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Gretchen Holmes Karels ("GG" to some) passed away in Traverse City,
Mich., on June 15, at the age of 92, after spending two weeks at the
Traverse City Hospice House. She was the mother of Kim Karels Clements,
owner and photographer for SaddlebredWeb and a long-time owner and
promoter of American Saddlebreds. Gretchen’s outgoing personality has been
missing from the Saddlebred show scene for a few years now, but she had
continued to follow her friends through her daughter and the trade
publications. Gretchen and her deceased husband, Florian, owned several
Saddlebreds over the years, her favorite being CH Super Sultan who was
purchased from Ruxer Farms as a three-year-old and shown to many accolades
by Kim in three-gaited show pleasure and pleasure driving divisions under
the direction of Ellis Waggoner and Zel Corkern.
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Gretchen was the ultimate horse show mom in the late 1960s through the 1980s.
She almost never missed a class and did everything from driving the trailer
to small shows the first two years, to handling customer sales at major
shows for Kim’s Mi-Kim Photos, and later her daughter, Laurie’s, American
Saddlebred clothing line, Parker Lines, as well as serving as a faithful
volunteer (along with her late husband) at the Indy 500 Charity Horse
Show (now the Indianapolis Charity Horse Show). Gretchen never missed attending the entire week of the World’s Championship Horse Show for 40 years until a couple of years ago when it became difficult for her to walk down to her box seats. Her passing is mourned by her daughters and their families: Kim Karels and David Clements of Lexington, Ky.; Laurie Karels and Michael Park of Suttons Bay, Mich., and Bonita Karels and Paul Stockmeyer of Williamsburg, Va.; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A perpetual memorial trophy will be presented in her honor at the Indianapolis Charity Horse Show.
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and Friesians now at Black Horse Manor Jannie Giles 2941 Washburn Rd. Pleasureville, KY 40057-7031 e-mail: janniegiles1@aol.com |
Travis Herlocker Versailles, KY (859)967-9000 (704)322-8323 |
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If you or your horse was at any of the shows listed on the menu to the left, you will want to look for your photographs in our coverage.
If you love American Saddlebred horses, you will see more photos of American Saddlebred horses than on any other web site. We also have great photos of Roadhorses, Hackneys, Friesians and other breeds when they appear at mainly Saddlebred shows. We guarantee our prints to be of high quality. We offer expert competitively priced editing of our photos. Before printing, we crop and adjust the color of each photo at no cost. The message Web Page Can Not Be Found does not mean that the page is not up and ready for you to see. Because our pages are updated so frequently, you may need to click on your refresh button. That may bring up the page you are looking for. Do the same to update older information on pages. |
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![]() Supreme Sultan by Patricia Crane |
Patricia Crane is again accepting art commissions. She is the world renown artist who sculpted the Supreme Sultan statue in front of
the Saddlebred Museum and other museum quality works. Patricia also creates trophies. Her trophies
have been given at the best horse shows.
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They immediately become valued collectors items. Her art work appears in several museums including the American Saddlebred Museum. Patricia may be called at 765-288-0484 or click here to e-mail her. |
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