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Reference: Barker's Moonbeam |
In 1948 Barker's Moonbeam was called "the
foundation sire of the Palomino Walking Horse" by Dr. H. Arthur Zappe,
secretary of the Palomino Horse Breeders of America. Given the
disproportionately high number of "yellow" horses that he sired, and the
information I've gathered on him, I suspect that Barker's Moonbeam may
have been both cream and champagne.
"McAllen Finley of Readyville, Tennessee, says, "I can remember my
grandfather saying that Barker's Moonbeam was sort of a dun color, yellow
with a brownish mane and tail. And he had pink skin. He was not a
palomino." Finley's grandfather was none other than Vance Paschal, noted
palomino breeder and the nephew of C. O. Barker, who owned Barker's
Moonbeam. Ray Barker, C. O.'s son, confirms the
yellow-with-brown-points description, "to the best of [his]
memory." Even more telling, Barker's Moonbeam was registered
simply as "yellow horse." Period. No "white mane and tail," as
most palominos were registered back then.
Certainly,
there are many famous yellow sons of Barker's Moonbeam who were
dark-skinned palominos, including our breed's most famous palomino,
Allen's Gold Zephyr #431975, a.k.a.
Roy Rogers' Trigger, Jr. But, there are at least two ways this could have
happened. First, breeding gold to gold was a common practice in the 1930s
and 1940s, and some of the dark-skinned sons and daughters of Barker's
Moonbeam most likely had dark-skinned palomino or buckskin dams. It could
also be that Barker's Moonbeam was an amber champagne with an added cream
gene (the color of his dam is unknown she may have been a palomino or
buckskin, for all we know). If he did carry two different dilution genes,
Barker's Moonbeam could have produced both pink-skinned champagnes and
dark-skinned palominos/buckskins (which would help explain his extremely
high color-production percentage)."
Champagne Shades by Liz Nutter © Copyright 1999, Voice
of the Tennessee Walking Horse, Lewisburg, Tennessee Reprinted with
permission from Liz Nutter
BARKER'S MOONBEAM
TWHBEA #380497
FOALED: 1/1/1930
DIED: Y
COLOR: CREAM CHAMPAGNE
MARKINGS: BROWN MANE & TAIL
SEX: STALLION |
GOLDEN SUNSHINE
TWHBEA
#F-44
COLOR: GOLD CHAMPAGNE
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HUNTER'S ALLEN
TWHBEA #F-10
COLOR: CHESTNUT
MARKINGS: OFF HIND STOCKING, STAR.
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ALLAN
TWHBEA #F-1
COLOR: BLACK
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ALLIS
TWHBEA #84
COLOR: BLACK
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND STOCKINGS, STRIP.
HEIGHT:
16H |
GOLDEN LADY
TWHBEA #350031
COLOR: GOLD CHAMPAGNE
SABINO
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EDDIE HAL
TWHBEA #F-14
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ELLA POSTEN
TWHBEA #11380 |
SQUIRREL MARE
TWHBEA #11448
COLOR: "YELLOW" (CREAM) |
KNOB SQUIRREL |
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OFFSPRING
| TWHBEA |
NAME |
COLOR |
SEX |
DOB |
DAM |
| 360072 |
LADY CANARY |
YL |
M |
5/10/1935 |
*MAUD DAVIS |
| 360231 |
LEMON STAR |
YL |
M |
5/04/1935 |
UNKNOWN |
| 380545 |
YELLOW KATE |
YL |
M |
6/05/1938 |
UNKNOWN |
| 390001 |
GOLD DIGGER |
YL |
M |
5/01/1938 |
BONNIE HARE |
| 390002 |
MARIGOLD |
YL |
M |
5/04/1937 |
DOLLIE SNEED |
| 390054 |
GOLDEN SUNRISE |
YL |
M |
4/15/1937 |
*KATE MCKNIGHT |
| 390055 |
*GOLDEN LOCKS |
YL |
M |
6/10/1938 |
UNKNOWN |
| 390056 |
ALLEN'S GOLDEN BOY |
YL |
S |
6/10/1938 |
ALLEN READY |
| 390098 |
OAKWOOD'S CHEESE DREAM |
YL |
M |
5/01/1937 |
BONNIE HARE |
| 390396 |
A GOLDEN GLOW |
YL |
M |
3/20/1937 |
BAY ANNIE |
| 390574 |
CREAM LADY |
YL |
M |
4/30/1938 |
BLANKENSHIP'S BROWN MARE |
| 400387 |
BETTIES ALLEN |
YL |
M |
8/08/1937 |
NORA M. |
| 400533 |
MISS STAR DUST |
YL |
M |
3/01/1937 |
DAISY HOUSE |
| 401179 |
HALS DIXIE QUEEN |
YL |
M |
7/15/1937 |
DIXIE QUEEN J |
| 410092 |
CREAM MAE |
YL |
M |
4/20/1940 |
JENNIE BARKER |
| 410273 |
JOHN SILVER |
YL |
S |
7/02/1940 |
JONES' NELL |
| 410274 |
GOLDEN GAIT |
YL |
S |
5/04/1940 |
RED WING G. |
| 410285 |
ALLEN'S PALOMINO QUEEN |
YL |
M |
5/01/1939 |
MAUD PARKS |
| 410286 |
ALLEN'S PALOMINO PRINCESS |
YL |
M |
9/01/1939 |
PEARL PARKS |
| 410552 |
TRAX'S GOLDEN EAGLE |
YL |
M |
3/25/1939 |
*KATE MCKNIGHT |
| 410726 |
STELLA GOLD |
YL |
M |
6/10/1936 |
SWEET NANCY |
| 410795 |
POT-O-GOLD |
YL |
S |
4/25/1939 |
JAY BARKER |
| 410868 |
GOLDEN C-H-A-P |
YL |
S |
5/16/1938 |
PEARL BARKER |
| 411496 |
EVINS' YELLOW JACKET |
YL |
S |
9/20/1940 |
*BLACK EAGLE B. |
| 411644 |
GOLDEN MISS |
YL |
M |
6/01/1939 |
CREAM TOPSY |
| 411654 |
HILL'S MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
3/01/1941 |
CREAM TOPSY |
| 420070 |
READYS MOONGLOW |
YL |
S |
4/01/1939 |
READY'S RAMBLING MARY |
| 420191 |
PALOMINO MOONBEAM |
YL |
S |
4/01/1941 |
MAUDE PASCHAL |
| 420429 |
BARKER'S GOLDEN MOONBEAM |
YL |
S |
5/10/1938 |
ZOLA MAY |
| 421323 |
YELLOW SIS |
YL |
M |
3/25/1941 |
SIS BARKER |
| 421394 |
FISHER'S GOLDEN BLAZE |
YL |
S |
5/01/1934 |
GOLD-JUNE |
| 421421 |
TONEY SUNBEAM |
YL |
S |
5/23/1942 |
POLLY REED |
| 421635 |
GOLDEN JOHN |
YL |
S |
4/01/1942 |
ELLA GAITHER |
| 421751 |
GREY POLLY |
GR |
M |
5/01/1933 |
POLLY PARK |
| 422265 |
FRESHOUR'S MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
4/01/1941 |
JAY BARKER |
| 430049 |
JOHNSON'S MOONBEAM |
YL |
S |
5/15/1940 |
GOLD-JUNE |
| 430193 |
DOLLY BARKER |
BL |
M |
3/27/1938 |
HATTIE B. |
| 430353 |
NANCY MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
9/11/1941 |
LADY HARREL |
| 430360 |
TOPSY ALLEN |
BA |
M |
5/01/1933 |
MARY ANN O. |
| 430437 |
GOLD QUEEN |
YL |
M |
6/30/1939 |
DIXIE QUEEN JENNINGS |
| 430754 |
LETTA FLIKA |
YL |
M |
5/28/1940 |
LORA LEWIS |
| 430766 |
GOLDEN MAN |
YL |
S |
5/01/1941 |
NELL PASCHAL |
| 430942 |
LONG'S YELLOW ALLEN |
YL |
G |
4/01/1942 |
PEARL WILSON |
| 431095 |
BROWN NELL B. |
NC |
M |
1/01/1936 |
LADY RUTLEDGE |
| 431572 |
FISHER'S PET GIRL |
YL |
M |
7/16/1941 |
ETHEL P |
| 431573 |
FISHER'S GOLDEN BOY |
YL |
S |
1/01/1941 |
HELTON'S MAUD |
| 431579 |
AVIS' GOLDEN MOONBEAM |
YL |
S |
4/03/1942 |
SIS PASCHAL |
| 431580 |
AVIS LADY MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
1/01/1937 |
BARKER'S MAT ALLEN |
| 431666 |
LUCKY GOLD |
YL |
S |
5/16/1941 |
LUCKY GAL |
| 431974 |
GOLDEN STROLLER |
YL |
S |
5/01/1940 |
CAFFY'S LOU |
| 431975 |
ALLEN'S GOLD ZEPHYR
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PALOMINO SABINO |
S |
5/11/1941 |
FISHER'S GRAY MAUD |
| 432077 |
YELLOW JUNE |
YL |
M |
6/10/1941 |
JUNE BYNUM |
| 432384 |
PALOMINO MAT |
YL |
M |
4/01/1941 |
BARKER'S MAT ALLEN |
| 432385 |
FISHER'S ESTHER |
YL |
M |
1/01/1936 |
BARKER'S MAT ALLEN |
| 440005 |
ALLEN'S ABON BEN |
PA |
G |
1/01/1940 |
MAY D. |
| 440053 |
YELLOW JENNIE |
PA |
M |
6/12/1940 |
JENNIE DELBRIDGE |
| 440060 |
ALLEN'S GOLDEN CHARM |
PA |
M |
4/29/1942 |
BARKER'S ALLEN |
| 440062 |
ALLEN'S GOLDEN BREEZE |
PA |
M |
6/01/1942 |
FISHER'S BLACK MARY |
| 440063 |
ZOLA MOONBEAM |
PA |
M |
5/27/1942 |
ZOLA MAY |
| 440064 |
ALLEN'S GOLDEN CO-ED |
PA |
M |
5/19/1942 |
KIT FISHER |
| 440066 |
WILSON'S GOLDEN DAWN |
PA |
M |
5/02/1942 |
JEWEL WILSON |
| 440067 |
ALLEN'S GOLDEN BORN |
PA |
M |
8/07/1942 |
FISHER'S RED JANE |
| 440068 |
ALLEN'S GOLD ACE
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PA |
S |
5/01/1942 |
JAY BARKER |
| 440077 |
ALLENS SUPERGOLD
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PALOMINO SABINO |
S |
6/02/1940 |
DAISY MAI BARKER |
| 440078 |
ALLENS GOLDEN GENIUS |
PA |
S |
3/28/1940 |
SISSOM'S LADY |
| 440211 |
LADY J. |
YL |
M |
6/10/1937 |
UNKNOWN |
| 440230 |
GOLDEN DIXIE |
YL |
M |
5/17/1942 |
DIXIE CANTRELL |
| 440473 |
YELLOW BARBARA |
YL |
M |
4/11/1941 |
PEGIE SMOOT |
| 440474 |
LENA MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
3/19/1940 |
LENA THOMPSON |
| 440475 |
SALLY ANN MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
1/01/1939 |
SALLY ANN WILLIAMS |
| 440564 |
ELROD'S YELLOW LADY |
PA |
M |
4/17/1937 |
STELLA ELROD |
| 440643 |
WILLIE B. GOLD |
YL |
M |
6/01/1938 |
LADY RED GOLD |
| 440824 |
JENNIE WILSON W. |
SO |
M |
1/01/1939 |
FANNIE WILSON |
| 441155 |
BROWN |
YL |
S |
6/09/1935 |
BERT R., |
| 442647 |
MOONBEAM'S GOLD SIS |
YL |
M |
3/24/1940 |
JENNIE FRANK |
| 442855 |
ALLEN'S WHITE GOLD |
YL |
M |
3/15/1939 |
ADDIE LEE |
| 443138 |
ALLEN'S GLAMOUR GIRL |
YL |
M |
4/15/1938 |
MAY ANN WINFREY |
| 443463 |
SPILLERS GOLDEN GLOW |
YL |
M |
9/17/1940 |
MERRY MARY |
| 443845 |
MCGHEE SUNSHINE |
YL |
M |
4/01/1942 |
MISS ROB BOWEN |
| 444177 |
KATE VAUGHT |
YL |
M |
4/16/1939 |
MAUD DONNELL |
| 450132 |
STROLLING LADY GOLD |
YL |
M |
5/28/1938 |
CLARK'S MOLLY |
| 450133 |
ALLEN'S GOLD TONILLA |
YL |
M |
5/19/1938 |
LOIS MARIE |
| 450237 |
MOONSHINE LADY |
SO |
M |
3/15/1942 |
KATE MCKNIGHT |
| 450284 |
MANNAN'S LADY |
SO |
M |
3/25/1941 |
BARKER'S LADY MOON |
| 450413 |
KATY MOONBEAM |
CH |
M |
4/29/1939 |
KATY FLOYD |
| 450442 |
FANNIE BARTON |
BA |
M |
1/01/1938 |
FAN TODD |
| 450672 |
MOONBEAM'S GOLD LADY |
YL |
M |
4/22/1939 |
ELINOR TRAIL |
| 450673 |
MOONBEAM'S GOLD BABY |
YL |
M |
4/17/1939 |
MAY ANN WINFREY |
| 450674 |
MOONBEAMS GOLD DOLLY |
YL |
M |
4/26/1939 |
UNKNOWN |
| 450777 |
MOON LADY |
GR |
M |
5/10/1943 |
JEANETTE BARKER |
| 451023 |
BERRY'S STAR DUST |
YL |
M |
1/01/1937 |
LINNIE |
| 451144 |
MADAM WALKER |
BN |
M |
4/23/1945 |
QUEEN BELL |
| 452426 |
POCO MOONBEAM |
SO |
M |
9/21/1945 |
M. C.'S POCOHONTAS |
| 452467 |
BROCK'S MOONBEAM |
YL |
G |
9/17/1945 |
SILVER GAY |
| 452538 |
BETSY JONES |
YL |
M |
6/05/1941 |
JONES' KATE |
| 452687 |
MARIE'S MARY |
SO |
M |
2/28/1940 |
KATE MCKNIGHT |
| 460562 |
PASCHAL'S QUEEN |
YL |
M |
6/06/1937 |
PASCHAL DAISY |
| 461050 |
GOLDEN BONNIE |
YL |
M |
4/18/1941 |
READY'S DOLLY |
| 461450 |
QUEEN LOWE |
BA |
M |
5/12/1942 |
QUEEN YEARGAN |
| 462611 |
TEXAS MOONBEAM |
YL |
S |
9/01/1946 |
SILVER GAY |
| 462862 |
ANNIE MAUDE |
YL |
M |
3/28/1939 |
HATTIE PASCHAL |
| 464064 |
SADIE GAUNCE |
YL |
M |
5/10/1942 |
REDMON'S SADIE |
| 471002 |
MOONBEAM JANE |
YL |
M |
3/14/1939 |
JANE HAL ALLEN |
| 471156 |
MAUDE MILLER |
RN |
M |
3/21/1939 |
FANNY MCELROY |
| 474153 |
LADY JANE ALLEN B. |
SO |
M |
3/19/1938 |
POLLY ANN BELL |
| 480031 |
NANCY'S MOONBEAM |
BA |
M |
3/11/1946 |
DICKEY'S NANCY |
| 480032 |
LADY MOONBEAM |
YL |
M |
3/02/1947 |
DICKEY'S NANCY |
| 480604 |
ROSE MOONBEAM |
SO |
M |
3/31/1948 |
M. C.'S POCOHONTAS |
| 480964 |
K. MOONBEAM |
YL |
G |
3/14/1946 |
TATE'S BESS |
| 480965 |
MOONBEAM'S SON |
YL |
S |
3/02/1947 |
TATE'S BESS |
| 482026 |
RUSTY MOONBEAM |
LR |
S |
5/26/1946 |
MISS PRISCILLA |
| 482054 |
KING ALLEN MOONBEAM |
BL |
S |
4/21/1948 |
MERRY QUEEN ALLEN |
| 991326 |
GOLDEN LADY H |
NC |
M |
0/00/0000 |
UNKNOWN |
| 995085 |
DAISY DAVENPORT |
NC |
M |
0/00/0000 |
UNKNOWN |
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