Today the committees of the Appaloosa Horse Club are meeting but the show is still going on at the same time. I’m going to try to find out what’s going on in those committees but in the meantime I keep running into some very interesting people like Laura Brest who’s another ApHC Hall of Famer enjoying the show here in …
Marketing Appaloosas Internationally
It’s a small world. I knew I was supposed to interview Michael Phillips and thought his name sounded familiar. We met at a St. Louis Ag Club meeting a couple years ago. Michael was here at the National Appaloosa Horse Show to speak with the International Marketing Committee. He’s President/CEO of U. S. Livestock Genetics, Inc.. He talked about export …
The Arena Atmosphere
I overheard someone say that a horse show isn’t a spectator sport. Well, tell that to the people here in the stands. There usually aren’t a lot. Mainly people interested in the current class or event but they do get loud when they cheer for their family or friends. One of the things that impresses me about a show like …
What A Farrier Does
If you had asked me before today I would have told you that a farrier has something to do with horseshoes but that’s about all I could have told you. Now I know a lot more about it. That’s because I met Kirk today in between jobs where he’s set up as a show farrier in one of the barns. …
Pleasure Horse Clinic Video
I think I’m learning a whole new language here at the National Appaloosa Horse Show. For example, take pleasure horses. There are actually several different classes here in the show for pleasure horses. At first I thought it might have something to do with horses on which riding is a pleasure but no . . . It has something to …
Dogs at the Horse Show
I’ve been joking that maybe we should call this the National Appaloosa Dog Show. There are dogs everywhere. All kinds of dogs. I’m a big dog lover and there are some beautiful animals here. For the most part they seem very well behaved. I guess dogs and horses just go together. I’ve seen a lot of puppies too. Fortunately nothing …
Steve Taylor Talks Appaloosa
Do you remember this guy? Steve Taylor, now CEO of the Appaloosa Horse Club. He’s also the guy who got what I think is the first ag group blog going while he was managing the Missouri Beef Industry Council. He’s blogging in Idaho now as the head of this international breed organization and invited me to their National Show.Here he …
Michael Peterson Remembers America
If you want to be one of the first to see a very patriotic new music video by Michael Peterson then you need to go to I Remember America. You can watch or purchase the video. After a day of driving and working I needed something to make me feel more in the mood for the holiday. You’ve got a …
President Dean is Happy With The Show
It’s time to leave the ring for today. But before I go here’s an interview with Dennis Dean from Apple Valley, CA. He’s currently president of the Appaloosa Horse Club. Dennis presided over the annual meeting of the association this afternoon at which members were provided an overview of organizational activities and plans. You can hear his perspective of how …
Horse Show Blogging
I’m here in Oklahoma City and the National Appaloosa Horse Show is in full swing on Independence Day. This is one big show that takes place over a couple weeks since it’s combined with the World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show. I’m just going to be spending a couple days here at the end. One of the main reasons I’m here …