United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
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and Museum is an American

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organization located at facilities at Busch Gardens

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in Tampa, Florida

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. It came into existence in 1989 as a means to pay homage to the people and horse

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s who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

Hall of Fame inductees

Horses	People
1987 : Idle Dice 1990 : San Lucas 1992 : Snowman Snowman (horse) Snowman was a former plow horse on his way to the "meatmarket", that went on to become a champion in show jumping in the 1950s.Snowman was originally used only for farm work and in 1956 was headed for the slaughterhouse at eight years of age. On that day Harry de Leyer, a Long Island, New York... 1995 : Trail Guide 1996 : Heatherbloom — Jet Run 1997 : Sun Beau 1999 : Democrat — Sinjon 2000 : Touch of Class Touch of Class Touch of Class was a bay American bred Thoroughbred mare who was on United States Equestrian Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the individual and team show jumping events... 2001 : Untouchable 2002 : Calypso — Gem Twist Gem Twist Gem Twist was a world champion American Thoroughbred show jumping horse registered under the name Icey Twist. Bred by equestrian Frank Chapot, Gem Twist had an incredible career at the Grand Prix level... 2003 : Main Spring 2004 : Snowbound 2005 : For The Moment 2009 : Abdullah Abdullah (horse) Abdullah was a Trakehner horse ridden by Conrad Homfeld. He has won many international titles in the sport of show jumping, and is considered by some to be the best Trakehner ever to compete in the show-jumping ring... — Miss Budweiser — Riviera Wonder	1987 : William Steinkraus William Steinkraus William Clark Steinkraus is an American show jumping champion.-Olympic Record:Steinkraus participated in 5 Olympic Games. At the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping with the horse Snowbound. He obtained two silver medals in Team Jumping, first in... — Bertatan de Nemethy 1988 : Patrick Butler — August A. Busch, Jr. 1989 : Jimmy Williams — Kathy Kusner — Frances Rowe — David T. Kelley — Ben O'Meara 1990 : Harry D. Chamberlin — Arthur McCashin 1991 : Adolph Mogavero — Pat Dixon — Morton W. “Cappy” Smith — Whitney Stone 1992 : Barbara Worth Oakford — Eleonora R. Sears — Mary Mairs Chapot 1993 : Dr. Robert C. Rost — Joe Green 1994 : Gordon Wright — Frank Chapot 1995 : Mickey Walsh 1996 : Richard “Dick” Donnelly — Pamela Carruthers 1997 : Bobby Egan — Edward “Ned” King 1998 : Fred “Freddy” Wettach, Jr. — Melanie Smith Taylor — Johnny Bell 1999 : Frankin F. “Fuddy” Wing, Jr. — Rodney Jenkins 2000 : George Morris George Morris George Morris may refer to:George H. Morris, American hunter/jumper trainer George Franklin Morris , U.S. federal judge*Sir George Lockwood Morris, ironfounder and Wales international rugby player... — Carol Durand 2001 : Eugene R. Mische — Lt. Colonel John W. Russell — Robert J. Burke 2002 : Honey Craven Honey Craven Clarence Leo "Honey" Craven , was an equestrian, ringmaster and manager of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, the Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania, and ringmaster at nearly every prominent horse show in the United States... — Harry R. Gill 2003 : J. Russell Stewart, Sr. 2005 : Michael Matz Michael Matz Michael Ray Matz is an American Olympic equestrian rider and horse trainer. He is perhaps most well known for having trained the ill-fated Barbaro to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby in 2006. The previously undefeated colt suffered a career and life ending injury after the start of the Preakness Stakes... 2006 : Conrad Homfeld Conrad Homfeld Conrad Homfeld is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Homfeld won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, with the horse Abdullah. He received a silver medal in Individual jumping.Born in Houston,... 2007 : Joe Fargis Joseph Fargis Joseph Halpin Fargis IV is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in individual jumping with the mare Touch of Class... — Karen Golding — Marcia “Mousie” Williams 2009 : Dr. John Steele

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