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Show The.ParrnasTrain Champion"' horse when he was 14. He obtained his first registered quarter horse mare when he was 16. His devotion to the breed has remained strong because Parma feels that the quarter horse is the most versatile in terms of showing, show-ing, working and pleasure riding. Dr. Parma was raised in California. He received his doctorate in genetics from the University of Washing- anothcr essential ingredient, aside from the inherent abilities of a fine horse, in the making of a champion and that is training. The championships are awarded on a point system, which is based on both confirmation and performance. It takes a cool confident horse to stand up to the pressure of handling an obstacle course under the close scrutiny of a group of expert judges. In fact, it takes years of patience and hard work for a rider to attain the expertise necessary to show a horse to his full ability. It is Dr. Parma's goal to develop both high quality performance horses and expert riders. Dr. Parma's parents presented pre-sented their son with his own V"j:i-Z TrZ" w 'i r- : ,1 "It is obvious that the horse is king at the Parma Ranch," says one student who takes riding classes from Dr. David Parma in Daniels. Her statement is supported by the sight of blanketed quarter horses in a row of spacious padocks. Parked off to the side of the complex, which includes an outdoor ring and an indoor arena, is a horse trailer with War Glory Jr., American Quarter Horse Association World Champion emblazoned embla-zoned on the side. War Glory Jr. is the Parma's resident stallion and father to two subsequent AQHA World Champions, Glory's April and . Glory's Spring Bee. The Parma's are planning to show Glory's Dark Shadow in AQHA competition next year and in the meantime young Glory's Chocolat Bar born last March shows every promise of living up to the line's excellent confirmation, intelligence intel-ligence and athletic ability. Those who are knowledgeable knowledge-able about American quar ter horses know there is Cynda Spahr gives War Glory Jr. enough rein to see his way through a tricky obstacle course. Dr. Parma gives Jacquee Steinau some tips about balance. |