Happy Book Birthday — The Ohio Literary Trail: A Guide out today! The Father of the Western Novel; the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in literature; the creator of the first superhero to see print; and the first African American to achieve national prominence as a poet: …
Mary Mairs Chapot has a number of “firsts” to her credit. She was the first West Coast rider to win the ASPCA Maclay Championship; the first woman to win a Pan American Games Gold Medal; the first woman (with Kathy Kusner) to ride for the United States in the Olympic …
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame recently announced the election of four new inductees – Olympic veteran and current U.S. Chef d’Equipe, Robert Ridland; horse show manager and legendary announcer, Peter Doubleday; Olympic rider and coach and the first President of the U.S. Equestrian Team, Colonel John W. “Gyp” Wofford; …
In case you missed the news of this major honor: Kentucky’s Wheeler Museum Adds Ohio’s Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show to Iconic Horse Shows Exhibit April 23, 2015—Lexington, KY—Today, the United States Hunter Jumper Association added the Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show, which hosted the first show jumping grand prix held …
You can tell by the popularity of vintage photo sites, people love old photos…the picture tells the story, but what you don’t know is the story behind identifying the photo. When I was selecting photos for The Cleveland Grand Prix book, I only had space for 70 images and I …
Ohio horse show jumping fans will need to head toward Columbus to see the finest horses and riders compete in the Buckeye State this year. Although Ohio is the home of the birth of grand prix show jumping in North America (the Cleveland Grand Prix), the only elite level competition …
Researching the Cleveland Grand Prix book was like taking part in a treasure hunt. Some of the discoveries came from local historical societies that helped fill in the history holes. In trying to locate some of the photos from 1965 I visited Cleveland State University, which holds the archives from …
In addition to Mary Chapot, one of several female entries in the 1965 Cleveland Grand Prix, was Mrs. E.M. Oare riding Navy Commander. I interviewed Betty for the book and she shared her amazing story of riding her top hunter in the first grand prix in North America. She loves …
The Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show Board of Directors (which runs the Cleveland Grand Prix) is in the process of building a new team. The past and present will unite for the future of the horse show. In 2015 America will celebrate 50 years since the first grand prix in …