This afternoon, March 25, organizers of the Aiken Charity Horse Shows canceled their event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After it was announced that the USEF extended its suspension of organized activities until May 3, organizers had no other choice. The horse shows were originally scheduled for April 29 – May 3 and May 6…
This afternoon, the Bill Moroney, the CEO of the USEF, announced that the 30 day suspension of recognized events that began on March 16 has been extended to May 3 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter to members, the organization expressed the desire to return to normal life, as well as sympathy for…
With the ever changing situation surrounding Covid-19, we realize many fewer people might be out and about where they can pick up our paper in the coming weeks. We are hard at work on the April-May issue, and we hope everyone gets a chance to read it, either online or by getting a physical paper.…
100 Years of History by Pam Gleason In March 1916, a small advertisement appeared in the twice weekly Aiken Journal and Review promising a new attraction: “Gala Day—Society Event. Unexcelled Exhibition of Thoroughbred Horses. March 18, 1916,” it declared. The ad was put out in cooperation with the Southern Railway Company, which had been commissioned…
Curry – The Mayor By Lindsey Ryon Every barn has a horse that is – or thinks he is – the dictator, the boss of the pasture, the supervisor of the steeds. They have made it official at Pamela O’Neil’s Two Magnolia Farms in Aiken. Curry, owned by Amy Hebert, is also known as the…
Curry – The Mayor By Lindsey Ryon Every barn has a horse that is – or thinks he is – the dictator, the boss of the pasture, the supervisor of the steeds. They have made it official at Pamela O’Neil’s Two Magnolia Farms in Aiken. Curry, owned by Amy Hebert, is also known as the…
