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breeding of Appaloosa horses. Although Dr. Ziter may have had an
ownership interest in some horses, she did not participate in the
horse activity.
Dr. Harrington has no significant formal training in horse
breeding. However, Dr. Harrington grew up with horses and knows
a lot about them. Dr. Harrington was raised on a farm in rural
Mississippi and owned and used a horse for transportation from
the time he was 4 years old. His childhood horse, named Dan, was
a cross between an Appaloosa and a Tennessee walking horse. Dr.
Harrington participated in Future Farmers of America in high
school and would ride his horse on visits to his family’s farm
during breaks from college and university.
In 1986, petitioners bought a farm in Minnesota and shortly
thereafter purchased their first Appaloosa horse. In addition to
riding horses, petitioners began showing their horses at the
Flying W Appaloosa Horse Club.
In the late 1980s, Dr. Harrington began investigating the
breeding of Appaloosa horses. Among other things, he spoke to
long-time breeders of Appaloosa horses at Sheldak Ranch, who told
him it would be difficult to breed palomino Appaloosas
successfully. Nevertheless, in 1990, after searching for a
stallion for several years, Dr. Harrington purchased a 4-month
old colt named Provoking, for $2,000, to use as his stallion in
attempting to breed palomino Appaloosa horses.
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