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“Then one day I woke up and today than ever before, but we have DiAnn and I have discussed many
realized I had become one of to keep moving forward.” aspects of our sport. I seek her
‘them’, the leaders in our sport. For now, Larry has fulfilled most opinion as an active horseman, and
The awareness of that realization of his dreams. “Marnye, Ian (her she seeks my opinion, often from a
made me cognizant that as one of son), and I have a wonderful family, business perspective.”
the leaders I had a responsibility like the one I have always wanted. “However, the things that really
to help the sport move forward The whole family aspect that I never make me happy and I have the most
and I took that really seriously. had is complete. She is truly the fun with, are simple. Marnye and
The interesting part for me is that partner everyone dreams of ; we are I just bought the most wonderful
people seem to think that show like two geeks who are completely house. Finally I have a house I have
managers are far removed from the compatible and in ‘synch’ with each no interest in ever selling. Ian is in a
sport. Well, regular people on youth symphony and we
the street don’t become horse make lots of time to go
show managers. People don’t watch him perform. We
just wake up one day working travel to Hawaii, Lake
in another industry and decide Tahoe and Colorado,
to become a show manager. We and we love the theater
are all just about completely and movies.”
immersed in the sport first, as “One of the things
riders, trainers, and/or owners, we are most proud of
and then the direction takes us is our support of the
to management.” Ayn Rand Institute
“There really is no ‘us’ or and the philosophy of
‘them’…we are all ‘them’. I Objectivism. I have
understand that people only been one of the longest
see us as we currently are and supporters of that
assume we don’t have a clue. Institute. They have
We certainly do; we all came a book distribution
up the same way,” Larry says, program committed to
remembering the way he came distributing Ayn Rand
up (50 horses in training - 40 books to English high
showing) school teachers and
“As my legacy, I would like Marnye and I have
to be known for helping make taken Los Angeles
the sport better. When I started County as our personal
in this industry, professional territory. Each year we
horsemen were regarded the fund the distribution of
same as used cars dealers. I had those books into the LA
to make the choice all riders do: classrooms.”
be a professional or an amateur. “Along those lines,
Being an amateur, at anything, I would like to be
was simply never in my remembered for helping
vocabulary. If there is an overriding other. It took us a little while to get people; from being a mentor to so
thing for me it has always been a here, but I love all of it and Ian and many, many people and for things
personal drive to help professional her. like the books. I take great pride in
horseman be equal and have the “It is so interesting about my knowing there are people out there
respect of other professionals life that I am friendly with every for whom my words of wisdom have
everywhere, while being able to wife I had, and so is Marnye. The changed their course. I take great
make a living at something you love. characteristics that brought us solace in the fact I have provided
That happens by having a measure together in the beginning are still kids with literature that matters. In
of respect for yourself and the there; people’s lives just take on a the end, that’s not a bad legacy to
profession. This is more possible different direction. Over the years leave.”
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