HJN Content posted on April 10th, 2006

61st Annual Del Mar National Horse Show Begins Three-Week Run April 20 Featuring “The Night of the Horse” April 22

DEL MAR, CA—Horse enthusiasts, get ready for the 61st annual Del Mar National Horse Show! This premier show, which features three separate disciplines during its three-week run, will be at the Del Mar Equestrian Center on the Del Mar Fairgrounds from April 20 through May 7. (Read on…)

Macken Makes His Move at the Oak Blenheim Spring Classic

The spectators surrounding the Oaks Blenheim EquiSport Grand Prix ring honored a legend when all was said and done. Eddie Macken confidently brought his new horse, Tedechine Sept, to the arena and left with the $35,000 Coast Magazine Spring Grand Prix blue ribbon and a well-deserved ovation. (Read on…)

COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS …THE SEARCH FOR BLACK HORSEMEN

Artifacts and Memorabilia from Black Horsemen Involved in the Saddlebred Industry Sought by Museum

They often worked in obscurity, training and grooming some of the finest blooded horses in the country. Under their attentive care, the Saddlebred horses in their charge went on to fame and glory, and are immortalized in oil paintings on paneled walls in museums and grand old homes, while the horsemen themselves endured the usual humiliations and prejudices, and often went to their graves in relative anonymity. (Read on…)