Interview with Greg Denney, Andrea Denney, September 25, 2007
Project: Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Greg Denney and his wife Andrea talk about his early work training horses for ranch owners, which transitioned into buying and selling horses. He talks about various types of training for horses including cutting, roping, and workhorses. He talks about horse shows, women involved in showing horses, and the public interest in horse showing sports. Denney's wife Andrea talks about the challenges of getting established training horses professionally. He talks about veterinary care for horses, his views on slaughtering horses, and why horses are often abandoned.Interview Accession
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Greg Denney
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Cutting (Horsemanship) Cutting horse competitions Cutting horse competitions--Rules Cutting horses Horse show judges Horse shows--Western division and classes Horses Horses--Care Horse-shows Horses--Showing Horses--Training Horses--Wounds and injuries National Cutting Horse Association (U.S.) National Cutting Horse Contest Quarter horse RanchesInterview Rights
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Denney, Andrea Interview by Kim Lady Smith. 25 Sep. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Denney, A. (2007, September 25). Interview by K. L. Smith. Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Denney, Andrea, interview by Kim Lady Smith. September 25, 2007, Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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