Competing Clubs

A deceptively ordinary-looking building stands in the middle of Vivienne Lundquist’s 186-acre Meadow Springs Ranch in Moorpark, not far from several barns and horse arenas.

Inside is a high-tech artificial insemination laboratory. Here clients from across the country bring their mares to breed with Antares, Lundquist’s multi-award winning Champion of Champions stallion. Having bred more than 40 champion foals, Lundquist is now considered to be one of the nation’s top breeders of Peruvian Paso horses.

Like many breeders, Lundquist says she belongs to both the American Assn. of Owners and Breeders of Peruvian Paso Horses and the Peruvian Paso Horse Registry of North America. She also pays double to register her horses with both organizations, something she calls “a necessary pain right now.”

She attends horse shows put on by both groups and also has won honors from both organizations. Although she concedes that the judging criteria is different, she is hesitant to say which group’s awards are more meaningful or prestigious.

“I have to belong to both groups,” she said. “It’s simple. If I don’t, I lose out.”

* To contact the American Assn. of Owners and Breeders of Peruvian Paso Horses, write to: P. O. Box 30723, Oakland, CA 94604.

* To contact the Peruvian Paso Horse Registry of North America, write to: PPHRNA, 1038 4th St., Santa Rosa, CA 95404.