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I got my first horse when I was twelve,
and I haven’t been horseless since. I can’t be. My parents
insist that the first word I said as a child was “horse” and I
have no reason to doubt them. Horses are as much a part of me as my heart, soul
and personality. That is what I have discovered about
most “horse people”. It doesn’t mean that they make their
living with horses; it means that they can’t live without them.
And in most cases, with fond memories and a tear in their eye, horse
people love to tell the story of their “special horse.” The
horse that changed their life.
Horse people usually have to have a
real job to finance their addiction to horses. For me, that job is
photography. I’m a portrait photographer. Thankfully, opportunity
now allows me to combine my greatest love with my career. This book
is about the horses that, for whatever reason, hold a special place
in the hearts of my subjects. My job is to tell that story both in
word and portraiture. Tell me about that special horse, and I’ll
tell the world.
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"Here are a few of the "horsepeople" that have
contributed stories about their special horse."
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Lecile Harris
PRCA Hall of Fame Rodeo clown
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Red Steagall
Singer, Songwriter, Poet, Cowboy
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Michael Martin Murphy Singer, Songwriter, Showman
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Ranger Doug
Cowboy musician of "Riders In the Sky"
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Sam Powell
Trainer, Clinician, True Horseman
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Pawnee Bill
Western Entertainer
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Pam Minick
Former Miss Rodeo America, Television Personality.
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Also!
Mike Howard - Retired Secret Service Agent for President's Kennedy, Johnson, and Ford.
Clint Haverty - NRHA Hall of Fame
Bob Kingsley - Syndicated Radio host of "Country Top 40"
Ernie King - General Manager of "Western Horseman" magazine.
Pam Grace - Noted dressage trainer
J.J. Hampton - 17 time World Rodeo champion
Bob Doty - Rodeo Coach, Tarleton State
University
Barry Corbin - Screen & Television
Actor.
Sherri Mell...Cowgirl Hall of Fame
Orren Mixer...Equine artist
Clinton Anderson - Horse trainer and Clinician
Lindy Burch - Cutting Horse trainer
Tuff Hedeman - World Champion Bull Rider
Roy Cooper - 8 time World Champion Roper
Buck Taylor - Actor and Western Artist
Ron Pack - Vice President of Panhandle Slim
Bob Meucci - Horse Breeder and businessman.
Walt Garrison - former professional football player & rodeo performer.
Chris Cox - Horse trainer/clinician
Bob Tallman - Rodeo announcer & member Cowboy Hall of Fame
Tressie Knowlton- TV producer and former Miss Rodeo America
Trevor Brazile- Four time All Around Champion Cowboy
and Triple Crown winner.
Larry Mahan -Six time All Around Champion Cowboy and
Host of Equestrian Nation on RFD TV.
Donna Howell-Sickles...Western artist and member of the
Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Tom Lyons- Member of the NCHA Hall of Fame.
John Lyons. - Horse trainer/clinician
Templeton Thompson - Singer/songwriter
Roy Rogers Jr...Entertainer. Son of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Clark McEntire...World champion steer roper, Rodeo Hall of Fame, father of Reba McEntire.
Diana McNab...Sports psychologist, former Canadian skier,
Horsewoman.
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