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 PHAA
Hall of Fame Inductee #1
Peta-Anne was born in Sydney and was the oldest child of three. Her
mother helped found the Hornsby Pony Club and Peta-Anne inherited her
love of horses and often rode around the surrounding suburbs on her
horse. At an early age, Peta was given a camera as a gift and then Peta
began to combine her two great loves of horses and photography.
Peta married Todd Tenney in 1971 and they have two boys. Along with her
in-laws, Lyman and Alaire Tenney she founded the Paint Horse
Association of Australia Ltd and was the secretary for the first three
years and editor of the PHAA Journal. Peta-Anne lived and breathed the
Paint Horse and along with her husband imported the stallion Le Van Dee
Dee* 150.
Todd and Peta-Anne owned some of the top paint horse mares and were
proud co-owners of the first two PHAA Champions Le Van Dee Dee and Joe
Paint. It was Peta-Anne that compiled the first PHAA studbook and she
and Todd published the Australia's Western Horseman and the Stallion
Yearbooks. Peta always made sure that Paints were given good promotion
and coverage in any of their own publications.
The Tenneys moved to Arizona USA in 1983 and while they no longer had
horses, they still have Joe Paints awards in pride of place in their
office. A few years ago, she returned the silver coffee service, a gift
from the PHAA to Todd and Peta as co-founders of the PHAA, to the
office. It was a lovely gesture and one that proves that even today as
far away as she is from Australia, she still holds the PHAA close to
her heart.
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 Horse Hall of
Fame Inductee #1
Joeleo a Bay Tobiano stallion foaled in 1973 is by "Le-Van Joe" an own
son of "Levan" AQHA leading sire of ROM race qualifiers, and out of a
black Quarter Horse mare "Donna Blaze Bar". Bred by Eugene Hickey,
Chandler Arizona and imported by Lyman & Alaire Tenney.
Arriving shortly after C-Note's Playboy, Joeleo was barely 18 months
old when he was placed second at his first showing - in a stallion
class. This show was the only defeat Joeleo suffered in the show ring
that year; he won all his classes for the rest of the year to win
National High Point Halter Stallion 1974-75.
In 1975 he moved to West Australia where his training progressed and he
won National High Point Cutting Horses 1975-76 earning all of his
points in Open and NCHA competition, a feat he repeated for 1976-77. In
1976 he became PHAA Champion #3. Prior to moving to WA Joeleo had the
honour of winning the first Paint Horse Race in Australia - as a two
year old.
Joeleo has ROM's in Halter, Trail, Western Pleasure, Cutting, Western
Riding, Reining and Bridle Path Hack. In 1975-76 he was Reserve
National High Point Horse in Trail, Western Riding and Sprint Racing.
Then 1976-77 saw him emerge as National High Point Horse in Cutting and
Reserve in Trail and Working Cowhorse.
In the 1977-78 season he won National High Point Reining and Western
Riding and Equal High Point Bridle Pat Hack and Sprint Racing. As if to
prove that things get better with age, he went out in 78-79 to be Honor
Roll Cutting; Working Cowhorse and Sprint Racehorse and earned a PHAA
Superior Cutting Horse Award.
Joeleo was put to sleep in December 2002 after his second heart attack.
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Horse Hall of Fame Inductee #2
With the PHAA barely one year old, Jack and Christine Ruckwood's
imported stallion a sorrel overo foaled in 1968 stepped onto Australian
soil in time to court a few mares at the end of the 1973-74 stud
season.
National Champion Yearling at the 1969 National Show at Kansas City,
Kansas, Playboy was bred by Junior Robertson and Jim Smoot and came
from a long line of National Champions. His sire C-Note was a National
Champion and APHA Champion. C-Note's Sire, Mr J Bar, holds five
National Champion titles, two in Halter, one Roping, and two in Get of
Sire. C-Note's dam, Pocohontas, won the National Produce of Dam in
1966. C-Note's Playboy's dam was Squaw Cat a daughter of Dinky Reed
AQHA. And the cropout mare Cat.
C-Note's Playboy proved to be an outstanding Halter horse in his first
Australian show season, winning many championships and attracting a lot
of attention to the Paint Horse breed with his flashy overo coloring -
previously unseen in Australia.
For the 1974, 75 and 76 seasons C-Note's Playboy stood at stud for his
owners, breeding many mares including registered Paints and
Thoroughbreds. In 1977 the Ruckwoods leased C-Note's Playboy to Phil
and Betty Carman and Betty commenced training the stallion for
performance events. Now a nine year old, the imported horse put his
mind to the job and in a short time was winning consistently in Bridle
Path Hack, Western Pleasure, and Western Riding - and at the same time
continuing his Halter success.
Grand Champion at the 1978 SPHC Victorian State Championships and
Senior Champion at SEQPHC Qld State Championships were highlights of
his time with the Carman's. Over a period of two years the Carman's
showed him to his ROM Western Pleasure, ROM Halter and to PHAA Champion
No. 7. He was also National High Point Halter Stallion and National
High Point Western Pleasure Horse.
C-Notes Playboy was put to sleep on the 27th August 1987 at the age of
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 Horse
Hall of Fame Inductee #3
Fire Trail was foaled in 1984, sired by AQHA Champion Vapour Trail and
out of the first APHA imported mare Fireside Chat. Bred and owned all
of his life by Kevin Mills, Fire Trail has two main homes, Crown Park
Training Stables and Natan Paint Horse Stud.
Known as the quiet achiever Fire Trail commenced his show career at six
months and consistently placed in the winners circle. Proven to be one
of the most versatile Australian bred stallions, Fire Trail won the
first versatility stakes at the 1989 NSW State Show.
Through his illustrious career 1988-1990 Fire Trail earned numerous and
various State and National Championships. Highlights of his career are
- PHAA Champion #77, Superior Award - Bridle Path Hack, ROMs in Halter,
Western Pleasure, Bridle Path Hack, Hunter Hack.
After 5 years out of the show ring Fire Trail returned to the Nationals
in 1995 and proved old boys can learn new tricks by receiving Reserve
National Champion Working Cow Horse, National Champion Team Penning
with Jim Hudson.
As well as being successful in the show ring, Fire Trail brought
publicity to the PHAA by featuring on the first Paint Horse special on
Burkes Backyard. Fire Trail was also used at the local TAFE for
exhibitions/displays and also attended a parade at the Gosford
thoroughbred race day in 1996 to promote the PHAA.
Fire Trail died on the 3rd November, 2007 at the age of 23. |
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Packard Lodge Warpaint
Horse Hall of Fame Inductee #4
Packard Lodge Warpaint was the first registered
Paint horse stallion in Tasmania and the first registered Paint horse
stallion to be registered stock horse. He was born in 1973 by an ASB
Thoroughbred stallion Mac Blue out of a Paint horse mare Brandy.
Awarded PHAA Champion #50, he has Register of Merits in Halter,
Hacking, Jumping, Eventing, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Hunter
hack, Bridle Path Hack, Barrel Racing, Trail, Sporting, Working Stock
horse, Dressage and more. He was awarded Champion Paint at every
national/Royal Show that he attended from 1974 to 1982.
Packard Lodge Warpaint has been a Reserve High Point Performance Horse
of Australia as well as High Point Performance Stallion for the Stock
Horse Society - a testament to his versatility.
The first stallion allowed in open hack and riding classes at Tasmanian
Agricultural shows he worked tirelessly to promote Paint Horses, Stock
Horses and Stallions in general. He was used for advertising with
the RACT and Bessie Cash Clothing Store, participated in street parades
and was ridden by many celebrities.
His progeny have been successful in many fields but in particular a
number have been exported overseas to compete in Eventing and
Showjumping with a grandson reportedly to be the highest priced eventer
to leave Australia.
Packard Lodge War paint died at the age of 23.
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Date of last page update:
13.07.2008
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PO Box 1008, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, Australia
Phone: (02) 6884 5513 Fax: (02) 6884 5517
Email: office@painthorse.com.au
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