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WHEREAS, The Santa Rosa Palomino Club is celebrating its 60th |
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anniversary in 2009, and this milestone provides a fitting |
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opportunity to honor an organization that is recognized as one of |
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the nation's premier western riding clubs; and |
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WHEREAS, Based in Vernon, in Wilbarger County, the Santa Rosa |
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Palomino Club has been a featured attraction at rodeos, equestrian |
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events, and charity benefits throughout the southwestern United |
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States; mounted on beautifully matched palomino horses, the club |
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members delight audiences with their precision riding maneuvers and |
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their colorful flags and attire; and |
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WHEREAS, The Santa Rosa riders have proven their abilities in |
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competition; they have twice won the National Drill Team |
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Championships and have claimed more than 400 first-place trophies |
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from parade appearances in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, New |
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Mexico, Tennessee, Indiana, Wyoming, and Alabama; the national |
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stature of the club has been further boosted through coverage in |
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books and national magazines and through appearances on television |
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programs, including the Today show; and |
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WHEREAS, On the occasion of its 40th anniversary in 1989, the |
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club was designated as the official Ambassadors on Horseback for |
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the State of Texas by the 71st Texas Legislature, a title that it |
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continues to hold today; the organization has ridden in two |
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governor's inaugural parades and participated in numerous other |
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events in which it has represented the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, more than 200 skilled equestrian |
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enthusiasts have been members of the organization, including second |
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and third generation family members and a number of Wilbarger |
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County's leading citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Renowned for their charity work, club members have |
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made appearances at schools and hospitals across Texas over the |
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course of 30 years, spending countless hours giving horseback rides |
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to disabled children; in addition, they have provided horses and |
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activities for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and have performed in |
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fund-raising events to aid rehabilitation centers and to assist in |
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the fight against diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and multiple |
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sclerosis; and |
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WHEREAS, The club sponsored and produced the Santa Rosa |
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Roundup for many years, continuing a tradition begun by the late E. |
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Paul Waggoner to bring the best in professional rodeo to North |
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Texas, and the club continues to support the rodeo through |
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countless hours of work by members and as a featured specialty act |
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at the event; and |
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WHEREAS, For six decades, Santa Rosa Palomino Club has |
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distinguished itself as a top-rank riding group that has admirably |
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devoted its time and talents to benefit others, and the group's |
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efforts have helped to further the proud western heritage of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Santa Rosa Palomino Club on its |
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60th anniversary and extend to its members best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |