Life member of the American Hackney Horse Society, Marilyn Lynch Kennedy of Scottsdale, Arizona and Taylorville, Illinois passed away today at her home in Taylorville, with her family after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS.
Additional information and obituary will be shared when it becomes available.
The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky announces that it will award four college scholarships in the summer of 2012.
The AHHSF has annually supported a scholarship program for college students who have shown an interest in the Hackney breed; this organization is proud of the number of students who have applied for and received these funded scholarships and continued an involvement with the Hackney horse and pony.
Selection of the recipients will be based on submission of an essay detailing interest and involvement with the Hackney breed, financial need, and scholarship merit as well as other requirements specified in the application.
The various scholarships to be offered are:
The recipients will be presented their scholarships during the World’s Championship Horse Show held at the Kentucky State Fair in August with recognition of their award to be displayed in the official horse show program.
For further information on these scholarships, please contact AHHSF Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Anna Marie Knipp, at 314/605-4622, or by fax at 573/657-7036,
Or by email at Jdmamk@aol.com. Forms will also be available on the American Hackney Horse Society website www.hackneysociety.com.
The deadline for submission of applications must be postmarked by Monday, June 21, 2012 and should be mailed to Anna Marie Knipp, AHHSF Scholarship Program, 12054 Hardwick Lane South, Missouri 65010
The South Central Hackney Association is pleased to announce that once again they will be offering a scholarship to The Shamrock Farm Road Pony Camp in Smithfield, KY. Anyone under the age of 18 is encouraged to submit an essay and a brief biography. Scholarships will be awarded to the winner of an essay contest entitled “Why I Want to Learn More about the Hackney Breed.” The scholarship will cover the cost of camp fees, food and lodging. (Transportation to and from the camp is the responsibility of the winner).
The dates for the 2012 camp are June 17-23. Applicants please submit your essay and a short autobiography, including equine experience, no later than May 25, 2012. Applicant should send essays to: Laura Schmidt, Sec/Treas. SCHA, 369 Schmidt Lane, California, Kentucky 41007. Additional information on the scholarship may be obtained by calling Laura Schmidt at 513-218-8678.
The South Central Hackney Association (SCHA) will again be offering a $500 college scholarship for 2012. Interested applicants should go to the SCHA websitewww.southcentralhackney.com to obtain a scholarship application. Applications are due by June 15,2012. Please contact Debbie Sauer (606-742-2262) or Kim Becker (513-625-9774) for more information.
Showing yearlings in the National Futurity has never been so easy. Due to declining numbers, the board of directors took action, making it easier to participate in the futurity. Yearlings must now be shown with their tails in the natural, down position, with no breakover.
The board will continue to monitor the national futurity. If participation does not increase, future changes may include combining genders in hand classes, opening the futurity, merging with a regional futurity, or even closing the futurity.
We encourage everyone with 2012 yearlings to take advantage of the rule change, and show in this year’s futurity.
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