Pooch Chex

    Bred by J & K Quarter Horses in Mount Pleasant, Utah,

    Pooch Chex was foaled in 1984. His sire was Kemars Bar

    Chex out of Miss Shorty Bell. Pooch was started as a 3

    year old by Jim Montgomery and sold to be a "Trail

    Horse" in Park City. He was then traded back to Jim as a

    10 year old as the owners thought he was getting to old

    to be the trail horse they needed. In October of 1994 to

    he was purchased by Glenn Miller to attempt the sport

    of reining with him. Morris Kulmer had let Glenn ride

    "Duster" and it was just unbelievable, riding a horse

    that was trained as well as he was, Pooch learned

    reining willingly. Pooch and Glenn to their first show in

    the spring of 1995 at the Blue Sky Arena in Draper,

    Glenn zeroed. With the help of Jim Montgomery, Kim

    Wagoner, Noel Skinner, Dan Mayer, and Dale Davis,

    had a pretty successful show career. Pooch won his first

    NRHA Plaque at the show in Rexburg, Idaho on June 3rd,

    1995 in the Rookie Class. Pooch's first Pewter was in

    Inkom, Idaho with Carrie Ruiz as the Judge, that was a

    great thrill for Glenn. Pooch competed in a total of 89 NRHA Classes and won 41 of them during his 6 year

    career of showing. He collected 41

    plaques/pewter's/bronzes. Pooch also won twenty

    eight 2nd places, and eight 3rd places for a total of 77

    out of 89 runs he was in the top 3 in his class. Pooch

    also earned a NRHA Certificate of Merit, Silver

    Certificate and Gold Certificate. Pooch was also long

    listed to try out for USET in 2000, one of very few Non

    Pro horses invited. Morris Kulmer and Glenn Miller

    hauled Pooch to many shows together, along with 2 of

    Morris, including the great "Doc O Duster Diamond"

    and Peppys Smarty Pants, Pooch and Duster made

    quite a pair. One of the highlights Glenn remember was

    a show held at the "Rockin E Farms" arena in 1999,

    Pooch showed in 5 NRHA classes, took first in 4 of them

    and second in the other one. George King was the

    NRHA judge, Pooch scored a "75" in the open class. He

    has earnings of $11,030.00, all from local shows or

    affiliate championships. Pooch was purchased in 2002

    by Dale Almond of Pocatello ID for his daughter Katie to

    do Queen contests. In spring of 2002 Jim Montgomery

    got a phone call from Brett and RaeAnn Heiner about

    getting some help on how to ride this great new horse

    they found, Pooch Chex, three months later he won the

    Utah High School Rodeo Association Horsemanship

    competition and the crown and went on to do the same

    at the National High School Rodeo Association Finals.