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individual to the very end, and we’ll remember him with the deepest gratitude. A lifelong horseman, “Joe,” as he preferred


to be called, strongly appreciated the contribu- tion of horses to our society. He served in the last horse cavalry unit of the U.S. Army during World War II. Tydings was appalled when he learned of the


vile cruelty known as “soring,” in which trainers deliberately infl ict pain on the hooves and legs of Tennessee Walking Horses and related breeds. Working with the HSUS and other groups, he led the charge on legislation he thought would end the practice once and for all—a bill that took three Congresses to pass, in 1970. In recent years, upon hearing that the law he


had worked so hard to enact had failed to ac- complish its goal... he joined the battle again. Tydings signed annual letters to key senators


and representatives urging increased funding so that USDA could better enforce the law. He wrote to offi cials at all levels of USDA, urging tougher regulations and enforcement. He was known to walk the halls of Congress to make his case, too. T e senator will be remembered as a staunch


advocate for the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R.1847/S.2957—a bill to strengthen the Horse Protection Act . . . He teamed up with former Senator John Warner of Virginia, also an ardent horseman, to advocate for the PAST Act in a bipartisan op-ed pub- lished in T e Hill, “Stop torturing horses now.” He was a presenter and frequent attendee at


the Sound Horse Conference events organized by Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH). Tydings was also a co-petitioner with the HSUS and partner organizations in a petition to USDA seeking regulatory reforms, and he en- thusiastically supported the agency’s rule (cur-


rently on hold under the new administration) to strengthen Horse Protection Act regulations. For all of his extraordinary eff orts, the HSUS


honored Tydings with its Humane Horseman of the Year award in 2016. Joe Tydings was a passionate advocate for horses and a true friend to the HSLF and the animal protection community. We must never let the contributions of this valiant warrior for fairness and humaneness be forgotten.


On October 6, Kathee


Rengert died after a very short illness. Rengert was a long-time member of the racing community at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton. Rengert was a familiar face at the FHTC starting gate and clocker’s tower, armed with a radio and camera. Rengert was an accomplished rider, trainer, bloddstock agent and NSA offi cial. She was also the Executive Director of the Pennsyl- vania Hunt Cup. In recent years,


Rengert became


well known for her photo- graphs of horses working at the FHTC as well as photographing the various critters that call the facil- ity home. Rengert completed a Master’s Degree in Urban & Regional Planning at the University of West Chester.


Kathee Rengert Life-long horseman Ronald Bernard


Houghton of Christiana, PA, died September 23 at the age of 79. Houghton was a steeple-


chase jockey and started training horses at the age of 19. He met his future wife Elizabeth “Betsy” Roosevelt Houghton in pony club. Together, they established the Sylmar Farms training facility, which was fi rst located on Syl- mar Road in Rising Sun, MD, later moving to Christiana, PA. From their farm, they produced notable horses such as Grade 1 winner Princess Of Sylmar. T e fi lly won the Kentucky Oaks in 2013 and earned nearly $2 million before being retired and sold for $3.1 million as a broodmare prospect to Shadai Farm in Japan. As a jump jockey, Houghton went


to work for trainer Ridgely White in Virginia and rode Trout Line, trained by future Hall of Famer Sidney Watters, Jr., to four con- secutive timber wins in 1961 (Fair Hill, Rolling Rock, Monmouth County and Far Hills). Houghton also won the Carolina Cup aboard Ingo. As a trainer bouncing back and forth between Pennsylvania and South Carolina, he won 15 jump races in 1968 alone, putting him fourth in good company in the trainer standings that year behind Mikey Smithwick, Burley Cocks and Mickey Walsh. Houghton’s steeplechase business branched out to fl at track in the 1980s and the stable’s most recent


success story is Maryland Million winner Crab- cakes, trained by his son Bernie Houghton.


ON THE MEND A speedy recovery to Gale Monahan of TROT


who dislocated her shoulder and fractured her humerus after falling from her horse.


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