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Leon was born, raised and still lives in Sumner, Iowa.
He, his wife Terry and daughter Kimberly raise, train and
show Paints. Leon shows the halter horses, Terry does
most of conditioning of the horses and the riding and
Kimberly shows both the halter and performance.
In the halter arena Leon has shown 18
World and Reserve World Champions, prepared 7 Amateur
World and Reserve World Champions and 2 Youth World
champions along with numerous Top ten World entries,
state futurity champions, Honor Roll awards and Superior
Awards. In addition to showing , Leon has been an APHA
judge since 1977 and judged over 150 shows including the
1988 National Championship Paint Horse Show.
Kimberly was Top 20 Youth 14-18 for 2 years and became
lifetime leading showmanship Exhibitor in 2000. A
Graduate of the University of Iowa with a Business Major
now shows in the amateur division. |