David J. Denniston

Associate Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Equine Sciences Program
Colorado State University

Over 20

• Colorado Horse Council
• American Quarter Horse Association
• American Paint Horse Association
• National Snaffle Bit Association
• National Reining Horse Association
• Equine Science Society

• June 2008, Invited to judge the 2008 APHA World Show, Fort Worth, TX
• April, 2008, APHA Spring Sweepstakes Judging Contest High Team Overall, Fort Worth, TX
• 2008, Approved as a Professional AQHA Horse Show Judge
• October 2007, Arabian Nationals, Reserve High Team Overall, Albuquerque, NM
• October 2007, Approved as a professional judge for the American Quarter Horse Association. Ranked 1st out of 21 applicants.
• November, 2006, AQHA World Show, High Team Overall, Oklahoma City, OK
• April, 2006, APHA Spring Sweepstakes Judging Contest High Team Overall, Fort Worth, TX
• 2006, Approved as a professional judge for the National Snaffle Bit Association
• 2006, Selected to judge the 2006 European National Championship Paint Horse Show, Aachen, Germany
• 2005, Selected to judge the 2006 APHA World Show, Fort Worth, TX
• October, 2005, Arabian Nationals Judging Contest High Team Overall, Albuquerque, NM
• April 26, 2005, APHA Spring Sweepstakes Judging Contest High Team Overall, Fort Worth, TX

As a former horse show exhibitor and trainer and now an Associate Professor of Equine Sciences at Colorado State University, I bring an interesting mix of applied / hands on experience with academic knowledge to the Colorado Horse Council.

I do my best to provide research based and factual knowledge to both the Council and its membership.

I enjoy judging horse shows for the AQHA and APHA and love to snow ski in the winter.

I have most recently owned and shown Paint and Quarter horses. However, I have also been involved with Arabians.

I enjoy and appreciate a good horse in any discipline.