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Marty Irby
In 1955 Dr. L.E. Irby, Marty’s Grandfather Veterinarian took a Tennessee Walking Horse named Sunset Sue E. in trade for a bill owed to him for doctoring a friends horses. Had it not been for that event who knows if Marty would be in existence? Marty’s Father, Ty Irby met his Mother Marla in Mobile, AL through the horses and the rest is history. Marty began riding Performance Tennessee Walking Horses at the age of 3 and showed for the first time at the 1984 Trainer’s Show in Atlanta, GA aboard Carbon Princess. Over the years Marty, along with his brother Miles delved into the Pleasure Horse arena and also showed many halter colts. Some of the notable horses shown by Marty during his juvenile years include Pride’s Ringleader, Royal Copy, Sun’s Glory Bound, An Echo of Ebony, and Delight’s Cuttin’ Up.
The Irby Family has also been deeply involved in the breeding arena having been a part of producing nearly 9,000 Tennessee Walking Horses since 1955. In 2003, Marty won his first World Championship aboard the Irby bred & raised “FDR” in the Owner-Amateur 2 Year Old Mare & Gelding Division after 19 years of showing. Just a short time thereafter Marty was hired as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Waterfall Farms. He served for 4 years in the position at Waterfall where he guided the careers of such notables as He’s Puttin’ On The Ritz, Jose’ Jose’, Generator’s Santana, JFK, & Lined With Cash. During this time he also started the breeding careers of Gen’s Black Gin, Jose’s Intimidator, & The Titleist. He also had the opportunity to work with over 2,000 different individual breeders from around the World.
In 2006, Marty won his first World Grand Championship in the English Trail Pleasure division aboard The Lady of The Ritz and has also won World Titles in Western Trail Pleasure, Park-Performance, Park Pleasure, and Fine Harness divisions with The Lion King, The Lady of The Ritz, The Last of My Cash, I’m Big Bad John, & Gin & Juice respectively. Irby graduated from The University of South Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. He currently holds a AAAP Judges License and has served TWHBEA on The Sire Summary Steering Committee, Breeder’s Committee, Bylaws Committee, Horse Show Committee, Pleasure Committee, in addition to having been elected as Vice-President of Marketing in 2007 & 2010.
Today Irby resides in Murfreesboro, TN where he manages & operates, Quality Exterior Company, jointly owned with his two best friends who are both avid Tennessee Walking Horse enthusiasts.
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