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FOUNDED ON FAITH
When they married 21 years ago, Carlos Lujan and his wife Brenda began attending horse races at Ruidoso for fun. It’s a tradition they kept up throughout the years. “We loved the thrill of it all, from the butterflies to the adrenaline rush to standing in the winner’s circles, and most of all spending time with the family during all this craziness. All glory to God,” he says.
South Dakota’s Horse Racing Pioneers
The Johnson family was among the first in the state to promote racing Quarter Horses
From Humble Beginnings
Dr. Larry Findley has put his own and his family’s talents to work to forge a thriving veterinary complex
Dedication, Discipline & Determination
John Creager’s journey from jockey
to Rolling A Ranch’s trainer and
manager
An Eye For Speed - Lance Robinson
Lance Robinson’s talent for judging form and function has yielded scores of barrel and flat-track winners
Behind The Scenes - Duayne Didericksen
Beginning in the 1950s, in addition to rodeoing, Duayne rode, bred, trained, and bought and sold racehorses. Then, beginning around the mid-1970s, his interests evolved into administration. Since then, he’s mainly worked behind the scenes to regulate and promote the sport. Although his career hasn’t been all roses, it has been innovative and fulfilling. And in his nearly 65 years in the horse world, he has accomplished much.