Harness Horse
Youth Foundation 16575 Carey Road
Westfield, IN 46074
(317) 867-5877
Fax: (317) 867-5896 Ellen@hhyf.org
Facebook Phenom Sweet Karen Takes Time Out to Meet Her Fans
While prepping for her summer tour in Springfield, IL., Sweet Karen spent several days meeting, greeting and educating area youngsters, with help from the Giberson Stable.
HHYF Stable stalwart Justaway gave birth to a colt Sunday, April 29. Mother and baby are doing very well.
Newcomer Clypso Dust is "On Track" for This Summer's Programs
Trainer Chris Ryder jogs the newest HHYF stable member, Clypso Dust
HHYF at Pinehurst Matinee
There was no gambling, no charted lines, and, in fact, nothing but two-year-olds going behind the gate, but the 63rd Annual Pinehurst Matinee drew over 5,000 race fans Sunday, ranging from the curious to the avid and, for the first time, the festivities also drew the Harness Horse Youth Foundation.
Just a good three-iron from the site of the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Tournament, HHYF was represented by Executive Director Ellen Taylor, along with Project Manager Keith Gisser, and a pair of HHYF program alumni, 14-year-old Alex Schneider, a graduate of an HHYF youth camp at Indiana Downs and last year’s Family weekend at the Red Mile, and her mother, Susan Schneider, who also attended last year’s inaugural Red Mile Family Weekend. The pair drove in from the Charlotte, NC, area to assist.Read the whole story
Harness Horse Youth Foundation Announces Sweet Karen Alumni Scholarship
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation is pleased to announce a new scholarship for students who have previously attended HHYF summer, leadership or HRYL camps, or family weekends since 1999. The new scholarship honors the HHYF’s 16-year-old trottingbred media sensation Sweet Karen, who posts to her own Facebook page and has become the equine face of the organization’s stable.
Hanover Shoe Farm Foundation Named HHYF Service To Youth Recipient
HHYF has named the Hanover Shoe Farm Foundation as the recipient of the 2011 Service to Youth Award. The Hanover Shoe Farm Foundation is an offshoot of the L.B. Sheppard Foundation and is now in its seventh decade of supporting deserving organizations in Hanover, PA as well as in the sport of harness racing according to its President Russell Williams. Read the whole story here.
Gallo Blue Chip Scholarship Presentation
Martin Scharf (right), presents the Gallo Blue Chip Scholarship check to Michael Fahy, who is accompanied by his parents Bill and Moira. The presentation took place at The Meadowlands. Click her to apply for the 2012 Gallo Blue Chip scholarship.
Clypso Dust- Our newest stable member
Caly is a 12-year-old mare from New York and was donated to HHYF by Bob and Carol Fleming. She is currently fat and sassy at HHYF World Headquarters in Indiana and will soon join the rest of the herd at Brittany Farms in Versailles, Kentucky.
Fifteen-year-old trotter Sweet Karen has created her own Facebook page and will be commenting on her travels as part of the Harness Horse Youth Foundation Stable this summer and beyond. Facebook members can "like" the athlete by logging on to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Karen/221223011248815. Karen, whose nicknames include Chubby and Butter Tub, is one of seven Trottingbreds who travel with HHYF Executive Director Ellen Taylor and her staff, teaching youngsters about harness racing. Read more
THE FUTURE OF HARNESS RACING IS NOW AT WAYNE COUNTY
The following is an excerpt from a July 5 story in The Wayne Independent
Dyberry Twp, Pa. — Molly Fenwick and Ben Hollingsworth come from two very different worlds...but, their love of horses and harness racing bridges a geographical gap that stretches nearly 700 miles.
Molly, who hails from Tunkhannock, and Ben, who lives in Nova Scotia, are this year’s summer interns for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation.
HARNESS HORSE YOUTH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Michael Fahy
Emily Murphy
Ellen Taylor, Executive Director of the Harness Horse Youth Foundation has announced the winners of the organization's annual scholarships. The $15,000 Gallo Blue Chip scholarship, sponsored by Martin Scharf, goes to Michael Fahy, the son of William and Moira Fahy, of Washington, Pennsylvania, while Lambertville, New Jersey's Emily Grace Murphy, the daughter of Patti and Joseph Murphy, has been named winner of the $2,500 Curt Greene Memorial Scholarship. Read more
Our Mission:
"To provide young people and their families information and experiences with harness horses in order to foster the next generation of fans and participants."
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation, a charitable 501(c)3 organization , has been changing young people’s lives since 1976, offering hands-on learning with Standardbreds. Additional programs include scholarship administration and the creation and distribution of educational materials.
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation relies heavily on your donations and contributions in order to maintain and improve programs. We now accept online donations via PayPal. If you would like to donate to HHYF, click on the button above to get started.
