
Auction horse rakes in Jockey Club, USEF prizes
An auction horse who could have wound up at a slaughterhouse before she was rescued in 2013, has received top awards from the Jockey Club and United States Equestrian Federation for brilliance in the 2015 showing season. Brightly Shining, a chestnut mare purchased from the Thurmont Auction in Maryland three years ago by respected trainer Mike Keech was honored last week with major hunter/jumper awards, according to Keech and Joanne Beusch, author of new children’s book, Brightly Shining: The Horse Nobody Wanted. Brightly Shining Sire: Posse Dam: Bright Shining Foal date: Feb. 14, 2009In an announcement shared on Facebook, Beusch […]