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| Today’s recipient has been passionate for, and dedicated to, Hackney Ponies all her life. While her love for ponies is immense, it’s her love for those around her; friends and barn mates alike, that truly sets her apart. And if you were to ask her she would tell you that they are all part of her extended family and that she would give anything to ensure the best for each of them... |
2/10/2020 |
| The AHHS Else Mikkelsen Distinguished Service Award is awarded to a member of the American Hackney Horse Society who has contributed his or her energies to the promotion of the Hackney Horse or Pony... |
2/10/2020 |
| This year’s recipient is a lady that has been in the horse industry most of her life. Cheryl Innis is one of a kind. She is gracious, supportive, fun and competitive all in one. Her love of the horses and the Hackney ponies is something you can see when you look at the smile on her face. |
2/10/2020 |
| Stacy Hennessy was born into an equine world which became a part of Stacy’s vocabulary from an early age. Beginning with leadline at Devon, then launching her lifetime with horses in the New Jersey Hunter/Jumper world... |
2/10/2020 |
| Jim and Jenny Taylor of Memory Lane Farm in Ohio have practiced their amazing horsemanship skills across multiple breeds, including Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies and, of course, the Morgan. With their teamwork, the Morgans they have ridden and driven are a significant part of our breed’s show ring history. |
2/10/2020 |
| The recipients of the Paul and Dorothy Gillenwater Family Award shall be recognized for their sportsmanship and dedication as an entire family to the advancement of the American Saddlebred, as amateurs, purely for the love of the sport.. |
2/10/2020 |
| Every year, the National Horseman staff selects an individual who demonstrates a heroic love for and dedication to the show horse sport. This year, the Castleman Award recipient has been selected for his lifelong work improving the lives, health and performance of show horses, as well as his own passion for the breed and its development. |
2/10/2020 |
| They say if you want something done, ask the busiest person you know to do it. This must be the case with Pam Roush, our 2019 Shirley Parkinson Professional Achievement Award winner... |
2/10/2020 |
| Carl and Kathryn purchased their first Hackney pony in the early 1990s. It was a pleasure driving pony that they would show for a couple seasons. Following those seasons they would make a decision that then seemed like a small one, but today is one that made all the difference. That decision was to breed her. Later that year she foaled a little bay mare that they would name Portrait Of A Lady. |
2/10/2020 |
| Denny Emerson casts a long shadow over the equestrian sport. In 2000 The Chronicle of the Horse, the “bible of the international sport horse community”, named him one of the 50 most influential horseman of the 20th century... |
2/10/2020 |
| Long before the United Professional Horseman’s Association was formed in 1968, our recipient was connected to the American Saddlebred. Public riding stables seemed to be everywhere in the area, on the main streets in the city, with the riding halls on the main floor and horses stabled in the basement or on the second and third floors. |
2/10/2020 |
| Leadership is a thankless job, not meant for a lot of people. Those who do choose that path, do so out of a deep love for a cause and for tonight’s honoree that cause is the show horse industry... |
2/10/2020 |
| The AHHS Lydia Luhman Pederson National Distinguished Service Award is awarded to a member of the American Hackney Horse Society who, without compensation, contributed his or her energies into the improvement of the AHHS, its activities, and membership... |
2/10/2020 |
| In 1990, Rick Lane spotted a three-year-old colt at the Morgan World Championship show and thought he’d be a potential breeding prospect for clients. The colt was Futurity French Command who would produce 300 foals and become a number one sire. If Rick did little else than steward the career of this horse his place in Morgan history would be assured... |
2/10/2020 |
| It comes as no surprise that we again honor CH The Daily Lottery as the ASHA Horse Of The Year. What more can be said? What more can be done? |
2/10/2020 |