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GEORGE RETIRED "JACK" AT THE 2008 COAFQHR SUMMER SHOW. THE CEREMONY WAS MOVING AS GEORGE UNSADDLED "JACK" WITH THE ANNOUNCER READING A POEM WRITTEN BY GEORGES DAUGHTER KELLY.

THE READING

    I AM 21 YEARS OLD AND I AM HERE TODAY TO ANNOUNCE MY RETIREMENT. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANY GREAT HORSES, AS WELL AS PEOPLE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON TO DO TRAIL RIDES AND TEAM SPORTS.
   THE COWBOY WHO HAS RIDDEN ME FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS HAS BEEN A TRUE FRIEND. WE HAVE RIDDEN IN WYOMING ON 320,000 ACRES WITH ONLY COWS, THE BREEZE HITTING YOUR FACE AND BEING FREE. WE HAVE RELIED ON EACH OTHER AND HAVE A BOND THAT CAN NEVER BE BROKEN....A SPIRIT THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER. WE BUILT A LIFE TOGETHER ONE DAY AT A TIME. I HAVE BEEN A GREAT WINNER AND MET SOME GREAT FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. SOME STALLIONS I BEAT AND THE OTHERS WERE CLASS HEROES. MAVIS AND MY OTHER DAUGHTERS AND SONS WILL CARRY ON.
   WE HAVE MANY MEMORIES TOGETHER AND SO MANY MORE TO COME. SO ON THIS GOOD NOTE, MY LAST REQUEST IS FOR  TANNER AND GEORGE TO GIVE ME THIS HONOR---- TAKE ME BY THE HALTER AND SHOW ME FOR THE LAST TIME.

GEORGE SHOWING TANNER HOW TO SHOW "JACK" IN THE "AGED STALLIONS" CLASS. APPLEJACK GEE WAS FOALED IN 1987. HE HAS SIRED OVER 45 REGISTERED AQHA FOALS AND MANY MORE PART AQHA'S. "JACK WAS BRED BY GUY GOULD OF FORT MORGAN, CO.

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SIRED BY POCO KID AND OUT OF SUSIE DUE, JACK HAS POCO BUENO AND BLACK BURN BLOODLINES THRU HIS SIRE AND HANK WIESCAMP BLOODLINES THRU HIS DAM. JACK IS 100% FOUNDATION BRED.

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SEE YOU ON THE TRAILS!