MARGO BALL

                                       

 

Margo has been in the winners circle since she was 9 years old. She has a college degree, teaching experience in public school and community college, and many years instructing horsemanship.

Margo has won 8 World Championship Titles and has shown and trained many horses to Superior Event Titles in Halter, Western Pleasure, Western Riding and Reining as well as several AQHA Championships. She has also taken numerous horses to Top Ten placings at AQHA World Shows and the Quarter Horse Congress including a Reserve Champion title.

Margo is an AQHA National Director for the State of Colorado. A long time member of the AQHA Professional Horseman's Association, she also serves on the Professional Horseman's committee and is a former member of the Professional Horseman's Council.  Margo's most recent appointment was to the World Conformation Horse Association Board of Directors representing Region II as a professional

Margo is one of the first women to have judged the five main World Championship shows. She has judged a total of 18 World Championship Shows, as well as the Arabian Nationals and The Canadian Nationals. She holds seven judging cards and has judged over 750 shows.

As an author, Margo has been published in numerous books, over 20 magazines, and has produced two training videos/DVDs on showmanship and grooming (as can be reviewed on the "Videos" page).

LOOK BELOW FOR SOME OF THE ARTICLES
 MARGO HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN!

 

  Conformation Clinic Horse & Rider, May 2012 Page 43
Page 44
  Margo Ball
Ball's Quarter Horses		 Equine Chronicle, September/October 2009 Page 474
  Halter In Detail (Part 5 in a series):
Banding a Thin Mane		 AQHA Journal, September 2009 Page 80
  Halter In Detail (Part 4 in a series):
Finishing The Mane		 AQHA Journal, August 2009 Page 100
  Halter In Detail (Part 3 in a series):
Professionally Banding The Mane		 AQHA Journal, July 2009 Page 88
  Halter In Detail (Part 2 in a series):
Preparing To Band: Trimming and Thinning		 AQHA Journal, June 2009 Page 72
  Halter In Detail (Part 1 in a series):
Preparing To Band: The Bridlepath		 AQHA Journal, May 2009 Page 74
  Conformation Clinic Horse & Rider, February 2009 Page 37
  Women LUV Horses RMQHA Magazine, December 2008 Page Unknown
  Mailbox: Some Greats AQHA Journal, April 2008   Page Unknown
  Judges Profile AQHA Journal, November 2007 Page 18
  Conformation Clinic Horse & Rider, June 2006 Page 54
  Is There Life After Halter? AQHA Journal, January 2006 Page 110
  Ponies First Western Horseman, January 2006 Page 134
  Judging Politics - What's The Real Story? Ride with Bob Avila, June 2002 Page 30
  Pivot Pointers Horse & Rider, January 1998 Page 32
  Meet The Trainers RMQHA Magazine, February 1994 Page 74
  Pleasure Balance Southern Horseman, April 1993 Page 22
  Margo - Winner of the 1976 Non-Professional Award RMQHA Magazine, 1976 Page 70
  Margo Lea Ball Wins RMQHA All-Around Saddle RMQHA Magazine, January 1974 Page 36

 

 

TOM BALL

                                       

 

Tom has been showing, training, judging, and winning for over 40 years. He has a Masters Degree with training in Education, Agriculture, Nutrition, Artificial Insemination, and Breeding.  Tom started and instructed one of the first college horsemanship programs in the country.

Tom is the Breeding Manager, Full Time Trainer and Barn Manager at Ball's Quarter Horses. He has experience with most every discipline and has the versatility to train for them all.

Tom keeps the horses in training ready to go out and show with nutrition, grooming, and a consistent exercise program.

LOOK BELOW FOR SOME OF THE ARTICLES TOM HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN!

 
  Baby's First Steps AQHA Journal, January 2005 Page 132
  Logical Loading Western Horseman, October 2004 Page 70
  Clean Ride with Bob Avila, June 2002 Page 10

 

 

WAYNE BALL

 

                                       

 

Wayne brings skills in business management, accounting, and technology, having a Masters in Education and PhD work in Management and Public Relations. 

Wayne is an educational specialist for a regional office of the US Office of Education. 

Wayne shows horses in the Amateur and Open competitions, having won two World Championships and numerous Superior and AQHA titles. 

Wayne also brings skills in Farrier Science.

 

 

 

                    OUR STAFF                     

 

WELCOME BACK!

BOB

RICK HARRIS

With over 35 years of experience in shoeing Performance horses in ALL disciplines Rick is a master farrier.

Bob is the round pen manager for Ball's Quarter Horses. He keeps the horses exercised, in line and gets them "Bob" broke! He helps get sawdust, hay, grain and run errands. He also meets and greets everyone that comes to visit Ball's Quarter Horses.

 

TIMMY & CALLIE

PRO

Timmy, and Callie are the pest control technicians. They keep the mice at bay and Tom on a diet by eating half of his doughnuts in the morning!

Pro is the real working man. He goes many miles to get Ball's Quarter Horses down the road and into the show pen. Meet him at the upcoming shows!

 
Ball's Quarter Horses
5137 N County Road 11
Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 484-4148
fax: (970) 484-2716