[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1990]
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                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE BOVARD FAMILY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize to the Bovard Family 
and their distinguished tradition in the horse industry. Their 
dedication and success in the industry is due to the contributions of 
four generations of Bovard family members working on the farm. It is my 
privilege today in recognizing their achievements before this body of 
Congress and this Nation.
  The Bovard legacy began forty-three years ago when Larry Bovard went 
out to the race track to look for work after admiring his older 
brother's work as a horse trainer. He landed a job as a horse groomer 
for a horse racing tycoon and continued there until he moved onto other 
work before joining the army in 1969. Upon his return from service, 
Larry settled in Ridgeway, Colorado with his wife Roma, raising cattle. 
Roma's family had raised Percheron horses for years and in 1984, the 
Bovards got their chance to raise their own team. The Bovard family 
gave sleigh rides, wagon rides, and drove newlyweds about in stage 
coaches until they acquired ranch property of their own in Montrose. 
Currently the Bovards have 30 head of award-winning Percheron horses 
that placed in nine out of twelve class competitions at the National 
Western Stock Show.
  Mr. Speaker, the Bovard family has demonstrated a love for horses 
that has transcended four generations and their success today is due to 
the dedication that the entire family puts in day after day from dawn 
to dusk. I am honored to recognize their accomplishments before this 
body of Congress and this Nation.

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