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Claudia Fuller was born and raised in Lakeville Minnesota where she grew up working
with Arabian horses. Greenhill Farms was a family operation and it was there where Claudia’s show and training career
began. Starting with her first pony Little Miss Muffit, Claudia knew where her passion was and it wasn’t long before
Claudia began her training with Purebred Arabian horses. For the next 16 years, under the guidance of her mother Jacquline
Vos, Claudia along with her brothers and sisters took to the road traveling the country showing their horses. All the while
bringing home endless champions in both regional and national levels. In 1974, Claudia brought her horse Djoj to the largest
Arabian show in the world at that time, The Minnesota all Arabian Horse Show. Taking home all four highpoint honors was something
that had never been accomplished and Claudia and Djoj were the first ever to bring all four of them home. At 17, Claudia
was honored and crowned Region 10 Arabian horse queen. By the age of 18, Claudia went on to apprentice under John and
Patty Graves at Chalet Valley Inc. expanding her knowledge in the art of training and showing horses. Claudia became head
trainer working with extraordinary horses such as IBN Raffon and Sir Ferzon to name a few. When Chalet Valley closed its doors
Claudia had the privilege to train for Rock Isle Arabians home of one of the leading Sires at that time, Fire Chief.
Arabians weren’t just Claudia’s specialty she also enjoyed working with their Percherons as well. Claudia moved
to Arizona and married her husband Ron in 1987. They had two beautiful daughters Ashley and Cassie. In 1994 they went
on to buy horse property in Gilbert, AZ and Par Excellence Farms was born. Ashley and Cassie, under the training of their
mother and grandmother, the sisters traveled the US and went on to win countless Championships and Firsts in
many Class A and Regional shows. To this day her girls are still bringing home blues and Par Excellence Farms now has the
legacy of all three generations.
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