Caroline Ragsdale Reutter, who went from baking her family’s southern caramel cake in her Annapolis basement to shipping those treats and others worldwide, died Saturday. She was 66. She died…
How many people get to work at what they love, are good at what they do, and get to do it for 50+ years? If you're lucky, you can accomplish two out of three on that list. JR Ragsdale was lucky to succeed in all three areas. Ragsdale came from a family of horsemen, and some of his ancestors were present at the founding of the American Saddlebred Horse Association in 1891. At that time, it was known as the National Saddle Horse Breeders' Association. In 1991, at the centennial celebration of ASHA, there were three families represented that were still in the industry a century later. They were the Greenwells, the Barhams, and the Ragsdales. Born in 1910, Jamie Ray Ragsdale grew up in Missouri surrounded by saddlebreds. However, after high school, he decided to go out west and worked on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. After meeting up with some saddlebred folks out there, he decided to come back to work with his favorite breed again. He worked as a groom for Chester Caldwell and was present when King's Genius and Caldwell won the Stallion Stake at Louisville in 1933 and 1934. He also worked for CE Fisher at Dixiana Farm under Ross Long. JR Ragsdale and Marvin Conatser were both grooms for Howard Dickey in Detroit Michigan in the late 1930's. About this time, JR Ragsdale met another future employer, Dr. Robert H. Elrod of Toledo, OH. Dr. Elrod owned Ottawa Creek Farm near Berkey Ohio. JR Ragsdale trained and showed many horses for him, including his stallion, Grey Mac. For many years, there was a large portrait of Jim Ragsdale showing Grey Mac that hung in the tack room at the farm. He said he adored the stallion, and his biggest problem was that he was grey. One of his fondest memories while at Ottawa Creek was being able to show Grey Mac against Oak Hill Chief. He chased Oakhill Chief around the ring at Lexington and stayed up Lee Roby's tail. He may not have won, but there were many good horsemen that told him he should have. Another memory from his Ottawa Creek years was a December day in 1941. The radio was on in the barn, and Pearl Harbor had been bombed. He continued to train at OCF in 1942 and 1943, but was drafted into the Army late in 1943. He wound up at Fort Riley Kansas, along with horsemen Charlie Huston, Whitey Kahn and Dick Lavery. There he was in charge of the staff stable for the cavalry. After returning from the service, he went back to training horses for Tom Mills at Broadview Farm, then on to Stonyridge Farm in Ohio for Joe McAdams. They stood the stallion Genius of Stonyridge (King's Genius X Kate Haines), who was a full brother to Bourbon Genius and The Genius that he handled while at Dixiana in the 1930's. Fritz Jordan and Claude Alexander also worked at Stonyridge, but when Joe McAdams dispersed in 1954, JR went to work for Lin Mac Stables in Waynesville, Ohio. After that, Jim Ragsdale moved to Florida and spent the rest of his career in the Sunshine State. While in Florida, he worked for Dale Shaffer, whose daughter Candy had a great show string. JR Ragsdale told his amateur riders to "be consistent, stay on the rail, and show the horse, not yourself." He was noted as a patient trainer who brought his horses along at their own rate, but he could sometimes be impatient with people. Once again, the stable he worked for had a dispersal, but the Shaffer's gave him the horse Starlight Starbright, and he bought the farm from them. Over the next few decades, Ragsdale continued to train horses and was inducted into the UPHA Hall of Fame. He showed horses up until a week before he died, which happened suddenly, but fittingly he passed away at his barn at age 82. Some of the horses he was associated with were CH Technistar, CH Heavenly Gorgeous (shown as Starlight Starbright), CH Cora's Time, and CH Glory Kalarama. A lot of people couldn't get Starheart Stonewall horses to rack, but Jim Ragsdale proved them wrong with CH Anna Rooney Stonewall. The pictures below are in chronological order, from the 1930's until 1992. Many of the pictures came from his son Carter, and quite a few were from his years at Ottawa Creek Farm. 1935, showing in hand 1937 1938 Good News at Northville, Michigan 1938 Spellbinder at Northville, Michigan 1940 at Northville, Michigan 1942 Dark McDonald 1942 Grey Mac 1942 Noble Miss at the rack 1942 Noble Miss at the trot 1942 San Angela at Cincinnati Ohio 1943 Grey Mac at Lexington, Kentucky 1946 Ottawa's Headliner 1946 Ottawa Commander 1956 CH Anna Rooney Stonewall 1959 CH Heavenly Gorgeous 1962 Kissin Kalu 1965 CH Glory Kalarama 1965 CH Glory Kalarama 1973 CH Cora's Time 1992 Star Swinger Be sure to visit the blog's Facebook page and like us. Thanks to all who already have! https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Saddlebred-Blog/239612032866209
Owen Ragsdale has crypt in church, built home for elderly men 'retired' from their farms in late 1500s -- now a condo, with Ragsdale family crest featuring pelican. Owen attended Magdalene and Lincoln Colleges in Oxford. His uncle was Bishop of Carlysle and crowned Queen Elizabeth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothwell,_Northamptonshire ⓒTod Anthony Ragsdale ... All Rights Reserved. Please do not copy or reproduce, in any manner, without prior permission
My 8th great-grandfather was born in Virginia Colony in 1643. His parents were both killed in the Jamestown Massacre when he was an infant. Godfrey Ragsdale I was the first generation emigr…
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by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Early Morning, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1915. Early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 1915, Hal Somers and Mary Russell, ran out of gas on their way home from the Knights Templar Ball and New Year’s Eve lunch at George Glenn’s. As a result, they were walking […]
Outdoor climbing adventure senior portraits in Durango Colorado by Allison Ragsdale Photography
by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Early Morning, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1915. Early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 1915, Hal Somers and Mary Russell, ran out of gas on their way home from the Knights Templar Ball and New Year’s Eve lunch at George Glenn’s. As a result, they were walking […]
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by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Early Morning, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1915. Early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 1915, Hal Somers and Mary Russell, ran out of gas on their way home from the Knights Templar Ball and New Year’s Eve lunch at George Glenn’s. As a result, they were walking […]
As part of my series about the “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeramy Ragsdale. As founder and CEO of Thrive Senior Living, Jeramy…
ALPHABETTER By: Linda Ragsdale Illustrated by: Martina Hogan Published: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Flowerpot Children’s Press Non-Fiction Do your kids like making up words? Do you ever wish there was a word to describe the joy your child is feeling the first time they ride without training wheels? Do you like combining words to make…
How did you select your narrator? I worked with ACX to find the perfect narrator for this book. Initially, I searched through the available narrators/producers who met the criteria I had: primarily a female and a native Scot, who was versatile with accents. Then I uploaded an audition script and w
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by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Early Morning, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1915. Early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 1915, Hal Somers and Mary Russell, ran out of gas on their way home from the Knights Templar Ball and New Year’s Eve lunch at George Glenn’s. As a result, they were walking […]
Molly's Durango High School Senior Portraits photographed by Allison Ragsdale Photography in Durango Colorado
by Kristine Schmucker, HCHM Curator Early Morning, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1915. Early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 1915, Hal Somers and Mary Russell, ran out of gas on their way home from the Knights Templar Ball and New Year’s Eve lunch at George Glenn’s. As a result, they were walking […]
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