Interview with Vanessa Derickson Crowe, October 27, 2006
Project: Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Vanessa Derickson Crowe describes growing up on her family's farm and how her father became involved in working with horses, as well as her own growing interest in horses. She talks about working for the Kentucky Board of Education before working for the United Mountain Horse Association. She also talks about how she started her own small breeding business of Mountain horses. Crowe discusses starting Wilder Will Farm with her husband, aunt, and uncle. She discusses the future of the Mountain Horse in Kentucky.Interview Accession
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Horse industry--Kentucky Horses Horse industry Childhood Family farms Horse breeding Mountain horses Horse-shows FamiliesInterview Rights
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Crowe, Vanessa Derickson Interview by Kim Lady Smith. 27 Oct. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Crowe, V.D. (2006, October 27). Interview by K. L. Smith. Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Crowe, Vanessa Derickson, interview by Kim Lady Smith. October 27, 2006, Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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