Honor Ell Comet 1996 Chestnut Mare 14.3, 1000 lbs.
Ellie has been running barrels and poles. We have been bringing her along slowly over the fall and winter months, and she is really starting to show us that she can do what she is bred to do. We are now building the speed.
She is an own daughter of Jet of Honor, number two on the barrel horse sires list in 2000, and out of a daughter of Mr. Trouble, an AQHA Champion son of Parker's Trouble. You can find a photo of Parker’s Trouble and a reference to his famous son, Mr. Trouble, in the Western Horseman book, Legends Vol 4, Ed Echols article.
So who was Jet of Honor? Here’s what Ed and Martha Wright have to say:
"…….occasionally you will find a stallion that is a "strong breeder", which means he usually puts more of his traits and conformation in the offspring than the mare does."
"One stallion in the barrel industry that we feel did this is the now-deceased stallion Jet of Honor, sired by Jet Deck out of a daughter of Lightning Bar by Three Bars (TB), which was out of a daughter of Leo. Lightning Bar was a race horse but he sired Doc Bar, the great sire that created today's cutting horse dynasty. Jet of Honor was truly a prepotent stallion and we have to give him equal billing with the broodmare, because he definitely put speed in the foal, as well as heart, try, and the ability to run barrels, regardless of what he was bred to. Jet of Honor sired a better-looking horse than he was and that's the sign of an outstanding sire."
"We've never known of a sire that has sired colts that can work so many different styles for so many different levels of riders and trainers. Because of the attitude and trainability of the Jet of Honor offspring, they make top barrel horses."
Barrel Racing: Training The Wright Way, Ed and Martha Wright, quoted with permission.
Pedigree of Honor Ell Comet
| (SIRE side) | Moon Deck | Top Deck (TB) | |
| Jet Deck | Moonlight Night | ||
| Miss Night Bar | Barred | ||
| Jet of Honor | Belle of Midnight | ||
| Lightning Bar | Three Bars (TB) | ||
| Quincy Liz | Della P | ||
| Leo Liz | Leo | ||
| Jeep's Regret |
| (DAM side) | Parker's Trouble | Ed Echols | |
| Mr Trouble | Little Nellie Bars1 | ||
| Miss Mae | Snooper I | ||
| Ell Troubled Fancy | Honey B Lewis | ||
| Midnight Badger | Joe Reed H | ||
| Lady Ell | Silver Lining | ||
| Flying Ell | Waggoner | ||
| Morning Star1 |