallion was bred by Jimmie Miller Smith and trained by Hanes Chatham. A Semi-finalist in the 1983 NCHA Open Super Stakes, Ima Doc O’Lena won the PCCHA Open Derby under the guidance of Bill Freeman, and was ridden to the 1983 World Champion Junior Cutting title and the 1984 World Champion Senior Cutting title by Chatman.
In spite of the fact most of his offspring were exhibited in cutting classes, Ima Doc O’Lena currently is the best appaloosa sire on the NRHA All-Time Leading Sires list, with 10 foals earning more than $34,000. Little Peppy Lena ($ 9,228.26), 1994 Southwest RHA Futurity Open 5th, was 1995 National Champion Junior Reining horse, 1996, 1998 and 2000 National Champion Senior Reining horse, as well as 1996 World Champion Freestyle Reining. SFC Ima Docs Lil Sis earned more than $3,215.52. Ima Docs High Sign has won more than $ 28,000 ($ 9,631.22 NRHA) to date, whilst MA Thunderstorm ($ 8,350.9) was the first horse in history ever to win both the Open Futurity and the Open Derby of the Appaloosa Reining Horse Association. MA Iridescence ($ 5,073.85) was the 2007 National Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining horse and the 2007 ApRHA Open Futurity Champion, whilst MA Powersign ($ 9289,78) was the 2007 World Champion Junior Reining horse and the 2007 ApRHA Non-Pro Futurity Champion. Ima Doc O’Lena is also the sire of Ima Jo’s Doll ($ 55,131.22), the only appaloosa in history ever to win the NRCHA Open Futurity. Ima Doc O’Lena’s foals have earned more than 1,300 performance points, 32 halter points, 653 non-pro points, 366 youth points, 6 Superior Performance Achievement certificates, 52 bronze medallions and over $ 427,000. Ima Doc O’Lena was inducted into the ApHC Hall of Fame in 1996, and died in 2005 at 26.

Ima Doc O'Lena	Doc O'Lena (AQHA)	Doc Bar (AQHA)
		Poco Lena (AQHA)
	Wa Jo's Freckles	Wa Jo Re
		My Happiness

In 1979 another horse that would have deeply influenced the reining industry appeared: Sun Dow Q. The black & white stallion, by Top Quest out of Mom’s Dandy Doll (AQHA), was bred by Sammy Nelson and bought by NRHA Hall of Fame inducted Clint Haverty, who turned him into his ranch’s premiere stud until his death, in 1992. Under Clint’s guidance, Sun Down Q was 1983 World Champion Junior Western Pleasure horse and 1986 World Champion Senior Reining horse, earning the nickname of “Pretty Athlete” because of his regal aspect and his perfect movements. Sun Down Q sired 176 foals, that have earned more than 2,200 performance points and 25 Bronze Medallions. Among his most notable reining offspring there are Bahama Bar Charge, 1988 World Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining; Gunny Saq, 1990 National Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining; Billydowntothebar, 1991 World Champion Junior Reining; TV Q, 1991 & 1992 World Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining; Local Bar (NRHA Lte. $355.58), 1992 World Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining & 1993 National Champion Junior Reining; Sundown Kate, 1993 National Champion Hackamore/Snaffle-Bit Reining and Mr. Hollywood Q, 1993 World Champion Junior Reining.

Sun Down Q	Top Quest	Top Hat H
		Gimpys Wimpy
	Mom's Dandy Doll (AQHA)	Badgers Dandy (AQHA)
		Clarita Doll (AQHA)

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