PG . 36
AQHA HISTORY REPORT - ROBERT HARRINGTON BALDWIN
AUSTRALIAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
He has bred and ridden many successfully shown horses , having won the first Western Pleasure at the Sydney Royal , riding DURANGO , and also bred the first three winners of this event .
He has over the years , imported six stallions from America whose bloodlines have left an indelible mark on the industry and has acquired three other imported stallions already in Australia to add to his breeding programs . One of these , DOC T BAR Q-1341 was eventually exported back to the USA after Robert had trained and shown him here . DOC T BAR was to eventually finish in the “ Top Ten ” of cutting in the States .
THE STALLIONS ARE :
RETFORD QUARTER STAFF R1-322 by MESCAL JACKAROO KR Q-34 Acquired in Australia WAR BEAVER Q-206 1970 Imp by Robert MR MOORE 8 Q-207 1970 Imp by Robert JOLLY BARON Q-655 1974 Imp by Robert TWO EYED CHAP Q-656 1974 Imp by Robert ROC ’ O ’ LENA Q-1662 1976 Born in England DOC T BAR Q-1341 1977 Acquired in Australia KOOL SMOKE Q-3004 1983 Acquired in Australia BAR DOC HICKORY Q-29399 Imp by Robert
Robert has also acquired , within Australia , some outstanding imported mares to add to his band , DOC ’ S MISTY MORN Q-594 in 1976 and HOLIDAY STREAK Q-3566 in 1983 and others .
In 1976 Robert heard of mares who were stranded in England in quarantine and negotiated to purchase them , sight unseen , but their pedigrees and records said it all . One of these was ROSANNA BAR Q-1158 who produced a colt in England by the great DOC O ’ LENA ( USA-493297-ROC ’ O ’ LENA Q-1662 . The other mare was DOC ’ S SUSIE BAY Q-1159 .
Although he is known as an aggressive personality , he does not seek personal rewards , but converts the recognition for his horses . Unbeknown to all , except those involved , he , at many times , has assisted others “ down on their luck ” by way of paying entry fees , loaning horses and equipment even to the point of lending imported mares to breed with , facts which have been closely guarded by him .
Robert is immensely proud of the number of employees and associates of Eureka Quarter Horse Stud who have progressed to become great breeders , showers and administrators within our industry and he hopes that he can still encourage people to breed , train , ride , and show Quarter Horses .
Robert has had total involvement and dedication from 1959 and in later years has been active with the Association Stud Book Committee from its inception to its demise and is still active on the Disciplinary committees .
He is a firm believer in the history of the Association being recorded for posterity and adamant about its accuracy .
Robert has spent many hours over the years promoting the Quarter Horse through showing and his classification trips in the early years and is still doing so today . Robert has made the Quarter Horse his business , his pleasure and recreation for almost 40 years .
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