Interview with Doug Pugh

Partial Transcript: Can you just share a little bit about your connection to the mountain horse?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh mentions that his first memory of mountain horses was in 1949 or 1950. He first purchased mountain horses for use by his grandkids.

Keywords: breed characteristics; horse breeding; horse shows; Langley Franklin; Mountain Horse Celebration & Pleasure Horse Show; Rocky Mountain Horses; show horse; Tennesse Walking Horse; West Liberty, KY

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Partial Transcript: When we talk about the mountain horse we don't just talk about its gait but its work ethic.

Segment Synopsis: Pugh mentions that he realized the differences in versatility in mountain horses and other horses when he was six-years-old.

Keywords: breed characteristics; horse show; horse versatility; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: How has the mountain horse changed in your life?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about how the mountain horses have not changed however, the politics around the Rocky Mountain Horse has changed. He mentions how you can find Rocky Mountain Horses all over the world now.

Keywords: horse shows; Rocky Mountain Horse Association; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: What is it about the mountain horse and its training that makes it special?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about the differing gaits of mountain horses. He mentions that if you breed for gait, you can get a horse that has a natural gait.

Keywords: four-beat gait; gaited horses; horse breeding; horse training; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: Some say that horses bring people together. What are your thoughts on that?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about how social media is a way to promote the Rocky Mountain Horses all over the world.

Keywords: horse culture; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: Can you just tell me a little bit about when you first heard about the Rocky Mountain Horse Association?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about the Rocky Mountain Horse Association and how he heard about it before it was established. He mentions that he believes breeding should be focused on gait and temperament and not on the color.

Keywords: breed characteristics; horse breeding; horse conformation; Rocky Mountain Horse Association

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Partial Transcript: Some may say that the Rocky Mountain Horse is just a color. What are your thoughts on that?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh mentions that he believes the personality and the behavior are the most important aspects to breed for. He speaks about not agreeing with the primary goal of breeding for color.

Keywords: breed characteristics; horse behaviors; horse breeding; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: Talk about the versatility and also in this conversation, the variability.

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about the variability in the Rocky Mountain Horse breed. He mentions that depending on where you plan to ride, there is a specific variation of the Rocky Mountain Horse that is better to ride. Doug mentions how there are many variations in temperament, color, and gait.

Keywords: horse breeding; horse conformation; horse training; Rocky Mountain Horse Association; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: We have heard that the even-tempered nature of the Rocky Mountain Horse may be misleading.

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about how overall the Rocky Mountain Horses are a gentle breed of horses.

Keywords: breed characteristics; horse behaviors; horse show-circuit; horse temperament; People-Oriented; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: What about other people and the mountain horse? Are there any stories about either the horse or past or present horsemen and women?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh mentions remembering some friends of his that would ride horses everywhere they went. He also speaks about seeing Rocky Mountain Horses in just about every county in Kentucky.

Keywords: Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: Where do you see the future of Rocky Mountain breed leading?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about where he would like to see the future of the Rocky Mountain Horse. He then speaks about how it is up to the younger generation to promote the future of the Rocky Mountain Horse.

Keywords: horse shows; pacing horses; Rocky Mountain Horse Association; Rocky Mountain Horses

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Partial Transcript: Remember we were talking about some of those phrases the old timers used to say.

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about how his uncle used a lot of sayings when he was younger, but today many of these sayings are not used anymore.

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Partial Transcript: Anything else that you would like to share?

Segment Synopsis: Pugh speaks about wanting the information that is being gathered through the Appalachian Oral Horse History Project to be shared with inner-city kids and other colleges.

Keywords: Rocky Mountain Horses

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