Shining Spark
Carol Rose Quarter Horses
Gainesville, Texas
940-372-2000
STUD FEE: $5,500 (ICSI Only)
SIRE: Genuine Doc
DAM: Diamonds Sparkle by
Mr Diamond Dude
Shining Spark
Team Roping JournalJan 19, 2026
INCENTIVES: 100X, IRHA, NRBC, NRCHA Cow Horse, Riata, Royal Crown Roping, Top Gun
Shining Spark’s remarkable influence began with an elite pedigree—the powerful combination of Genuine Doc and AQHA Hall of Famer Diamonds Sparkle. From birth, he showed qualities that would define his legacy: an exceptional mind, near-perfect conformation and a balanced, athletic way of moving. Those traits made him not only a standout individual, but the foundation for a sire line that would reshape the Western Performance Horse industry for decades.
His own abilities extended far beyond the breeding barn. Carol Rose, his breeder, had a passion for team roping: Shining Spark was everything a great rope horse should be, whether heading or steer stopping. Though unable to show at the World’s Greatest Horseman with Bobby Lewis due to illness, Shining Spark possessed natural cow sense, willingness and clarity of mind, which set him apart long before his offspring ever entered the arena.
As a sire, Shining Spark’s progeny consistently display the hallmarks of his greatness—athleticism, trainability, cow sense, speed and heart, while excelling in reining, cow horse, roping and all-around events.
Today, a new generation of Shining Sparks are winning on the world’s biggest stages, carrying forward the brilliance, mind and power of a stallion who forever changed the Western performance world.
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