Arizona in the Saddle

“Life without ACTHA, I Don’t Think So”
Jody Childs ACTHA Ride Host
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Ride Host Jody Childs and Mory in the Ultimate
Super Horse Challenge as a two part special airing
on the Charles Wilhelm show in February on HRTV.
Check your local listings for details.
While in Sacramento Jody picked up another horse, a
half Peruvian half Tennessee Walker, aka Tennuvian
that grew up on a cattle ranch and has lineage to Roy
Rogers’ horse Trigger. Originally he was going to be
an investment to train and resell with a client. But that
wasn’t to be. Jody fell in love with the unbroke horse
that couldn’t be tied in the trailer because he had never
been, and wouldn’t let her to touch him or catch him.
After a day of approach and retreat and much to Jody’s
surprise he came up to her and kissed her, just like
Mory does. Well that kiss sealed the deal and Jody told
her client he was no longer an investment horse. Jody
named him Chrome after California Chrome and now
this three year old is her biggest joy, doing tricks such
as taking her hat off, signing his autograph, giving her
more kisses and laying down. He’s not in serious work
or training at this point, just obstacles and fun stuff and
has joined Jody’s family of three purebred Peruvians,
including her mare Candelaria who competes in the
Open Division of ACTHA in California, her gelding
Me Llamo Altanero that she rode is AFTH and her
three year old full brother to Mory, her horse from the
Ultimate Super Horse Challenge.
As a ride host Jody tries to follow the example set by
ACTHA’s President Robin Tilghman who personally
tutored Jody as she held her rides. Besides hosting her
own rides Jody is now part of the team of Ride Host
Service Specialists where she works hard to develop
and mentor ride hosts. Jody says “I am proud to be
part of the team that will answer host calls and help
coach them along the way.”
As a testament to Jody’s perseverance and success in
ride host development, ACTHA rides in California
have grown from just a few in 2012 to over 50 currently
scheduled for 2015. To Jody hosting a multiple weekend
ride can be viewed as being in the equine destination
vacation business. An ACTHA weekend when viewed
as a getaway is super inexpensive! Therefore, with new
hosts I cast the vision of creating an experience that has
their unique personal flavor. ACTHA provides you the
business model and tools, but as Jody says “you put on
the party.”
“Once I saw a shirt that said “Life without Horses, I
don’t think so”, mine should say “Life without ACTHA,
I don’t think so”. ACTHA has enriched my life in so
many ways that I shudder to think where I would be
now if I hadn’t gone to that first ride.”
To read the full article in the “ACTHA Monthly”
please visit www.actha.us/catalog and click on the
February issue.
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