Missouri Horse Shows Association

KARLA URE
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What is your full name:	Karla Marie Ure
Do you have a nickname:	No
How old are you:	Do we have to put that?
Where do you live:	Florissant, Missouri
What is your favorite food:	Chocolate
What is your favorite color:	Purple
Do you have any lucky numbers:	3
When you show, do you have any superstitions or luck charms:	Oddly enough, no, I do not.
What hobbies do you have other than riding horses:	I enjoy belly dancing, shopping, showing the Pugs and doing things with my Husband and daughter.
What do you want to be when you grow up:	Hmmmmmm.....that is a good question. I have not yet decided!
How long have you been riding?	33 years
What was the name of your first Pony or horse? If you showed then, in what division did you show?	Stanley and he was a retired racing (Pacer) Standardbred. That poor old horse, we showed in everything and in every division...even Cross Country!
Who was your first trainer:	Maggi Montgomery when I bought my first Saddlebred.
List your current horses ponies etc:	BPA Success, "Success" 14.3 hh, Arabian, 20 years old, grey, gelding. Success is "Mr. Versatility" and is always game to go show or go down the trail. Sometimes, however, he likes to have fun at my expense at inopportune times, like in the show ring. For an example, see most embarrassing moments below.
	Winston's Queen Jetta, "Jetta" 15.1 hh, Tennessee Walking Horse, 25 years old, black, mare. Jetta can be ridden by anyone and is a fabulous trail riding horse. In addition, we recently showed Jetta in a Gaited Mare Halter Class and she won it! We figured out the last time she was shown was when she was a filly!
What is your current Trainer's name:	Currently, I do not have a trainer.
What is your favorite Horse Show:	The Arabian American Royal.
What is your funniest, most embarrassing moment:	Success dumping me in the show ring at a horse show and while still dusting myself off, a young lady running out to me with a helmet in hand insisting that I wear it!
What was your proudest moment in riding/showing?	My proudest moments were with a very exciting young gelding I used to own, EA Quincy. Quincy won a 2002 Regional Championship in Show Hack for our Region. And, in 2003 when Quincy qualified and traveled to the US Youth Nationals and made it onto a judge's card for Show Hack! And, since getting Success in 1992, his overall achievements starting in 1993 when I first started showing him. Success has won many MHSA championships in all Arabian divisions he has been applied to since 1993. Success has also won a few High Point Arabian for Missouri Arabian Horse Association in years past and, most recently, Success won the 2005 High Point Arabian for the Abu Arabian Club!
Future Plans and goals:	My ultimate goal is to someday have another Arabian good enough to get me to the winner's circle at the Arabian US Nationals! My more immediate goal is to break Success to drive and show him in driving, that should be fun!

KARLA URE

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