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Tina grew up in Arizona and started
riding at the age of three.
Her first horse show was at age eight and she got her first reiner
at age 12 (who was not very good)! Tina showed pleasure horses,
halter, english and trail. Deciding to try something different,
she was crowned Tucson Rodeo Queen in 1991 and Turquoise Circuit
Queen in 1992. She was elected to the Tucson Rodeo Board of
Directors in 1992 and worked on the Publicity and Promotion
Committee for five years. From 1985 till 2000 she worked for Eagle
Milling Company as a purchasing agent, retail store manager and
corporate account manager.
In 1996 she married Al Kuenzli who told her that she "needed a real
horse" and purchased her the first of many "real" reiners. In 2000
she won her first Lawson Bronze in a $2000 added
Non-pro Futurity.
Starting in 2000 she would donate her time to judge the local
jackpots and decided to pursue an NRHA judges card in 2002.
Her first assignment was a $2000 added Futurity and Derby in Utah. Since then she has been to Nevada, Idaho, Ohio, California,
Washington, Missouri and Georgia. When not
judging, Tina ran her own wine brokerage specializing in the Paso
Robles area wines. Some of the labels she
represented were Peachy Canyon, Tobin James, L'Aventure, and Mustard
Creek.
Also, a licensed Real Estate Agent, Tina specializes in fine homes
and horse property in the North Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Rio Verde
and Carefree areas. She is also currently an Equine Pharmaceutical
Rep handling the Mid-Atlantic states.
If you are an
affiliate and wish to contact Tina about Judging, you can e-mail her
at:
havereiners@hotmail.com
The phone number is 1-480-678-5533
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