MQHA Member Spotlight: Glenna Dunn

Name:   Glenna Dunn

Where are you from:  San Diego, CA

How long have you been showing horses?  I did some local and 4-H shows when I was younger, but it wasn’t until 2003 when I got a “real” show horse that I began showing Paints, and now QH.

How long have you been in the Midwest? I moved to Kansas in 1991. 

What is your favorite horse show?  The American Royal 

What is your favorite event to show in?  Western Pleasure 

What is your favorite class to watch? Trail 

Do you have any superstitions when you show?  No, not really 

Who is your all-time favorite horse? And why?   Freezin My Assets (Jac), I learned a lot from him and he had so much heart to always do his best. He was a great pleasure horse, not very good at patterns. 

If you are not at a horse show, what would we find you doing? Enjoying time at home with my husband and Corgis. 

Do you have another job…besides taking care of your horses?  I work at US Bank, I just celebrated 30 years with them. 

What is your favorite thing about MQHA?  Everyone is so friendly and helpful. I enjoy sharing time and showing with my friends, old and new, and my new horse show family with Stephanie McAlexander and Anne Shafer. 

Favorite hobby besides showing horses?  DIY projects 

Favorite food?  Mexican 

Favorite restaurant?  El Potro 

Favorite movie?  Hope Floats 

Favorite quote?  In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away. 

What is your dream vacation?  Hawaii 

What are you terrible at but love to do anyway?  Gardening 

What is one thing on your bucket list?  Go to Quarter Horse Congress 

One piece of advice you would like to share with exhibitors who are just getting started?     Don’t measure your success by how you compare to others, do your best and learn from the experience, that’s what winners are made of. You got this!! 

If there is anything else you would like to share, please tell us!  The pics are of Move My Way (Judi), she and I are a work in progress (4 years now). She is the first young (green) horse I’d ever owned. It’s been challenging, but made our accomplishments sweeter knowing we got there together.