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““I admire his work ethic more than anything. He’s a professional and he’s highly respected in the horse industry by everybody.” – Bill Melson says of Roger Daly
and that makes a huge difference,” he says. He’s also proud to be a national he shakes hands with me, he has hard,
“Not that they can’t still get sick or have issues ambassador for Purina Feeds. “I’ve calloused hands. He works hard. At 75 he but keeping them all healthy and sound and represented them for a few years,” he says. still rides. And he does what he says. If he getting them developed can be like having a “I occasionally go to make speeches or tells you something, that’s the way it is. He’s kindergarten or first grade!” represent them at the sales so it’s doubly a professional and he’s highly respected in the
To that end, Roger’s full attention is important that our horses look good and horse industry by everybody.”
on his operation, and he doesn’t have any hobbies to speak of. But the variation in his routine, from training to keeping in contact with clients to attending sales, races, reinings and cuttings and dealing with the day to day, keeps him fresh and vital. “When you live at your work, it’s seven days a week,” he says. “And I like it, so I guess that makes it my hobby, too!”
are well conditioned and well cared for. I’ve worked my way up through the organization and I wear a checkerboard on my shirt. I’m pretty proud of that.”
Working his way up is what Roger’s life
has been all about. “I admire his work ethic more than anything,” says Bill Melson, general manager of Cox Ranches, whose horses are among Roger’s most plentiful clients. “When
From his youth, where he learned that work ethic from his father, to now, where he values what he calls brutal honesty, showing up just like you do at a dairy, doing your job, providing quality feed and grain, and giving the best possible care, Roger Daly Horses prides itself on training and turning out top-notch horses for racing and performance horse sales and events.
Roger Daly at the 2012 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.
Photo by Amanda Glidden, Speedhorse
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