Interview with Nancy Lainhart

Partial Transcript: Could you share with us a little something about yourself; your age, your occupation, and how you came to know about these Rocky Mountain Horses?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about being from Lancaster, KY. When she married her husband, he had a horse and she describes its natural gait and smooth ride. When Eugene died in 2005, she had 16 horses and started to continue selling them.

Keywords: gaited horses; Lancaster, KY; Rocky Mountain Horse

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Partial Transcript: Could you share some special memories of your time with your husband Eugene and your horses?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about riding in the Great Smoky Mountains and in other different places. She says that they would show horses on the weekends as well.

Keywords: Eugene Lainhart

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Partial Transcript: When was it that you considered yourself part of Appalachia if ever?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about not thinking about being from Appalachia too much. She would always meet up to ride with other people in Madison County.

Keywords: Appalachia; Madison County

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Partial Transcript: When did you start to understand what a mountain horse was?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about Rea talking about the old mare they had bought and how they realized they could breed horses.

Keywords: Mare; Mountain Horse

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Partial Transcript: Can you remember that day when Rea and Junior Robinson came?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about Eugene riding the horse on the road and having the natural gait. She also talks about showing the horses at the barn.

Keywords: gaited horses

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Partial Transcript: Can you remember some of the moments when you realized the importance of our mountain horses to your community?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about the stockyard being very important and more people riding a long time ago. She talks about how it is not as common for people to ride horses in current times.

Keywords: Horse riding; Stockyard

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Partial Transcript: In what ways has the mountain horse culture changed over your lifetime?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about not being as active as she used to be. She has noticed that people do not ride as often as they used to.

Keywords: Culture; Horse riding

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Partial Transcript: Some people say that horses bring people together.

Segment Synopsis: Nancy agrees that horses bring people together. She speaks about it being something to do together every weekend.

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Subjects: Horses

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

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about Rea introducing her to the association through the mare.

Keywords: mare; Rocky Mountain Horse Association

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Partial Transcript: Some have said that Rocky Mountain Horses are just a color. What are your thoughts on that?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy says that Rocky Mountain Horses are not just a color and that they come in all colors. She focuses on the point that they have a smooth gait.

Keywords: color; Smooth gait

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Partial Transcript: Some have said the even-tempered nature of the Rocky Mountain Horse is a little bit misleading. What are your thoughts on that?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy says she is not familiar with other horses. She also talks about how her grandad would ride saddle horses and they would talk about the smooth gait.

Keywords: Estill County; Smooth gait

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Partial Transcript: Some say that we learn the most from difficult horses. What are your thoughts on that?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy says that she has not encountered a difficult horse, but some might have been harder to break.

Keywords: difficult horse

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Partial Transcript: Where do you see the future of these gaited horses or where do you see the future of our mountain horses?

Segment Synopsis: Nancy speaks about not being as active in the organization anymore. She is however, hopeful for the organization to continue.

Keywords: Gaited horses; Mountain horses

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