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    Behind the Slide – Rondell Stevenson, Texas

    “When you’re havin’ fun it’s not really work. I’ve been doin’ this for 31 years, so it’s not really work—it’s just fun.”  That’s what well known shoe-shiner, tack maintainer and all-around good guy, Rondell Stevenson said about his job. He learned the tricks of the trade back in 1988 when a friend of his needed […]

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    Behind the Slide – Phillip Chamberlain, Oklahoma

    Originally from Ohio, Phillip has made his home in Lexington, Oklahoma, after finding his calling in life as a farrier. He frequented Pennsylvania to shoe horses for a reiner. That got his foot in the door.  “I started shoeing reining horses in 1991. I have been coming to the NRHA Futurity and NRHA Derby for […]

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    Behind the Slide – Lanie + Ellie, Texas

    The daughters of NRHA Professionals Sebastian + Melanie Petroll, Lanie, and Ellie both attended their first NRHA Futurity in a swaddle. The spunky girls find the week in Oklahoma City exciting simply because they aren’t at home. “We are here with my daddy because he’s showing and our customers are showing too,” 8-year-old Lanie said. […]

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