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 Gala Nettles
Gala Nettles, Madisonville, Texas, has been a freelance writer and columnist for the equine and other industries for more than 20 years, during which time she has also authored 15 books, primarily about great cutting horses. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and her master’s degree from Sam Houston University, she taught high school English and chaired an English Department before marrying cutting horse trainer Ronnie Nettles. Cutting then became the center of her life. She secretaried the Sam Houston Cutting Horse Association, sat on the NCHA Open Show committee, the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Horse Sale Committee, and learned to be completely dressed before emerging from the bedroom, since their home has always been a stopover for many a cutter. Civic duties include guest speaker for numerous organizations, serving as a director on the Oak Ridge Country Club Board, the local Madison County Water Board, the Madison County Real Estate Board, sitting on several committees for Cross Roads Cowboy Church and teaching Sunday School. Nettles has written for Quarter Horse News for more than 20 years.
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE PEN
How about some thinking outside the box?
Here’s what we know. A little research revealed the technological age has ushered in a new way of watching aged events – at home in your recliner.
While it definitely has its plusses, it’s kind of depressing when the NCHA writes big checks to put these things on; depressing when seats are empty at horse sales; depressing when vendors spend mega-bucks setting up booths yet so few people are present they can bowl in the alleyways. Think tossing an expensive party and no one shows up.
But wait a minute: what if those NCHA members who watch aged events from their recliners are on to something! Stay with me here.
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Remember the “Where’s the Beef?” advertisement where the little lady complained about the lack of meat on her hamburger? I’m like her; but instead of hamburgers, I’m wondering, “Where’s the beef with our NCHA aged events this year?”
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Interesting thing happened yesterday. As I entered our local supermarket, a lady walking out at the same time had on a T-shirt that grabbed my attention. One reason it caught my eye was because the letters were big and bold, but it was message those letters spelled out that really grabbed me right there and then. In fact, had I not been so surprised by it (and why should anything surprise anyone this day and time?), I might have wrestled her for her T-shirt right then and there – in the middle of downtown Madisonville, Texas, USA!
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