Inducted 2004

While the young Syd Wyatt was garnering success with his Appaloosa Blaze, not  far away at Black Diamond, Alberta, the New Brunswick-born Donna Robinson was enjoying her first Appaloosa, Buster’s Black Beauty ApHCC #424. With a mutual appreciation of the Appaloosa horse and the ranching lifestyle, Syd and Donna were soon a couple, marrying in 1959. Donna Wyatt, despite a growing family, not only served as Secretary to the South Regional Appaloosa Club (SRAC) but helped to start and run the first Appaloosa Youth Club in Canada , and worked on the ApHCC Youth Committee. She was instrumental in developing the National Appaloosa Queen Contest in Canada , and was active in administering the program for over a decade, including creating the series of unique hand-beaded hat crowns presented to the winning competitor.

After the demise of SRAC, Donna became involved with the Calgary Regional Appaloosa Club (CRAC). She is a past President and a director of the Calgary club, and she and Syd host the popular annual cattle round up at The Gap, inviting CRAC members to participate.  Donna continues to work tirelessly to promote Appaloosas and the ApHCC at all levels, supporting local parades, and fronting promotional booths at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, the Spruce Meadows Equi Fair and the annual Horse Owners and Breeders Conference at Red Deer , AB. Her involvement as a volunteer has been recognized by the High River Agricultural Society, Canadian Girls’ Rodeo Association, The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, and Spruce Meadows. Often accompanied by Syd, she has made her mark as an international ambassador for Canadian Appaloosa horses, promoting them from Equitana in Germany and Australia , to California ’s Equine Affair and the World Equestrian Games in Spain . Donna continues to enjoy life to the full as a grandmother, watching the fourth generation of Wyatts competing with their beloved Appaloosas.