There are a lot of great stories out there about the internationally respected late AQHA judge and trainer Walter Hughes, but this one has a connection to American history.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan invited Alaskan Joe Reddington Sr., the “Father of the Iditarod,” to bring three teams of sled dogs to appear in his first inaugural parade. The inauguration committee appointed one woman to find housing for the sled dogs somewhere near Washington, D.C., It wasn’t that easy; the dogs’ handlers insisted the dogs be kept outside just like they were back home.
Click here to read the rest of the article by Christine Hamilton of The American Quarter Horse Journal.
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