|
World's Championship Horse Show
The World's Championship Horse Show, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville, Kentucky, in Freedom Hall, is a large horse show that includes the American Saddlebred, Hackney pony, Dutch Harness Horse, and Standardbred breeds. It is usually held annually in late August, coinciding with the dates of the Kentucky State Fair and in the middle of the show season for the three breeds. Any horse or rider who wins there earns the title of World's Champion (abbreviation: WC), and a second-place finish is identified with a Reserve World's Championship (abbreviation: RWC) title. In addition to the WC and RWC titles, a horse can also earn the World's Grand Championship (WGC) or World's Championship of Champions (WCC) title. The winner of a championship class which requires a qualifier is given one of these titles. Competition American Saddlebred horses, Hackney ponies and horses, and Standardbred horses compete in the World's Championship. In each di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Exposition Center
The Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Originally built in 1956. It is overseen by the Kentucky Venues and is the sixth largest facility of its type in the U.S., with of indoor space. KEC has two arenas (Broadbent Arena and Freedom Hall), almost 700,000 sq. ft of Class A exhibit space, nearly 500 acres of outdoor planning space (on grass and concrete). A majority of the 1.3 million square feet is contiguous. Cardinal Stadium (1956), Cardinal Stadium, formerly an on-site baseball/American football, football field with a capacity of up to 37,925, was home to the University of Louisville American football, football and Louisville Redbirds minor league baseball teams. Freedom Hall is one of two on-site arenas, and provided 18,875 seats for the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams until they moved Downtown Louisville, downtown to the new KFC Yum! Center for the 2010–11 season. Broadbent Arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington Junior League Horse Show
The Lexington Junior League Horse Show is an annual horse show held in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1937. History The Lexington Junior League Horse Show was begun in 1937 by Marie Kittrell as a way to make money for charity. The first show was held at The Red Mile, a harness racing track, because it only cost a dollar to rent the venue. It attracted 216 horses and 24,000 spectators. The show was held at The Red Mile through 2017. In 2018, it moved to Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm, international equestrian competition venue, and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 (Iron Works Pike) and Interstate 75, at Exi ..., also located in Lexington. Competition The show is the first of the three jewels of the Saddlebred Triple Crown. It is held annually at The Red Mile Harness Track, and has been every year since its inception. It is the largest outd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperator (horse)
Imperator (19741997) was an American Saddlebred show horse. He won four Five-Gaited World's Grand Championships and eight Gelding Championships at the World's Championship Horse Show, besides four five-gaited Grand Championships at the National Horse Show. He retired to the Kentucky Horse Park after the end of his show career and when he died was buried there. Life Imperator was foaled March 11, 1974, out of Empress Wing and by Supreme Sultan. He was born on Peacock Farm in Wilmette, Illinois. His damsire was Wing Commander, the first six-time five-gaited World Grand Champion. Imperator was a dark chestnut gelding who was nicknamed "Perry". After his show career, he retired to the Kentucky Horse Park in August 1991 and died there October 20, 1997, of complications following colic surgery. He is buried at the park in the Hall of Champions. Career Imperator won four five-gaited World Grand Championships at the World's Championship Horse Show, in 1980, 1981, 1985, and 1986; w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunt Seat
Hunt seat is a style of forward seat riding commonly found in North American horse shows. Along with dressage, it is one of the two classic forms of English riding. The hunt seat is based on the tradition of fox hunting. Hunt seat competition in North America includes both flat and over fences for show hunters, which judge the horse's movement and form, and equitation classes, which judge the rider's ability both on the flat and over fences. The term ''hunt seat'' may also refer to ''any'' form of forward seat riding, including the kind seen in show jumping and eventing. Hunt seat is a popular form of riding in the United States, recognized by the USHJA (United States Hunter/Jumper Association) and the United States Equestrian Federation, and in Canada. While hunt seat showing ''per se'' is not an Olympic discipline, many show jumping competitors began by riding in hunter and equitation classes before moving into the jumper divisions. Rider position The Hunt seat is also so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Pleasure
Western pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed and slow but collected gait cadence, along with calm and responsive disposition. The horse is to appear to be a "pleasure" to ride, smooth-moving and very comfortable. Most light horse breeds in the United States and Canada may compete in western pleasure classes, either in open competition or at shows limited to a single breed. However, horse conformation and temperament play a role in this event, and hence animals of stock horse breeds that are calm, quiet, have collected, soft gaits and the strong muscling required to sustain slow, controlled movement are the most competitive. Breeds Nearly any breed can be exhibited in western pleasure classes. The highest levels of competition are usually in shows restricted to a single breed, but at lower levels, there are open classes where multiple breeds may compete against one another. Across all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Gaylord McClean
Mary Gaylord McClean (born 1950/51) is an American horse breeder, horse owner and exhibitor, businesswoman and philanthropist. McClean owns and shows American Saddlebred horses and Hackney ponies, on which she has won multiple Championships. Many of her philanthropic ventures are horse-related. Life McClean was born Mary Gaylord in 1950/1951. She has a sister, Louise G. Bennett; her father, Edward L. Gaylord, died in 2003. She is married to Jeff McClean. She has a degree in art history from Boston University. She is chief executive officer and president of Contemporary Signed Books and executive officer of Oklahoma Publishing Company. She lives in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Horses and equine philanthropy McClean is highly involved in the American Saddlebred show horse industry; she and her husband own Golden Creek Farm, where they breed, train and sell horses. At the age of 10 she began taking lessons from Helen Crabtree of Simpsonville, Kentucky, and continued at the Crabtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Watch (horse)
Sky Watch was a five-gaited American Saddlebred show horse. He won four open World's Grand Championships and five stallion World's Grand Championships in the World's Championship Horse Show. Life Sky Watch was foaled June 14, 1977, sired by Flight Time and out of Aries Golden Gift. He was a chestnut stallion. His grandsire was Wing Commander, the first six-time five-gaited World Grand Champion. He was born on Earl Teater and Sons Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, bred by Della Large and owned by Michele MacFarlane. He retired to the Kentucky Horse Park in 1998, while he was still being bred. He was euthanized due to age-related infirmities on April 22, 2001 at the Kentucky Horse Park and is buried there near his rival Imperator. Career Sky Watch was originally supposed to be a fine harness show horse, but he didn't take to being driven and was soon switched to under-saddle showing instead. He was initially trained by Mitch Clark, who showed Sky Watch to a win in the two-year-old f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Davis Macfarlane
Michele Macfarlane (born 1948) is an amateur horse trainer from the United States, who competes in the sport of saddle seat. She has been one of the leading amateur trainers and riders in the sport for over 40 years. Macfarlane resides in San Diego, California and is Marshal for the Scripps Miramar Ranch Saddlebreds parade unit. Life and career She was born in 1948 to Everett Conley Davis, and Ellen Browning Scripps Davis. Her father was a lawyer and the grandson of Paschal Conley and her mother the granddaughter of E.W. Scripps and niece of Ellen Browning Scripps. She grew up on her family’s Scripps Miramar Ranch, near San Diego. When she was five her mother introduced her to the family horse riding tradition. Horses gave her hay fever, meaning she initially disliked working with them but came to appreciate her role around the age of ten when her mother bought a solid-colored Saddlebred and put her and the horse in training with Bill Rowan. Thanks to her mother’s love o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My-My (horse)
My-My (1957–1968) was an American Saddlebred mare. She was one of only two horses ever to win six Five-Gaited World's Grand Championships in the World's Championship Horse Show. Life My-My was foaled in 1957. Her dam, Daneshall's Easter Parade, was the only horse to ever beat Wing Commander, the only other six-time World Grand Champion. Her sire was Beau Fortune. My-My died October 1 1968, of liver failure. She was eleven years old. Career My-My was trained by Frank Bradshaw, and won a total of six five-gaited World Grand Championships at the World's Championship Horse Show, from 1963 to 1968. When she won her first World title in 1963, she was owned by Daneshall Stables, but she was sold to Jolie Richardson of Atlanta, Georgia before the second title. My-My was a five-gaited horse, meaning she performed the walk, trot, canter, slow gait and rack. Jolie Richardson was in the hospital with cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Teater
Earl Teater (1905/06-1972) was an American Saddlebred horse trainer. He was best known for showing the stallion Wing Commander to six World's Grand Championships, although he later won another World's Grand Championship on Dream Waltz. Life and career Teater was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in 1905/1906. In 1943 Teater moved to Brentwood, Tennessee to be the trainer for Maryland Farm. In 1945 he returned to Kentucky and became trainer for Dodge Stables, part of Castleton Farm. Teater was best known for training the chestnut stallion Wing Commander. In 1948 he entered Wing Commander in the World's Championship Horse Show for the first time. The two won the five-gaited World's Grand Championship that year and every year through 1953, making them the first six-time winners. Teater also trained the five-gaited horse Waltz Dream, who won the World's Grand Championship in 1956. Teater's son Ed ran the Tattersall Sale, an auction for all ages and disciplines of Saddlebreds, and was later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing Commander (horse)
Wing Commander (1943–1969) was an American Saddlebred show horse out of the mare Flirtation Walk and by the stallion Anacacho Shamrock. Wing Commander was a chestnut with four white socks and a thin white stripe that ran from his forehead all the way to his upper lip. He was trained to be a five-gaited horse, meaning he performed the walk, trot, canter, slow gait and rack. Through both sides of his pedigree, Wing Commander traced back to the highly influential Saddlebred stallions Rex McDonald and Bourbon King, who were themselves successful show horses. In 1948, the stallion won his first Five-Gaited World Grand Championship, a title he kept for a total of six years. In total he won 6 Five-Gaited World Grand Championships, and was the first of only two horses to accomplish this. In 1950 ''Life'' magazine featured Wing Commander as an example of a fine athlete and an American Idol. He was owned by Dodge Stables, and trained and ridden by Earl Teater. Wing Commander stood at s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing Commander
Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth countries but not including Canada (since Unification) and South Africa. It is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. It ranks immediately above squadron leader and immediately below group captain. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-4. It is equivalent to commander in the Royal and United States Navies, as well as to lieutenant colonel in the British Army, the Royal Marines, and the United States Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and the Women's Royal Air Force (until 1968) and in Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (until 1980) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
