Stampede Program 1995

Jul 17, 2005
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Dedication 1995

Bill D

For this, the fourth annual Atlantic Stampede, we dedicate our rodeo to an individual who has touched and influenced in some way the lives of almost every ASGRA member, Bill D.

Before ASGRA was formed, Bill and some friends had organized the Capitol Riding Club for people who were interested in horseback riding. The club, which had a mailing list of 85, rode at Piscataway Stables in Clinton, Maryland, which continues to be a strong supporter of ASGRA activities today.

One night in 1991 Bill ran into Michael Lentz and David H, who had just returned from a gay rodeo in Colorado. They told Bill they wanted to organize a gay rodeo association in the D.C. area and Bill said he'd been thinking about the same thing.

Together, they formed ASGRA and Bill become one of its first board members, rodeo training and events committee chairman, a position he held for three years. A year later, Bill was the first rodeo director for Atlantic Stampede 1992.

Bill has taught country / western dancing at many clubs around Washington and Baltimore over the years, and currently teaches at the Stagecoach in Baltimore two nights a week. During the day, Bill keeps busy giving horseback riding lessons and training. He has probably taught 30 or more ASGRA members on horses over the years. While organizing rodeo and ASGRA training activities for rookie competitors, Bill taught dancing lessons at Lost & Found, Equus and Wild Oats. If you dance or ride a horse, you probably know Bill D. He has given you the skills, knowledge and support to excel.

Bill, who is a former president of the Virginia Dressage Association, has spent his entire life around horses, training and riding English as well as Western. His connections to the "horse community" have been a major asset to ASGRA. He currently owns two Registered Quarter Horses and qualified for the second time this year to compete in the National Barrel Horse World Championships in Augusta, Georgia, the week before Stampede '95.

We dedicate this weekend to Bill D. Good luck and thank you for your contributions to making Atlantic Stampede, ASGRA and its individual members successful.

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