As a black saddleseat rider, this makes me so proud

My parents bought my best mare, Crescent's Peachie, grand daughter of King's Genius, from Grey Barham at Sandy Knolls Farm in Ohio. I will never forget him. i knew Junior C and trained under Stanley Jackson of Berea, Ohio. These were wonderful men. I rode or knew of some of these horses also. IIt makes me so proud to see this. They made sure I was safe as a young girl. Fine men.

9:57 my great grandpa

Great video. I love saddlebreds. I have never been able to afford a horse but i did take lessons and did show other peoples horse's along with being a groom for many years. As it is many grooms and others that are behind the scenes never get noticed for their hard work and the love they put into these horses but it is worse when you never get acknowledged for all your work because of your race. I am glad this video was made because the history of any subject should be completed and accurate no matter what.

I was born in Kentucky,raised in Ohio,worked for George Bantley,and Jim Ragsdale,Byron Turner.I know what you’re talking about . I can remember when . Good job! 😊

I was surveying a property next to a cemetery in Mexico Missouri. As I drove through the cemetery to get to a witness marker I stumbled across Thomas Bass’s grave not even looking for it but his headstone caught my eye and it registered to me that I knew the name so I backed up and read his tombstone

This is so heart warming! Brought tears to my eyes.

Awesome documentary!!!!! 🍴💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Love Saddlebred and Arabian horses. The talent of all those trainers is admirable. Good video.

I knew Buddy Johnson back in the mid 80s. He also trained tennessee walking horses. I used to show my walking mare in a little country show in Little Valley NY, that's where I got to know him. We had a good time. Sadly he passed away of cancer a few years later.

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Little Valley???? Seriously??? HOLY SCHNITZEL!!! My stomping grounds! I had no idea, a few years before I started showing AQHA. Now I MUST know about Buddy Johnson! Thanks for the info!

And, our father John “Jay” Kennedy. From Bryantsville,KY. and Bridgeport, OH.

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And, his brother Raymond “Ray” Kennedy.

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

THE best honor of my life was to work side by side with STANLEY EDWARDS WHO GLORIA HIS wife, who was also President of Ohio American Saddlebreds for many many many years!!!my name is Kendal Kessler-McLamara He told me after I had to stop William Woods due to tra gic a car wreck.Stanley also Stanley was also awarded in Arizona (largest) Arabain show many years before we met as the trainer who was awarded the TRAINER WHO TRAINED MORE HORSES OF EVERY BREED !!!! THE trophy( taller ) then me, I am 5 '8 !!!!!there were more trophy`s then I have ever seen. And I went pro. At age 15 . I loved Stanley more then my own family in Wis. I do not believe that I can ever put into words how much I loved him I got to meet the Greatest White trainers Helen Crabtree, Don Haris Tom Moore Tom Frebee Lonnie Lavrey (who) by the way Stanley taught him from kid up I can say with all my heart I truely say that those were the best years of my life, Stanley would tell me(as A trainer myself )I wood never have gotten to ride as many wonderful Saddlebreds as he put me on, his favorite saying was Kendal if you ever go thru this world again ask GOD if he could, please use my rump as the soles of my boots!! We really lost a great HORSEMAN, who was told over and over no one could gait a horse like STANLEY EDARDS!!!!!I I love you Stanley, see you up stairs love, Kendal McLamara(STANLEYS STABLES WAS LOCATED, IN WADSWORTH, OHIO

Great video for Black History Month

this was very, very informative. I appreciate the work and research you all did to provide this mini-presentation.

Bravo. Thank you for presenting this important piece of Saddledbred history.

I'm so glad you put this video out. There are so many stories out there of the "unseen hand" . One day I'll tell the story my father my father use to tell me when I was a young girl.

Thank you for the upload. There are still a lot of AA trainers in the pacer, big lick, racking, and saddle-seat genres. Because of the regions that these equitation styles dominate, blacks' contributions are sometimes minimized. No worries. We are progressing and I am optimistic any and every one that excel at what they do in the horse world will have fair share at the recognition.

Thank you for recognizing black trainers. They have been among the greatest and most accomplished trainers, yet, for far too long, could not ride horses they trained due to prejudice that, to some extent remains. I know of a black trainer named Lawrence Bogus who trained Saddlebreds in the Kansas City area. Anyone know whatever came of him?

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I am still Deborah Webb wondering whatever happened to Lawrence Bogus. He was friendly, knowledgeable and good to the horses and people he was involved with.

I started with Saddlebreds in 1950 . In Ohio, I know what you are saying!

My husband's cousin Jr. Seay

I think these horseman where super sensitive to the feelings of the horses and developed a very close relationship to the point that the two became one united body.

Why am I crying?

Mike Scott

Mike Scott