{"id":4559,"date":"2011-03-08T00:05:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T17:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2011-03-08T00:05:36","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T17:05:36","slug":"2010-don-burt-professional-horseman-and-horsewoman-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/2010-don-burt-professional-horseman-and-horsewoman-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 Don Burt Professional Horseman and Horsewoman of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3708\" title=\"aqha_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/aqha_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"60\" \/>The American Quarter Horse Journal &#8212;\u00a0The Most Valuable Professional and the Don Burt Professional Horseman and Horsewoman of the Year awards were presented tonight during the 2011 AQHA Convention Awards Banquet. The awards were presented by AQHA Corporate Partner Professional\u2019s Choice.<br \/>\n<strong>Wanda Lounder<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Most Valuable Professional or \u201cMVP\u201d of 2010 is Wanda Lounder. Wanda serves as the Maine Quarter Horse Association second vice president as well as the youth co-adviser. She leads with the goals of \u201cbringing the youth in, not as competitors, but as an organization.\u201d Under her leadership, local youth involvement has grown. In a traditionally individualistic sport, Wanda encourages teamwork, saying she wants \u201cthe youth not only to compete and grow as competitors, but to grow as a team, as well.\u201d<br \/>\nWhen financial uncertainty jeopardized the local futurities, Wanda stepped up again. Her business, Double L Equestrian Center, sponsored several events, such as the hunter under saddle futurity and non-pro green horse trail futurity, and also small-fry classes. Wanda always makes sure the small-fries are recognized with ribbons and even high-point small-fry trophies.<br \/>\nThe MVP had been announced earlier this year, but the Professional Horseman and Horsewoman of the Year were still a mystery. Who could they be?<br \/>\n<strong>Sandy Arledge<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 2010 Don Burt Professional Horsewoman of the Year, Sandy Arledge of Rancho Santa Fe, California, is a true horsewoman and pioneering businesswoman, with success as a breeder, trainer and boarding-facility manager. She partnered and managed the boarding services of over 200 horses, while standing eight stallions and provided training to as many as 60 horses.<br \/>\nShe also bred and trained her own horses to become world and reserve world champions. Within her own state, she has been the leading breeding of performance horses 18 times.<br \/>\nBesides raising her own world champions, Arledge is also an educator, training riders from novice to world show level. At her busiest, she gave 300 lessons a month. She still teaches as a clinician and volunteers with the American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup.<br \/>\nShe has served as an AQHA director and was president of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association.<br \/>\n<strong>Denny Hassett<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 2010 Don Burt Professional Horseman of the Year, Denny Hassett of Auburn, Kansas, has served the Quarter Horse industry many years. In fact, Hassett has been to every AQHA World Show since its start in 1974.<br \/>\nHe is a successful all-around trainer, having shown in halter, reining and western pleasure and other events with many memorable horses.<br \/>\nHassett also gives back to the up-and-comers. He has coached at all levels, from 4-H\u2019ers to All American Quarter Horse Congress champions. He also coaches college equestrian teams and frequently gives clinics at the Congress and Kansas State University. Many of his students have turned professional themselves, the list reading like a \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d of top trainers.<br \/>\nHassett is also an AQHA director from his home state of Kansas, where he is greatly respected. In 2006, he was inducted into the Kansas Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.<br \/>\nCongratulations to 2010\u2019s Professionals of the Year. Look for more information on this year\u2019s winners in the May issue of\u00a0The American Quarter Horse Journal.<\/p>\n<p>AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on\u00a0The American Quarter Horse Journal\u00a0or\u00a0America\u2019s Horse, visit\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AQHA Publications<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Quarter Horse Journal &#8212;\u00a0The Most Valuable Professional and the Don Burt Professional Horseman and Horsewoman of the Year awards were presented tonight during the 2011 AQHA Convention Awards Banquet. The awards were presented by AQHA Corporate Partner Professional\u2019s Choice. Wanda Lounder The Most Valuable Professional or \u201cMVP\u201d of 2010 is Wanda Lounder. 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