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Myers donates money to junior fair horse barn
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:09 PM EST
"They are getting close to completing this project and I want to help them reach it," said Ann Myers of Ashland, Ohio. "We have to do things to help kids, they are the future of our industry."
"I've been impressed with the Brown County Horseman's Association since Tim (McKeown, director) first contacted me. He asked to buy a breeding to raffle off. Every year I am asked to donate, but no one had ever asked to buy one."
Heather McKeown, 4-H horse advisor with the Georgetown Happy Hustlers Horse Association and recent competitor in the world-renowned All American Quarter Horse Congress said, "We are excited and absolutely thrilled for the new facility on the Georgetown Fairgrounds to open. Our old barn had only 65 stalls and we had over 85 horse projects. The new facility will house 96 stalls with enough room to accommodate everyone."
Heather McKeown described the facility's dimensions as 224 foot by 72 foot with an estimated completion cost of $200,000. She said this barn has been the focus of the Brown County Horseman's Association for 10 years and it has raised more than $185,000 for the project.
Tim McKeown accepted Myers' donation while at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus.
"Ann has been very supportive of our program. She helped us with the raffle and gave us the opportunity to raise money in a way that had never been tried before. She bought a stall in the barn, and now this. It's great." McKeown said. "We really appreciate all that Ann has done."
Myers owns an all-time leading quarter horse sire, Zips Chocolate Chip and also stands his son Chips Hot Chocolate. They currently stand at Down The Rail Performance Horses in Valley View, Texas.
For more information on the 4-H barn project, contact Tim McKeown at 937-379-1735.
Contact Owen McNeill at owen.mcneill@Lee.net or 606-564-9091 Ext. 272.
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