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Quarter Horse Breeder Represents the US in Olympic
World Pairs Driving Championships

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) made the formal announcement last week, after a five month selection process, that long time Quarter Horse breeder Mike McLennan and wife Jerry of Brenham, Texas, have been selected by the United States Equestrian Team to represent the United States in the 2005 World Pairs Driving Championships to be held in Salzburg Austria in September. The full release issued by the United States Equestrian Federation can be read at http://www.usef.org/content/newsDisplay/viewPR.php?id=592. Also selected were Lisa Singer of Pennsylvania, and Fritz Grupe of California.

The McLennans were the first pair drivers west of the Mississippi to represent the United States in the sport of combined driving when they were selected in 2003 to compete in the world championship held in Paris, France. Double Sugar Rey (“Ted” to his fan club) was jokingly referred to as the only Quarter Horse to make it back from France – alive. This year, with Fritz Grupe’s selection, it is the first time in history two pair drivers west of the Mississippi have been chosen to represent the US in combined driving. International combined driving events are more popular in Europe than NASCAR is in the United States.

Mike and Jerry celebrate 38 years of breeding athletes with cowsense. Their first two horses, the Poco Bueno/Wimpy’s Ojos daughters PocoMiss Solis and Poco Miss Ojos have been the backbone of their breeding program. Their horses have been:

AQHA Finals Top Three Junior Cutting Horse in 1974

National Cutting Horse Top Ten 1986

National Reining Horse Leading Sire 1991

F.E.I. World Pairs 2003 Team USA – Haras de Jardy, Paris, France

F.E.I. World Pairs 2005 Team USA – Saltzburg, Austria

Article Horse Gazette - December 2009

Article Horse Dentistry & Bitting Journal - November 2009

Cover Professional Farrier - ____ 2009

VIDEOS

http://2010radioshow.horseradionetwork.com/spotlight-riders/

Mike McLennan - 2010 Little Everglades Dressage test Mike McLennan dressageLER2010.wmv

Mike McLennan-2010 Sunshine State Windmill Hazard 4 link

Mike McLennan - 2010 Little Everglades Hazard 2

Quarter Horse owners, you can share in the honor by helping another Quarter Horse member with the expenses they will incur in their representation of the United States. Support and contributions can be made by check to Mike McLennan and mailed to 3000 Pecan Mill Ln., Brenham, TX, 77833, or by credit card thru PayPal by...clicking on the button below.