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References
- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Wimpy retrieved on July 17, 2007
- AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 2, 2017
- Beckman, Bruce "Number One" Quarter Horse Journal March 1990 p. 36, 147
- Denhardt, Robert "Wimpy P-1 Earned His Number" Quarter Horse Journal June 1964 p. 18, 58, 62, 136-137
- Pitzer, Andrea Laycock The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires Tacoma, WA:Premier Pedigrees 1987
- Simmons, Diance C. Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1993 ISBN 0-911647-26-0
- Wohlfarth, Jenny "The Wimpy Files: The Mysteries Surrounding No. 1" Quarter Horse Journal May 1996 p. 18