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Doug Clark 12262 Blanton View Avenue Wayne, Okla 73095 405-641-4598 Email Website |
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Doug Clark - a fourth generation cowboy who has the rare distinction of not
only knowing about horses and what makes them tick when riding one, but also
knowing what makes them tick when it comes to the equipment that works best
for them. Doug's great grandfather, Monroe Veach, carved out a legacy as
one of the premier saddlemakers of his day opening Veach Saddlery in
Trenton, Missouri, in 1911. Monroe handed down his craft to his daughters
and their husbands to continue the trade, and Doug's grandparents, Charley
and Imogene Veach Beals, did just that. For nearly 40 years Veach Saddlery,
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the stomping grounds of many early day professional
cowboys, as well as English disciplined riding enthusiasts, because they
carried anything and everything for the horse and rider. Doug's passion in the
horse industry is as strong as his ancestors and he has dedicated his career and
life to equines.
Doug, a gold card member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has trained horses for all roping events and has had at least one horse trained or owned by him at every National Finals Rodeo and National Finals Steer Roping for the last 20 years. A competitor himself, he has many accolades to his credit in the PRCA and has been ranked in the top 20 many times in tiedown roping and steer roping with only a limited opportunity to haul extensively. He is a past Prairie Circuit champion and Cheyenne Frontier Days All Around winner. In 2005, he was crowned the PRCA's Pendleton, Oregon Roundup Steer Roping Champion during his successful bid to qualify for the National Finals Steer Roping winning reserve in the average and winning PRCA/AQHA Steer Horse of the National Finals Steer Roping. As a part of the Professional Horsemen's team in the American Quarter Horse Association, Doug represents the association well showing in tiedown roping, heading, and heeling. There have been three horses owned and rodeod on by Doug that have been nominated for PRCA/AQHA Horse of the Year - Panamas Night Wind in steer roping, Docies Trouble, and Foxys Gold Bar in tiedown roping, making Doug's training and showing qualities apparent whether in the rodeo arena or the show arena. One of the many horses that he has campaigned at the AQHA World Show has been, Look Whos Larkin, which he had the opportunity to show in tiedown roping. His finals placing on the horse helped catapult 'Larkin' into the winner's circle as the 1999 AQHA Super Horse. Doug is also involved in the administrative end of the horse industry, and is a director in the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association and is an accredited AQHA judge. His youth, amateur, and open clients have many wins to their credit thanks to his assistance helping not only riders, but their horses as well. His achievements in the horse industry have been chronicled in the Quarter Horse Journal, American Cowboy, Persimmon Hill (publication of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum), PRCA Sports News, and Quarter Horse News, just to name a few, and has written monthly columns in several roping publications. He takes the opportunity, whenever possible, to hold horsemanship and roping clinics all over the United States. Corporate sponsors like Sundowner Trailers, Nutrena, and Diamond V Yeast cultures support his efforts, not to mention Lyle Ropes, as well as Veach Saddlery, in Trenton, Missouri, who manufacture and promote the Doug Clark Roper and the Linda Clark DC Barrel Racer saddles. Another integral member of Clark Quarter Horses is Darcy Clark. Darcy's heritage is unique in that both parents are horse enthusiasts with rodeo backgrounds and she has decided to carry on the tradition with her love of horses. A rider since age of five, Darcy, now 15, has qualified for three Mid-South Youth Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals in barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying. Adding the breakaway roping and heeling to her list of events, she has shown in three AQHYA World Shows, and is looking forward to 2006 and another qualification in the AQHYA. She will be eligible to compete this year as well in the Oklahoma High School Rodeo Association and will be competing in barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway and team roping. Darcy also has worn the crown of Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Princess, and traveled throughout the state as a goodwill ambassador for the sport of rodeo. One of Darcy's horses that carried her to an AQHYA World Show qualification is Panamas Night Wind, or Pokey, as he is affectionately known. This great horse, at 24, helped Doug garner many wins in the PRCA in steer roping and has been honored by being nominated three times as the AQHA/PRCA Steer Roping Horse of the Year, winning one reserve title. He has been featured on the Public Broadcasting Systems award-winning show, 'Antiques Road Show', having been ridden by the host of the show, Lara Spencer. Pokey was also the focus of a feature article in the Western Horseman - 'Going Strong in the Golden Years'. The article talked about Doug's success with Pokey and went into detail regarding the care and feeding of the older performance horse and included tips on how to keep them going. Clark QH Update - June 1, 2006 Clark Quarter Horses would like to welcome our newest corporate sponsor - Sundowner Trailers. Doug is joining the "Pro Staff" Sundowner Trailer team, and will be added soon to their website at www.sundownertrailer.com. Congratulations to Jay and Cindy Posey of Wayne, Oklahoma, whose horse Dunit N Stars, is currently ranked second in Senior Tiedown Roping and second overall in AQHA. Congratulations also to Dick and Vicki Armer, of Preston, Kansas, whose horse Joe W Cowboy is currently leading the Junior Tiedown Roping and is third overall in the same event in AQHA. These great horses are shown by Doug in all three roping events - tiedown, heading, and heeling. Look for them at this year's AQHA World Show! |
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