When the Denver Broncos take
the field at Mile High Stadium, Thunder, the team's mascot, with rider Angela Moore, leads the charge. Although Thunder's registered name is JB Kobask, he was given the "stage name" Thunder for his mascot duties. Thunder made his Mile High Stadium debut September 12, 1993 for the Broncos¹ victory over the San Diego Chargers. The 14-year old, pure-bred Arabian stallion, provided by Magness Arabians of Fort Lupton, Colo., is in his fourth season with the Denver Broncos Football Club in 1997. In his first three seasons, Thunder has delighted the crowds and been a big hit with the children. He has also started a new tradition with the Broncos, holding an annual Christrnas party for underpriviledged kids of the Denver area.

"We are avid Bronco fans and felt that an Arabian stallion would
be an appropriate mascot. We are thrilled to have this chance to
show the general public that Arabians are athletic, intelligent
and friendly animals," says Sharon Magness, administrator of
Magness Arabians.

Thunder lives on the 350-acre ranch that serves as the training,
showing, breeding and marketing center of Magness Arabians.
Sharon Magness also owns and operates a ranch bearing the same
name in Santa Ynez, Calif., which she ran jointly with her
husband Bob until his death this past year. The Denver Broncos
family mourns the passing of a good friend, but is proud to
continue the close relationship it has had with the Magness
family over the years.

One constant in the switch from the pasture to the playing field
is Thunder's rider, Angela Moore. Moore, the other half of the
Denver Broncos mascot tandem, has been showing horses and
competing in barrel racing most of her life. As assistant
manager of Magness Arabians, Moore trains, assists with
veterinary care and grooms the horses.

The 31-year old Fort Lupton resident's love of animals does not stop at horses. Moore has a B.S. degree in equine science with a second major in zoology from Colorado State University. Her goal is to go back to school and receive her master's degree and doctorate in zoology to begin field research in feline physiology.

Neither Thunder nor Moore is shy in front of crowds. Thunder is
a champion show horse whose wins include the Hunter Pleasure
Champion of the Wyoming Arabian Horse Association Show in 1993,
Reserve Champion of the Pure Breed Western Pleasure at the
Colorado State Fair in 1989 and first place in Pure Breed
Western Pleasure at the Rocky Mountain Arabian Horse Show in
1989. Moore's honors include the Scottsdale top-10 for Hunter
Pleasure and three-time Colorado Hun-ter Futurity.

Thunder is trained by Tom Hudson, manager/ trainer of Magness
Ara-bians and accomplished equestrain. Hudson shows horses in
the top Arabian horse shows around the country, although not
with Thunder ‹ he has been taken off the horse-show circuit for
his career in football.