Manny Vierra is entering his forty-second year of Arabian horse ownership, and if there was a bigger cheerleader for the breed, we haven’t met him. Go to any big show and you’ll find him smiling and laughing with friends and cheering on the winners, whoever they might be. Or perhaps he’ll be at home in Brentwood, California, strolling the barn aisles and visiting with his horses. As Manny says, “The Arabian horse is a huge passion for me – a passion that became an addiction.” We spoke with Manny recently about his “addiction.”
WHAT WAS YOUR INTRODUCTION TO ARABIAN HORSES?
I’ve always loved horses, but it wasn’t until 1979, in Los Gatos, California, that