2 0 0 9 ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Classic ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁voted ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁state ▁representative ▁C andy ▁Sp ence ▁E zz ell , ▁who ▁explained ▁that ▁" Dr . ▁Leonard ▁Bla ch ▁and ▁Mark ▁Allen ▁[ M ine ▁That ▁Bird ' s ▁own ers ] ▁have ▁brought ▁New ▁Mexico ▁positive ▁world wide ▁recognition ." ▁Dr . ▁Bla ch , ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁for ▁the ▁proceed ings , ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁from ▁House ▁members . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁tra iner ▁D . ▁Wayne ▁L uk as . ▁ ▁Ped ig ree ▁▁ ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁is ▁in bre d ▁ 4 ▁x ▁ 4 ▁to ▁the ▁st all ion ▁Northern ▁Dan cer , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Northern ▁Dan cer ▁appears ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁generation ▁of ▁his ▁pedig ree . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁This ▁story ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁movie , ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁stars ▁S ke et ▁Ulrich ,