Rugged Lark

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Rugged Lark

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Breed: Quarter Horse
Discipline: Western Pleasure
Hunter Under Saddle
Trail
Pleasure driving
Reining
Sire: Really Rugged (TB)
Grandsire: Rough'n Tumble (TB)
Dam: Alisa Lark
Maternal grandsire: Leolark
Sex: Stallion
Foaled: 1981
Country: United States
Color: Bay
Breeder: Teresa Striegel
Owner: Carol A. Harris
Honors
Other Awards
AQHA Performance Register of Merit, AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Horse, AQHA Superior Hunter Under Saddle Horse, AQHA Superior Trail Horse, 1985 & 1987 AQHA World Show Superhorse, 1985 World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse, 1987 World Champion Senior Hunter Under Saddle Horse, 1987 Reserve World Champion Senior Western Riding Horse, 1987 Reserve World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Infobox last updated on: January 12, 2008.

Rugged Lark was Quarter Horse stallion who was a two time American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) World Show Superhorse as well as being a three time AQHA World Champion.[1]

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[edit] Life

Rugged Lark was the son of a Thoroughbred stallion Really Rugged and out of a Quarter Horse mare named Alisa Lark. Alisa Lark was a great-granddaughter of Leo and a great-great-granddaughter of both King P-234 and Joe Hancock P-455.[2][1]

Rugged Lark won the AQHA World Show Superhorse title in 1985 and in 1987. He also was an AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Horse, Superior Hunter Under Saddle Horse, and Superior Trail Horse. In 1987 he was the World Champion Senior Hunter Under Saddle Horse. In 1985 he was the World Champion Pleasure Driving Horse. He earned AQHA points in Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Trail, Hunter Hack, Reining, Working Hunter, Western Riding, Pleasure Driving, and Barrel Racing.[1]

He died in October 2004 from colic.[3]

Among his offspring are The Lark Ascending, Rugged Painted Lark, Look Whos Larkin - 1999 AQHA World Show Superhorse, and Jolena Lark[3] and Rugged Lark II.

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame[4] in 2006.[5]

[edit] Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Questionaire (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Free For All (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pansy (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rough'n Tumble (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Bull Dog (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Roused (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rude Awakening (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Really Rugged (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Challenger II (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Errard (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Ruddy Light (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ruddy Belle (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sir Damion (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Harriet's Kid (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Liz F (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rugged Lark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Leo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lemac
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sorrel Sue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Leolark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 King Bob
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tallulah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Daisy K
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Alisa Lark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Joe Hancock Jr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pelican
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Covella (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aliso Gill 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Snicker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Snicker Girl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Okie Girl
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Mattson The Real American Quarter Horse p. 112-113
  2. ^ Rugged Lark Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 27, 2007
  3. ^ a b Martindale Legends 7 p. 225-227
  4. ^ AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on February 3, 2008
  5. ^ American Quarter Horse Foundation - Rugged Lark accessed on February 3, 2008

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