Jimmie Randals

An American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame member has passed away.

The American Quarter Horse Journal
February 21, 2011

Jimmie Randals was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame member and life-long cutting horse enthusiast Jimmie Randals passed away February 16 in Amarillo, Texas.

Born in Snyder, Texas, Jimmie was a former National Cutting Horse Association president.

Jimmie got started in the horse business when he bought Poco Dell, by Poco Bueno, from Paul Waggoner at a sale in 1952 with the plan of setting up a small breeding operation. He showed the horse at halter and then at cutting to become an AQHA Champion. But Poco Dell’s success as a sire gathered momentum, and Jimmie began taking outside mares and expanding his operation.

He topped the 1979 NCHA Futurity Sale with a then-record price of $150,000 for Doctor Montoya (Doc Bar - Miss Impressive by Two Eyed Jack).

Jimmie’s first broodmare, Quo Vadis, was inducted into the America Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.
He sometimes turned to race-bred horses to supply his ranch at Montoya, New Mexico, and cutting horse programs, most notably with Smooth Herman, a Jet Smooth son whose offspring include $300,000-earner Work Smooth.

Jimmie served as NCHA president from 1973 to 1975. He was also an AQHA director, former president of the New Mexico Quarter Horse Association and the New Mexico Quarter Horse Association’s Man of the Year in 1972.

He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1998.

He is survived by Dorothy, his wife of 61 years; his daughter Jina Randals (Jerry) and son Richard Randals (Linda); plus grandchildren Anna Randals, Misty and John Vick; and great-grandson Cameron Hendrix; one sister, Marianne Randals; and other relatives.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. February 23 at the Presbyterian Church in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The family recommends that donations be made to Helping Hands Hospice (624 S. 2nd St. Tucumcari, NM  88401) or to a charity of your choice. For more information, please contact Dunn Funeral Home in Tucumcari at (505) 461-3815.