Kay Frances Meredith ( Huggins, February 26, 1936 – November 14, 2022) was an American equestrian and writer. Meredith was born in
West Virginia and lived in
Raleigh, North Carolina. She represented the United States at numerous international
dressage
Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
competitions and became National Grand Prix Champion in 1982. In 1979, she was named the
American Horse Show Association
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF or US Equestrian) is the national governing body for most equestrian sports in the United States. It began on January 20, 1917, as the Association of American Horse Shows, later changed to the Ameri ...
Horsewoman of the Year.
As a founding member of the
United States Dressage Federation The United States Dressage Federation, or the USDF, is the national membership federation for the equestrian sport of dressage. Running under the United States Equestrian Federation, USEF, the Federation is committed to education, recognition of ach ...
, Meredith served as the second USDF Vice President before she served as the President from 1977 to 1982. In 2004 the Roemer Foundation placed Kay Meredith into the USDF Hall of Fame by honoring her with their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Meredith was born in
Wood County, West Virginia
Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296, making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg. The county was formed in 1798 from the western ...
. She died in a hospice in
Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 14, 2022, at the age of 86.
Kay Frances (Huggins) Meredith Obituary
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References
External links
Kay Meredith's Web site
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1936 births
2022 deaths
21st-century American women
People from Wood County, West Virginia
Writers from West Virginia
American female equestrians
Equestrians at the 1983 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in equestrian
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
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