About Mike Hughes

• Mike Hughes was born and raised in Gainesville, Texas.  For more than three decades Mike has been a leader in the world of marketing.  Success is more than a topic of casual conversation where Mike Hughes is concerned ---- it is a way of life. As a successful business owner, Mike has led many businesses to the top of their markets in the past thirty years.

• In 2007 the AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association) awarded Mike the AQHA Thirty Year Certificate of successful and outstanding breeding of the American Quarter Horse.

• The owner of Mike Hughes Ranch, one of the nation's most widely recognized quarter horse marketing companies, Mike first opened his ranch in 1979, and it rapidly grew into a million dollar a year ranching and breeding business.  The Mike Hughes Ranch continued success is directly attributable to Mr. Hughes' keen eye for business and his unique ability to promote and close sales.  Mike Hughes Ranch has been recognized on nationally televised programs such as PM Magazine and Four Country Reporter, and has won wide notoriety within the quarter horse industry.

• Mike Hughes began his career in marketing in 1961 with American General Life Insurance, and was rapidly promoted to Staff Manager, then Regional Manager, and within two years, occupied one of the highest positions in the company, Brokerage Manager for the State of Texas.  Mike's uncanny ability to generate sales was recognized and rewarded by American General Life.

• One of the businesses Mike placed to the halls of success is The San Antonio Rose Classic, the largest equine marketing company in the world.  Mr. Hughes created The San Antonio Rose Classic company and sat as its President from 1978 to 1985.  Because of the Rose Classic's success and the economic influx this show brought to the San Antonio area, Mike was awarded the Key to the City of San Antonio and was proclaimed its Honorary Mayor.

• Mike Hughes career credits include: the Presidency of Western Images, Inc. a very successful advertising agency, Phoenix Marketing Company, Inc. a fashion merchandising company, Ren Ellis, Inc., a manufacturer of handcrafted leather products, and World Class Marketing, Inc., a professional equine marketing agency.

• He is the owner of Mike Hughes Collections.  Mike designs and manufactures leather, suede and denim fashion formal clothing for women.  

• Mike Hughes still buys, shows and sells horses in between making speeches and M.C. for multiple civic groups. 

• Mike Hughes is a forty year licensed auctioneer.

Showing & Awards:   
 

·  Grand Champion All American Quarter Horse Congress 

·   Multiple World Champion Winners & Producers  

·   Mike Hughes was named “Outstanding Rancher of the Year” for the entire United States.

·   Who’s Who of the South honored Mr. Hughes several times, in their publication.

·   Broke and trained multiple western pleasure futurity winners.

Summary

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       Commercial

·   Mike has been featured and appeared on local and national TV shows as the person who sold more horses (one on one) than anyone, in the United States, in one year.

·   Mr. Hughes has been a licensed auctioneer for over 40 years.

·   The San Antonio Rose Classic and the Las Vegas Rose Classic horse sales were both  the "Creations" of Mr. Hughes.  They both successfully were conceived and managed by his Rose Classic Sales Management Company. The Las Vegas horses were sold in the ballroom of the Aladdin Hotel on the Las Vegas strip amidst tuxedos and evening gowns.

Breeding
Stallion and Mare Management

 Public Instruction