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Steve Dampier Recognized as a 2020 MFTHBA Top 5 Trainer

2020 Open Amateur & Amateur Owned Four Year Old World Grand Champion, King’s April Star, owned by Linda and Larry Kilroy of Bucyrus, Kansas. Trained by Steve Dampier.

Congratulations to Steve Dampier on being recognized as a 2020 MFTHBA Top Trainer.  In 2020, Mr. Damper had horses compete in the performance arena.

Mr. Dampier had a number of successful horses in 2020.  Here are just a few of the horses that Mr. Dampier trained and their accomplishments:  the Open Amateur & Amateur Owned Four Year Old World Grand Champion, King’s April Star, owned by Linda and Larry Kilroy of Bucyrus, Kansas, the Open Amateur Specialty 5 Years and Older World Grand Champion, I Told You So, owned by Jimmy Bell of Salem, Missouri; and the Amateur Owned Three Year Old World Grand Champion, Felony Melanie, owned by Joe Dampier of Eldridge, Missouri.

The Trainer of the Year Award:

The Trainer of the Year award was designed to recognize the achievements of professional horsemen and women involved in the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed.  The award is based on the performance of those horses the trainer works with in the model, versatility, and performance arenas at the two MFTHBA shows.  This year 27 trainers earned points towards the award.

The MFTHBA is grateful to all the equine professionals that dedicate their lives to the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, and congratulates Steve Dampier on being recognized as a 2020 MFTHBA Top 5 Trainer.

Rounding out the Top 10:

3. Josh Dampier
4. Mike Rutledge

5. Randy Williams

6. Buck Thompson

7. Garrett King

8. Tom Williams

9. McKenna Hooker

10. Greg Burns