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U.S. Nationals
Meet the Volunteers
October 28, 2009
Glen True
'True'ly Remarkable
Glen True only had plans to volunteer one year. Nine years later, he is still working the show and wears multiple hats as the Grounds/Barn Manager at U.S. Nationals.
"It's frustrating and has its challenges, but I love the job," True says. "I know 90 percent of the people now, and they know me. I enjoy the camaraderie and friendship." Sometimes those challenges require True to work 20-hour days, leaving him to catch a few z's on the couch in the barn office.
From a working standpoint, True said he has been able to form the perfect team and also formed strong bonds with volunteers who have worked the show for years. "Through the years, I have developed a group of people that just really click together." They call themselves "Glen's Crew."
Nearly 30 years ago, True was looking for something that he and his wife at the time could do together. The answer was horses, and they chose Arabians and Glass Horse Farm was created. True has about 180 acres at his various properties and owns, boards or trains a combined 70 horses.
Each year, he breeds-tracing back to straight Spanish lines in the early days and English/Polish type more recently-and raises one to two babies on his farm and also trains and shows a handful of horses. True has competed in competitive trail, halter, English and western. The past 20 years, he has served as the show manager for the Greater Kansas City AHA show. He has also managed the Arabian show at the American Royal for the past three years.
Though he stays busy working those shows, as well as U.S. Nationals, it has been fulfilling for him. "I try to give something back that the breed has given me through the years."
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