Interview with Max Hammond

Partial Transcript: "Uh, this is Stephanie McSpirit with the Appalachian Equine Project at Eastern Kentucky University....Can you give us a little background about yourself? Your full name, your date of birth, your occupation."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses themselves, there name Max Hammond, date of birth (1962), and that he has always farmed horses. The interviewee discusses memories of their childhood, they way they grew up, his family, and the horses.

Keywords: Appalachia; hillside farmer

Subjects: Maxwell Hammond

Partial Transcript: "It was unusual to see a saddle with a horn on it when I was a kid."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses the types of saddles people used and how they traded on saddles. The interviewee discusses the culture surrounding saddles.

Keywords: Horn; Saddle

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Partial Transcript: "Well, what was more important back then was was not the horses papers."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses trading and what was important to look for in a trade. The interviewee then discusses the past and the horses on their farm.

Keywords: Papers; Trading

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Partial Transcript: "Sure. Well, of course Sam Tuttle was one of the pioneers. "

Segment Synopsis: The Interviewee discusses the history of the Mountain horses and the effects the horse had on people. The Interviewee also discusses how the horse effected culture and the history it was connected to.

Keywords: Appalachians; Gated horses; Sam Tuttle

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Partial Transcript: "And part of that is because we were kind of left behind in infrastructure development in Eastern Kentucky."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses why Eastern Kentucky depended on the Mountain Horse and its connection to infrastructure.

Keywords: Eastern Kentucky; Infrastructure; Trails

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Partial Transcript: "Just .... When did you start to understand what a mountain horse was? Can we just talk a little bit about what we mean by mountain horse?"

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses what he understood as a Mountain Horse and how he came to understand the horse as what it is. He discusses how special the horse is and other term they used for the Mountain Horse.

Keywords: Mountain Horse; Saddlers

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Partial Transcript: "You know we never really used the term, Appalachian, much around here."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses what the term Appalachian meant to them and what that means in connection to the people that live there, in Appalachia.

Keywords: Appalachia; Hillbilly

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Partial Transcript: "Um, what are your thoughts on that given your historical speaking narrative?"

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses what it was like living in Appalachia and how the horses brought people together, being willing partners.

Keywords: Mountain horse

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Partial Transcript: "Gate, temperament, conformation, and health. I think that is about it."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses the type of temperament and gate that a Mountain Horse should have. The interviewee then gives his opinion of temperament and tell a good mule joke.

Keywords: Attributes; mountain horse

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Partial Transcript: "You can learn the most about yourself from a difficult horse."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses difficult horses, how the horse and human judge behavior (good book analogy), and discusses his connection to horses.

Keywords: difficult horse; self

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Partial Transcript: "Yeah. Well, I would hope that the rest of the world gets to know our Mountain Horses better."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses how he hopes people will get to know the Mountain Horses again and the Appalachian Horse Revival.

Keywords: Eastern Kentucky; future; gaited horse; registry

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Partial Transcript: "Well, again I think people are starting to catch on. That if you want the very best trail horse .... then you need a good mountain horse."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee discusses the Mountain Horses, trail towns, and trail town programs. He discusses all of them in there importance to Kentucky, the horse, and the people.

Keywords: Mountain horse; trail ride

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Partial Transcript: "I can read a little poem I was written when I was setting at the trail town summit."

Segment Synopsis: The interviewee reads a poem that he had written setting at a trail town, exhibiting the emotion, relationship, and connection the horse exhibits and expresses on/in the culture of people.

Keywords: Poem

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