Kokanees great-great-grandsire was
Mister J. Bar
a 1961 sorrel overo stallion. Mister J. Bar was built like a halter horse and performed like a rope horse. He was said to have been born on this earth with cow in him. This early APHA stallion holds five national championship titles:
-1964 Reserve National Champion 3 year old Stallion
-1965 National Champion Aged Stallion
-1965 National Champion Roping Horse
-1966 National Champion Get of Sire
-1967 National Champion Get of Sire
Kokanees great-great-grandsire was
Dual Image
, a 1961 sorrel overo. In 1967, at the age of 6, Dual Image became APHAs first "triple crown" winner by taking Grand Champion Stallion at the three big stock shows of the time. Dual was also trained in western pleasure and placed 2nd out of 26 in his first class, and after two shows achieved his ROM in western pleasure.
