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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. He would have been 30 years old the following February. |
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 19. |
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. |
Date of last page update: 16.06.2008 |
Paint Horse Association of Australia
PO Box 1008, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, Australia
Phone: (02) 6884 5513 Fax: (02) 6884 5517
Email: office@painthorse.com.au
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