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“I took a job as a kid cleaning stalls and feeding horses to make a little spending money. Little did I know back then that I would fall in love with horses and that horses would lead me to the life I have today.”
Jeff (right) & his wife Vicki, here with the late John Andreini, became insurance brokers and partners in Andreini & Company
JEFF TEBOW
by John Moorehouse
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John Moorehouse
NAME: Jeff Tebow
HOME BASE: Piedmont, OK YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: “Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) designation from the National Auctioneer Association. Serves on the OQHRA Board of Directors. National Director representing Oklahoma for the American Quarter Horse Association, also serving on the Stud Book & Registration and Hall of Fame committees.”
FAVORITE HOBBY: “I enjoy team roping, hunting, and fishing.”
Jeff Tebow first started working with horses in his early teens and he’s been working with them ever since. Whether it be showing horses, being part of the 1984 World Champion Horse Judging team, working with the AQHA on behalf of the state of Oklahoma, or in his current role as CEO of Heritage Place, which has its annual Quarter Horse Yearling Sale coming up in September.
“I had never really been around racing Quarter Horses before I went to work as the assistant manager for Heritage Place in 2002,” Tebow
explained. “I immediately fell in love with the racing side of the business.”
So much so that, eventually, Tebow dug deeper into the auction industry, even attending the Texas Auction Academy to learn how to become an auctioneer. In 2010, he actually won the Oklahoma State Auctioneering Championship.
“I absolutely love the auction industry, especially horse auctioning, and feel blessed to be a part of it,” said Tebow, who lives in the Oklahoma City suburbs just 20 miles away from Heritage Place.
As his busy season approached, Tebow still made time to speak with Speedhorse in the latest installment of our Backside feature.
Q: How have things changed at Heritage Place since you became general manager?
A: When I became the general manager of Heritage Place, the owners allowed me to spend their money on capital improvements and other things that make the place look and function better. Racing
in Oklahoma improved with the passing of House Bill 712, by which horsemen received increases in purses from gaming/casinos. Spence Kidney, the current general manager, and our team are doing
an outstanding job with the day-to-day operations. We have a great staff! I feel lucky to be CEO and
to remain part of the team. I think the condition of Heritage Place and our position in the industry is as good as it has ever been.
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