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Michael Byatt
Arabian trainer and internationally-renowned halter showman
USEF 2010 Equestrian of Honor
New Ulm, TX

Mallory Krumm of Nicholasville, KY: What made you want to show horses? As a child, I loved doing anything that involved horses. One aspect of that was attending horse shows, which, in turn, made me want to participate and compete in horse shows. At the point that I began, it really made no difference what the competition was, be it egg and spoon, or park. I just wanted to be there. I believe to answer your question fairly it would be, I just wanted to be there – to be at horse shows – to be with horses.

Heather Heineman of Middletown, Ohio: Why did you decide to work with the Arabian breed? It was an accident. Truly it could have been any horse, any breed. I love Arabian horses, but horses were my primary love. I had a neighbor (Ethel Ortenburger) that owned Arabians and she exposed me to the breed.

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