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LIFE IDAHO UARTER HORSE UARTER Q 2015 IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE Photograph By Tracey Bish Photograph by Gerry Slabaugh BLEED 8.75” TRIM 8.5” Comfort that can handle anything. NEW ADVANCED TRIM 11” BLEED 11.25” COMFORT MOVES WITH YOU LONGER 2X LASTING #AdvancedComfort TREVOR BRAZILE wrangler.com 12 Time All-Around World Champion Cowboy WRI-19055_Odaho_QtrHorseJrnl_AdvCmfrt.indd 1 12/15/14 2:54 PM WRI-19055_Odaho_QtrHorseJrnl_AdvCmfrt cyan magenta WRI-19055_Odaho_QtrHorseJrnl_AdvCmfrt WRANGLER yellow QuarterHorse Journal xxxxx.xx 8.75” x 11.25” black 8.5”x 11” cc2014 8” x 10.5” X xx December 15, 2014 2:42 PM 4C RM xx AC Photograph By Tracey Bish 2014-2105 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE & LOCAL BUSINESS PROFILES Subscriptions The Curious Life of Sara Henry Take Back the Night with DAMSEL IN DEFENSE MERIDIAN LIFE | 1 KUNACOMMUNITY LIFESTYLE & LOCAL BUSINESS PROFILES IDAHO Subscribe to QUARTER HORSE LIFE ClarifEye Family Eyecare and other 762 E. Wythe Creek Ct., Suite 102, Kuna, ID IDAHO LIFE MAGAZINES KUNA LIFE | 1 www.idaholifemagazines.comby visiting 7 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLISHER PROFILES Idaho Life Magazines GRAND PERFORMANCE 16 MANAGING EDITOR 26 LEATHER, LACE, AND OLD- Donna Bush FASHIONED CHARM 36 CARRYING ON IDAHO CREATIVE DIRECTOR TRADITION Jeanette Vieira 44 PROGRESS GETS PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER 70 SWEET PEPPER RANCH Tracey Bish 76 STANDING THE TEST OF TIME CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 82 TRACEY BISH PHOTOGRAPHY Marri Champié Dalia Griffith 92 R.C. BEAN SADDLERY Hailey Malepeai 98 NEW DUDS FROM THE OLD WEST SPECIAL THANKS 102 A WESTERN TRUCK FOR Joyce Parker WESTERN PEOPLE Maddy and Alex 108 SERVICE AT THE HEART Idaho Quarter Horse Life is published by 112 YOUR TICKET TO FUN 92 IDAHO LIFE MAGAZINES 114 IDAHO QUARTER HORSE [email protected] ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES [email protected] ONLINE DIGITAL COPY www.idaholifemagazines.com Cover photo taken by Tracey Bish Idaho Life Magazines, LLC, 2015. This issue of Idaho Quarter Horse Life is copyrighted under the laws of the United States of America. All rights 16 reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without permission of the publisher is prohibited. For permission to use any portion of this publication email: [email protected]. All editorial and photographic submissions are accepted explicitly without risk to the publisher for loss or damage. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy in the information provided. The publisher assumes no responsibility or liability for errors, 94 changes or omissions. 8 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE FEATURES 18 OH, BABY! 22 HORSES THAT HEAL 28 RISING STARS, AND STARS ALREADY MADE 32 SETTING KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS 40 STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH 46 ART FOR THE GREATER GOOD 50 TRAINING IT FORWARD 38 62 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 66 AN IDAHO RACING LEGEND 84 STEP BACK IN TIME 88 SADDLE UP 22 104 TIPS FROM THE TOP CONTENTS 66 14 QUEEN OF DIAMONDS 38 FEET FIRST 72 HEALTHY AS A HORSE 74 THE POWER OF TOUCH 78 OUT & ABOUT 80 PUT A LID ON IT 94 WHY I LOVE THE IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE 96 FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 100 A PASSION FOR (COWBOY) POETRY 110 BUILT FOR SPEED 28 9 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE Photograph By Tracey Bish Welcome to our first annual Idaho Quarter Horse Life magazine. This yearly magazine will highlight the Quarter Horse industry in the State of Idaho. Whether you own a reiner, cutter, work- ing cow, roper, breeder, showing, trainer or you are merely a backyard enthusiast, our goal is to cover ALL the disciplines the Quarter Horse has to offer. With the new enthusiastic and active Board of Directors in place, our year has been a busy one! Our 2014 fundraiser was three days, two nights, and two ©Beattie Photography tickets to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, NV, with lodg- ing and travel money included. The winning ticket was drawn on September 24 at our regular monthly board meeting and the winners were Matt and Erin Henderson of Albany, Oregon. This fundraiser was a huge success!v IQHA sponsored a booth at the Horse Expo in April. We renewed old acquain- tances and made many new ones with Quarter Horse lovers! “The Black Tie Affair” AQHA Ride Program, in conjunction with Idaho Quar- ter Horse & Western Riding Club, hosted a poker run with a fine dinner following. Prime rib and salmon, along with all the trimmings, were served. We had 65 riders and served dinner to 79. We hope to be even bigger and better in 2015! Our show season was a positive one, with all the disciplines represented. Idaho was well represented at the October 2014 Novice Championship show. We had the largest number of Novice Championship Qualifiers ever. Your membership into the Idaho Quarter Horse Association will benefit you! Our “Membership Value” is growing every year. We want to thank all the merchants that have joined our list of partnerships. They understand how important it is to support the family of the American Quarter Horse. Our goal this year is to grow our Association membership and to include the Alliance that has partnerships with the American Quarter Horse Association. Your membership fee helps to “PROMOTE THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE“ in the State of Idaho. Please watch our new website for all the current information regarding the Association activities. www.idahoqha.com Many thanks go out to the professional publishing staff for this beautiful first issue. We are looking forward to many more wonderful years of affiliation with Idaho Life magazines. Claudia Halden Your 2015 President “PROMOTING THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE” 11 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE Photograph By Tracey Bish 12 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE Representing the Idaho Horse Industry The Idaho Horse Council has, for 40 years, worked to protect and promote the horse industry. Up to 26 different clubs have belonged to the IHC over the years to further the common interest of the horse industry. The IHC serves as spokesman of the industry to governmental and regulating bodies. We have worked with horsemen, veterinarians and the Department of Agriculture to develop rules for the potentially devastating disease of EVA, which was diagnosed in the Twin Falls area recently. Our committee member’s travel at their own expense often times taking off of work or sacrificing vacation plans. The IHC encourages its Directors and members to attend planning and zoning meet- ings all over the state to protect property rights with regard to horses. We testified to keep trails open to horses in Eagle Island State Park. In one of the last proposed plans, horses were phased out. After the Horse Councils testimony, horses and horse trails are alive and well at Eagle Island State Park. We maintain a permanent office and staff all to answer questions and supply an informa- tional resource to horsemen, business's and governmental agencies. We have put on, through largely volunteer effort, one of the largest equine "Expo's" in the northwest.... introducing horsemen and non-horsemen to the latest clinicians, events and related gear, etc. All of the monies go back into the horse industry for promotion and protection. We affect legislation on a state and national level as it relates to equine health, promotion (creation of the Idaho Horse Board) and protection of trails, racing and a multitude of horse related issues. We have supported the funding of a horse census, which is vital informational resource for legislative bodies, businesses and promotional events. We helped pass the Equine Activity Immunity Act in Idaho, helping to mitigate the liability of horse owners and users. The Idaho Horse Council provides 3 - $1,500.00 scholarships to three Idaho students who have been active within some area of the equine industry. We constantly work for your "right to ride"... The IHC is always alarmed about the decline of open spaces in which to keep and enjoy our horses in light of rapid urbanization in Idaho. We, and all of our members, recognize that we must protect our historical heritage and tradi- tions. We believe horses enhance the quality of life in our communities and we believe horses contribute to our state's scenic beauty as well as its economy. Steve Taylor Idaho Horse Council President 16114 Idaho Center Blvd.#5, Nampa, Idaho 83687 p: (208) 465-5477 f: (208) 465-5480 e: [email protected] www.idahohorsecouncil.com 13 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE . Queen By Marri Champié of Diamonds . LEGENDARY HORSE QUEEN OF IDAHO, KITTIE WILKINS, WAS AHEAD OF HER TIME 14 | IDAHO QUARTER HORSE LIFE ........... n a world where even men went broke send Kittie to school in Utah, and San in the horse business, Kittie Wilkins Francisco. By 1880, he’d purchased was unique. range land in Bruneau, Idaho, and The only female horse trader in had herds of horses and cattle grazing the world in the 1880s, her horses there. were branded with the diamond In 1885, the family established a brand of the Wilkins Horse Com- ranching station near Murphy Hot pany, Bruneau Diamond Ranch on Springs, and in 1887, Wilkins and their shoulder. She was world renown her brothers took two carloads of as the Horse Queen of Idaho—a title horses to the Omaha market. An as- bestowed by the San Francisco Exam- tute horse breeder and a sharp busi- iner in 1887. A single sale to a Kansas nesswoman, Kittie cleverly marketed KITTIE WILKINS SHIPPED SIX BOXCARS OF HORSES EACH IWEEK TO THE LIVESTOCK SALE YARDS ALONG THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD LINE. horse dealer sent 8,000 of her horses her own image as a “brand.” It was a to the British Boer Wars. In the Victo- brilliant gimmick, and helped estab- .