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Annual Newsletter 2014
Advocate • Enhance • Protect
Message from the President
It has been our distinct pleasure to serve as co-presidents of the Masterson Equestrian
Trust in 2014. We cannot say thank you enough to all of the sponsors, members,
supporters, and volunteers of this fantastic organization. The tremendous efforts of
everyone involved have raised awareness in the community and highlighted what
MET does to protect Masterson Station Park.
Several events held at Masterson this year include the MET annual Hunter Jumper
Show, Jump-Around Event, Workday, and Hunter Pace—a popular fall favorite.
Additionally, many improvements were accomplished not only to preserve the beauty
of the park but to provide added safety for our horses and riders.
As we begin a new year, our challenge to
everyone is to continue enjoying the park,
to “like” and share the MET Facebook
page, stay involved with events, and
donate/contribute in any way you can.
Let’s continue to work to ensure Masterson
Station Park will be available for us all to
enjoy for years to come.
Masterson Equestrian Trust
Foundation is a nonprofit foundation
dedicated to the preservation of
Masterson Station Park for use by
all equestrian enthusiasts and to
the improvement and enhancement
of facilities and services available
to the equestrian public. MET acts
as an advocate for all MSP equine
enthusiasts, thus strengthening
Lexington’s distinction as the
Horse Capital of the World.
IN THIS ISSUE:
–Mary Fike and Reese Koffler-Stanfield
1 Message from the President
2 Equestrian Traditions at Masterson
Station Park
4 Masterson Equine Facilities Are Always Busy
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“Love that it’s always
open and free. I ride
and enjoy every aspect
of the grounds.”
–Diana Wright
3 Save the Dates 2015
6 Donors and Sponsors
8 Your Donations at Work
8 Board Members
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Equestrian Traditions at
Masterson Station Park
by Mary Robertson Pierson
Looking Back to Look Forward
From “Founding of Masterson Equestrian Trust Foundation” by Ginny Howard:
“In 1795, James and Richard Masterson, pioneer settlers, built a “station,” or
group of fortified houses, to protect fellow settlers from Native Americans. This,
according to the Atlas of Kentucky, was five miles from the center of Lexington.
Among the fortified houses was a two-story house, considered quite grand for
the time.
“Just five years earlier, in 1790, on this land, the first Methodist conference west
of the Alleghenies was held.
“In the 1930s and 1940s the WPA built a large narcotics rehabilitation institute,
Book titled The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of
which is now used as a federal prison. The original rehab hospital’s mission was
America’s First Prison for Drug Addicts.
to “cure” drug addicts with life on the farm. The land that is now Masterson Station
New fence around dressage ring
1972 Master Plan for Masterson Station Park.
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Park was used for farming, and the residents at the treatment center provided the
labor to raise livestock and crops to sustain the residents of the hospital. After a
number of years of this endeavor, it was determined that the addicts would return
over and over again, not cured at all, but because they enjoyed the agrarian lifestyle.
The current facility has been a number of things, and is currently a medical facility
for inmates in the federal prison system.
“In 1972 the federal government, no longer needing the land for farming
endeavors, entered into an agreement with the city of Lexington to oversee
654 acres as a park for its residents.
“Soon after, an elaborate master plan for the park was created. It included such
amenities as an exhibition building, overnight stabling for 600-700 head of horses,
three outdoor equestrian arenas, one indoor arena, three dressage arenas, a jump
course, polo fields, cross country course, bridle paths,
and a rental facility for horseback riding.”
Snapshots of the Past
While not all the extensive improvements were made,
much of the dream was realized. Masterson Station
Park became many things to many people, and several
have shared their memories and snapshots of the past.
According to Edith Conyers, “I really do not know
exactly when MSP became a horse place for us public.
It has always been there in my tenure! I moved
to Kentucky in 1968 but I do not recall going to
Micki pilots Vega around
the arena at a 1977 horse
Masterson until I had moved to Clark County and the
show (Micki is wearing
girls were old enough to ride, which was about 1976her Pony Club pin on her
77. Elizabeth became a Keeneland Pony Club member
helmet, as they did in the
then and Sarah a year or so later. So that would have
‘old days.’)
been about our first use of it. Pony Club used it almost
exclusively for clinics and rallies and testing for a long
time, as the Horse Park was a long way from being as developed as it is today.
“I remember that the bays now used for storage were stalls then and there was a
lot of open space. Cross country fences came after the hunter course. Eventing
only started in Kentucky in the early ‘70s, so everything was infantile in the
course of what we see today.
“I remember a few hunter shows and then, as Pony Club got started, it was used
for eventing prep for rallies, etc. The hunter shows were about “C-D” level shows.”
Local Equestrians Tell the Tale
Micki McDonald remembers, “I grew up on Spurr Road, and Masterson was our
playground when I was a kid, and I lived there until about 2000. My mom was
one of the committee members that helped make it a horse-use park when it
began in the ‘70s, and worked closely with Don Todd, a city councilman, in the
years after that to keep it a park and add things like the dressage rings. We love
MSP and are very grateful for the work of MET. I know it is a ton of work but
greatly appreciated!”
Save the Dates 2015
APRIL 4 & 5
Spring Bay Horse Trials
APRIL 18 & 19
MET Benefit Hunter Jumper Show
MAY 9
Annual Sayre Horse Show
JUNE-JULY
Summerbird Dressage
(Wednesday evenings)
JUNE 13 & 14
MidSouth Tetrathlon Rally
SEPTEMBER
MET Annual Workday
NOVEMBER 8
MET Annual Hunter Pace
Watch our Facebook page and
website for more details.
I love Masterson
because of…
“Its location and
availability to use
anytime. Oh and its
xc jumps, dressage
rings, horse shows,
hunter paces, and the
outstanding horse
people that come
together to keep it in
Lexington...”
–Lisa Thompson
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Masterson equine facilities are always busy!
MET Jump Around
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MET Benefit Show
April: Spring Bay
Horse Trials
A USEF/USEA-recognized
competition open to riders
showing in divisions from
MET Benefit Show
novice to preliminary.
The cross country phase is
held at Masterson Station Park.
May: The University of Kentucky
Equestrian Team Hunter Pace
April: MET Benefit Hunter
Open to all disciplines with proceeds
Jumper Show
benefiting UK’s team.
This KHJA-recognized show is one of
the first outdoor shows of the spring
June-August: Summerbird Dressage
season. It offers a wide range of classes
A weekly schooling opportunity for
for riders of all ages, with special TIP
dressage riders of all levels.
classes for OTTB.
June: Young Riders Camp
May: Sayre School Horse Show
USEA-sponsored camp that teaches
An open show offering both a
young riders the skills they need to
combined test (beginner novice to
compete safely and effectively, as
prelim levels) and dressage classes (intro
well as move to the upper levels
to 3rd level plus a western dressage test).
of competition.
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June-August: Beachball
Saturday Night Series
Mounted games hosted by Snowball/
Beachball and Illiana Mounted Games
(Mounted Games Across America).
MET Workday
June: Midsouth Tetrathlon Rally
A United States Pony Club
competition that encompasses a
combination of equestrian and
human sports.
June: MET Jump Around
Schooling Day
Fun schooling opportunity for Jumpers
and Eventers of all skill levels.
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September: MET Annual Workday
Volunteers from a wide range of
disciplines come together to give the
park a good clean up.
MET Hunter Pace
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Masterson is free and open to all from
dawn to dusk, year round.
November: MET Annual
Hunter Pace
Competitors choose from three
courses which included a selection
of 24 obstacles to be negotiated at
a walk, trot, canter or gallop. Each
course is designed to let riders have as
challenging or leisurely a ride as they
wish through beautiful Masterson
Station Park!
MET Hunter Pace
MET Workday
“Masterson Equine
Facilities are
a treasure.”
–Jeannette Teate
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Individual
Donations
TRUSTEE
KEEP
Mulhollem, Paul and Claire
Musselman, Austin and Jane
In memory of FIRMANTOWN
Sayre School
Sekela, Dr. and Mrs. Michael
FRIEND
Blackey, Chet
Corey, Tracey
In honor of Helmut Graetz
Group Six, Inc.
In honor of Patsy and Bruce Pieratt
Keeneland Pony Club
Kerr, Alston
Kimmel, Margaret and Tom
Miller, Judy
Moore, Carolyn
In memory of Shawnee and Lady
Morris, Kimberly
Mossotti, Jennifer
Network for Good
Riddle, Dr. Tom and Margaret
Stowe, Jill
Warren, Vicki
Wiggs, Stanley
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SPONSOR
Alexander, Brooke
Bonnie, Cornelia
Bonnie Management Co
Bowles, Carmen
Britton, Anita
In memory of Christine Brown
Brock, Carolyn
Clarke, Neal and Julie
In memory of Christine Brown
deBarbadillo, Marianne
Green, Curtis and Linda
Hancock, Waddell
Haylands, Inc
Howard, Neil and Ginny
Huhn, Jennifer
Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Jerry
Kirtley, Melissa
In memory of Sandy Lawson
Penn, Eloise Griffith
Phethean, Eileen
Plympton, Janet and David
Quinn, Dermot and Emma
Schwartz, Paul
Scott, Tracy
In memory of Milo
Sucher, Carmie
In memory of Stormy Bars
Thomas, Pat
Trotman, Mary
Ueland, Micka
Upchurch, Meg
In memory of Ellen Mizell
Vanmeter, Ashley
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Masterson Equestrian Trust Donors and Sponsors
Wiggs, Stanley
In memory of Mary Anne Baseheart
Williams, Bennett Bell
Zeller, Cindy
In memory of
Dr. Michelle LeBlanc
CONTRIBUTOR
Beasley, Jacqueline
Birgid, Niedenzu and
D. Cooper Wester In memory of Betsy Fishback
Borrowdale-Cox, Deborah
Burman, Ellen
Burns, Jane and Claire
Conyers, Edith
In honor of Ginny Grulke
Crossen/Callahan
DeBolt, Kandace
Emberstson, Rolf and Claire
Emig, Hannah
Goodman, Jack and Virginia
Graddy, Nicola and Campell
Hahn, Nina
Hampton, Laura
Jameson, Mollie
In honor of Julie Congleton
Jehlik, Connie
Kentucky Border Collie Assn.
In memory of Christine Brown
Kleintop, Sarah
Leonard, David and Sharon
Lowry, Mary
In memory of Christine Brown
Maclachlan, Margaret C.
Mid-South Eventing and
Dressage Assn.
Mink, John and Jo
In memory of Mr. Bones
Moorman, Leesa
In memory of Skipper
Morehead, Elisha
In honor of Shagya Arabian
Sports Horses
Mueller, Janice
In memory of BabyDoll
Nethery, Lauren
Pascuzzi, Mark
Peterson, Julie and Kristen
Primack, Julie Bath
In honor of Old Stone
Riding Center
Renfroe, Christyn
Shott, Diane
Simons, Mary
In memory of Christine Brown
Simpson, Matt
Slovis, Nathan and Stacy
Spokes and Spurs
Sterling, Mary Margaret
Stith, David
Tim Print
In honor of USPC
Tim Print
In honor of Woodford Hounds
Tooth, Nicholas and Julie
In memory of Christine Brown
Ward, Lesley
Winn, Karen
Woodall, Erin Briana
In honor of Wayne Quarles
MET Benefit
Hunter/Jumper
Show Sponsors
The gift that keeps giving all year long
NAMED SPONSOR
Kentucky Performance Products, LLC
Consider making a donation
to Masterson Equestrian Trust
Foundation.
DIVISION SPONSORS
Horse Cents
Liftoff Equestrian
PM Advertising
Twin Creeks Racing
Whitlock Family
Wise Choice Tack
Woodford Hounds
CLASS SPONSORS
Animal Hospital of Nicholasville
Bluegrass Pony Club
Heaven Trees
Idlebrook Farm
Jayson and Jenny Van Wieren-Page
Karen Winn
Kelly Quick, Quick Services
Maplecrest Farm
Margee Koffler
Mary Fike and Harrington Mill Farm
Nick Johnson Farrier Service
Robynhill Farm
Spring Bay Horse Trials
IN-KIND SPONSOR
Rood & Riddle Vet Hospital
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WORKDAY SPONSOR
McCauley Bros.
Volunteer appreciation prizes
Evans Orchard
Jenn O’Neill
Jenny Van Wieren-Page
Joyce Brinsfield
Kentucky Performance Products
Keeneland Racecourse
Go to mastersonequestrian.org today to
donate online or print out a donation form.
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SPECIAL CLASS SPONSORS
Ballyrankin Stud
KBC
Kentucky Performance Products, LLC
Scheffelridge Farm
Your gift will go toward improving and
maintaining the equine facilities at Masterson
Station park, a gift that keeps on giving.
mastersonequestrian.org
Megan Moore
Reese Koffler-Stanfield
Southern States
MET Benefit
Hunter Pace Sponsors
NAMED SHOW SPONSOR
Biederman Real Estate and Auctioneers
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Goose Creek Stables at Waterwild Farm
Grey Goose Restaurant and
Blue Heron Steakhouse
Kentucky Equine Research
Kentucky Performance Products, LLC
McCauley Bros.
PM Advertising
Twin Creeks Racing
FENCE SPONSORS
Animal Medical Center
Bill and Leah Snowden
Blandford Stud
Elmwood Farm
Emerald Valley Stable, Dayton, Ohio
Feldman Lumber
Grey Goose Restaurant and
Blue Heron Steakhouse
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Heritage Horse Farm
Jason Chadwell
LMN Equine
Maplecrest Farm
Mary Fike and Spring Bay Horse Trials
Maryster Farm
Noble Spirit Stables
OCD Pellets
Susan Abner
In honor of Keeneland Pony Club Warfield Farm
Woodford Hounds
COSTUME CLASS SPONSOR
Kentucky Performance Products, LLC
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SUPPORTING SPONSOR
McCauley Bros.
OCD Pellets
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Your Donations and Volunteer Hours at Work in 2014
General maintenance of equine facilities during annual workday.
Purchase of mower and weed eater to provide
routine care of riding lanes and fences.
Monitoring and repairing groundhog damage
around fences.
Thank You to
Our Generous
Corporate Sponsors
Set of cross country corners for novice
and prelim courses.
Masterson Equestrian Trust Board Members
Co-President
Mary Fike
Shelbyville, KY
Co-President
Reese Stanfield
Georgetown, KY
Vice President
Jill Stowe
Nicholasville, KY
mccauleybros.com
Christine Brown memorial bench
in dressage complex.
Secretary
Erika Wierman
Versailles, KY
Karen Isberg
Treasurer
Jenny Van Wieren-Page Versailles, KY
Lexington, KY
Chad Mendel
Georgetown, KY
Nancy Bowling
Nicholasville, KY
Mary Pierson
Versailles, KY
Sarah Coleman
Lexington, KY
Aaron Rust
Lexington, KY
Joey Clark
Lexington, KY
Karen Winn
Lexington, KY
Peggy Entrekin
Frankfort, KY
Ex-Officio
Sally Lockhart
Lexington, KY
ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERS
Dan Rosenberg
Stanley Wiggs
Hank Zeitlin
KPPusa.com
hagyard.com
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Masterson Equestrian
Trust Foundation
P.O. Box 12042
Lexington, KY 40580
mastersonequestrian.org