Bowker
Biography:
Beverly Read
Before
authors & illustrators Marty and Beverly Read met and
married, they spent time with horses.
Marty Read grew up on a ranch where horses were necessary
for cattle work. His father raised mini mules and ponies and
horse training was left to Marty. During the evenings Marty
enjoyed drawing horses and cattle.
Marty’s roping skills increased through his youth, and
he later roped calves during college. Marty competed on North
Eastern Oklahoma College Horse and Livestock judging teams.
He continued judging at Kansas State University where he earned
his Animal Science Degree .
Marty then returned to the ranch and earned his membership
in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He qualified
for the Prairie Circuit Finals many times and the ProRodeo
Tour Finals. Marty continues to use his rope when needed to
doctor his livestock.
Beverly Read grew up on a farm that boarded ponies that were
used for rides at the Kansas City Zoo. When Beverly was 14,
she raised an orphaned Quarter Horse foal on a bottle. She
trained the colt and earned a fifth in Horsemanship at the
American Royal Horse Show .
At K-State, Beverly majored in Art. She worked for a veterinarian
where her duties included cleaning stalls and grooming horses.
Other work experience included riding green colts on trails.
While in college Beverly showed in cutting and pleasure classes.
Returning to the American Royal she won pleasure class runner
up. She also won the Ladies & Amateur Cutting Titles in
both Missouri and Kansas.
Mrs. Read volunteered as a 4-H Horse Project Leader for 25
years. Under Marty and Beverly’s guidance the County
4-H Horse Judging Team won State twice, were third at the
Arabian Nationals and 10th at the Quarter Horse Congress.
Beverly teaches Art at their local High School. Marty and
Beverly own the Marty Read Auction Service.
Marty and Beverly’s life-long love of horses has given
them a wealth of experience to share with horse lovers around
the world. With humor, they encourage youth to “Ride
all day” and “Color all night”.
Web:
www.horsesafetyskills.com
Email: bjread2@earthlink.net
Address: Illustrated Educational Publications
18244 KS Hwy 52
Mound City, KS 66056 USA
Phone: (913) 795-2508
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