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Pleasure/All-Around horses. Between the horses their trainers show for them and the horses they show themselves, the Morans will be taking a total of seven into the show ring this year. In a time when families are often splintered, with parents and kids distracted by work or different hobbies and interests, it’s refreshing to see a whole family work togeth-
Jason Martin at the 2010World Show on Lucy (Vital Signs Are Good)
er in one sport. “It’s really nice, because it’s kept us together,” Kelly remarked. “I know a lot of people who rarely see their families, especially during their college years, and the shows and training kind of ensured that we see each other all the time. It’s also nice to have your family at the show compared to showing alone—just that additional sup- port system is really nice.” Joe puts in, “When you’re a father, it can be a challenge to find something you can
do with three girls. They don’t do sports like football or baseball. I was looking for sports we could all do together, and horse showing is good because everyone in the family loves it. There are some things you can do together, like skiing, but you don’t necessarily get the competition. I like horses, I like showing, and I like the competition, and horse show- ing is one of the few places where you have it all. It’s brought the family closer, because we all have this one thing in common. The girls each have other interests as well, but this is their common passion. They all study the sport and are very knowledgeable. If you name a horse, they can tell you what it’s done and who rides it.” With everyone showing their own horses in different disciplines, it seems to work
out well for them to avoid conflicts and hurt feelings that might come from competing in the same classes. Of course, this makes each show pretty busy for them. While all that togetherness might seem like too much for some people, Kelly does
not feel that way. “It’s not really challenging, per se, to show as a family. I guess the only thing that can be hard is at the big shows when the All-Around and Reining is going off at the same time—it sometimes makes it hard to watch everyone.” In fact, the girls seem to have an uncommonly good relationship. “They get along
great, go on vacation together, everything,” Joe remarks. “They’re all totally different, which is probably why they get along so well. Sure, there’s sibling rivalry—it would be weird if there wasn’t—but they have a good relationship.We’re pretty lucky that way.” Kelly says the family is also getting more involved in the breeding aspect of the
business. “We’re standing Self Shine at Gilson Performance horses and have several of his two- and three-year-olds in training with Tracer.We’re expecting some foals out of Lucy and Diva this year, and we’ll be breeding these mares back via embryo transfer.We also plan to get some embryos out of my old show mare, Princessontheprowl, who is a NRBC Limited Open Champion and NRHA Open Futurity and Derby finalist.” Joe enjoys this aspect of the business. “I try to buy nice mares and raise the horses
to be champions from the beginning—that’s my business side. I’m more intrigued about the mare side of breeding a horse than the stallion.” Joe has a new horse that he's going to show this year - Custom Smart Olena. He
just bought him from Andrea Fappani in February. Custom Smart Olena was the 2010 Reining by the Bay Open Derby Champion. Joe will be showing him in the AQHA Select Amateur & NRHA Events. Be sure to look
for the Moran family at the shows this year, but they shouldn’t be hard to miss: just look for the big smiles and piles of ribbons!
Beth Case & Juan (Only in Showbiz) 2010 Congress Win
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