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Howdy,
I would like to welcome you to the ‘My Appaloosa Horse Saga Begins
Section’ and the Bar-K-Ranch... I hope that you will enjoy tripping down
memory lane with me as we travel back in time to the good old days..
(smile) I hope to have some new pages with up to date pictures of the
horses we now have here.. Since I am disabled now it is rather
difficult to take care of my horses and keep them in shape. But I still love to see
those beautiful spotted beast galloping across the fields or listening to
them chomping on their feed in the barn.. So slip on your boots, grab a
chaw, and a cup of coffee and let’s head to the barn... We began raising
Appaloosa’s in 1973 just before we bought this ranch...
But 1977 was a very good year for us here at the Bar-K-Ranch in that we
had 4 (four) Kentucky State Champion Horses. And this is where the
Appaloosa Saga begins... Van, the one pictured here won the Senior English
Saddle Seat class and 3 other of our horses took the year end awards for
Poles, Barrels, Western Riding, and Halter. We raised all of these horses
from babies and I trained them myself with the help of my 3 sons, Jimmy
age 12, Scott age 10, and Eric age 9 at that time. The one thing which I
found in training horses is that it is much like bringing up children. You
have to have a balance of Love and Discipline in order for them to reach a
mature adulthood.
There was a great deal of effort and sacrifice to achieve all of this. But
now, as I reflect back on these times, I have come to the realization that
no greater time in my entire life could have or has been spent, than the
times we all worked as a family unit to reach the goals of raising and
training Show Horse Champions.
The benefits of having show horses was also a blessing in disguise in that
it taught my sons sportsmanship and fair play... It taught them how hard
work and personal effort were essential in obtaining a successful way in
this life, and that with responsibility comes a sense of self worth and
self esteem...My wife, Connie of 42 years this coming February 15, 2006,
and I are now Blessed with 11 grand babies... Children and grand babies.
WOW! But with all the trophies which we have won and are now collecting
dust, I have found that my children and grand babies are the "GREATEST
TROPHY'S" that a man could have in his home...
I
thank God for His goodness and watching over my family for all these
years...
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