from the Harness Horse Youth Foundation

Westfield, IN — The Harness Horse Youth Foundation has awarded its most prestigious honor, the 2016 Service to Youth Award, to Dr. Patricia Hogan. The Service to Youth Award is given to individuals or organizations who exemplify outstanding effort in facilitating youth participation in harness racing.

Recipients show exceptional assistance (either financially or educationally) to existing HHYF programs or in their own successful efforts.

Photo courtesy of Hoganequine.com

Dr. Patricia Hogan has been awarded the 2016 Service to Youth Award.

Hogan is a well-known and well-respected veterinarian, most notably known for her involvement with Dan Patch Horse of the Year Always B Miki.

Hogan has been honored by numerous organizations over her career. She previously received the 2016 Inaugural Equistar Award from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, the 2008 Spirit of the Horse Award from Rutgers University, and the 2004 President’s Award from the American Veterinary Medicine Association.

Her website lists the equine organizations to which she donates her services including New Vocations and Standardbred Retirement Foundation as well as many other Thoroughbred groups.

“Dr. Hogan’s long term support of HHYF, in addition to her benevolence fortifies her selection,” noted HHYF President Marlys Pinske. “She exemplifies the best in harness racing and our board is pleased to present her yet another honor for her efforts.”

HHYF Executive Director Ellen Taylor adds, “Dr. Hogan has a long affiliation with HHYF, having received scholarships from the Foundation during her schooling in the late 1980s. She serves as an exceptional role model for countless young people with aspirations to become veterinarians. She mentors college students, offers clinic tours during the annual Fair Winds Open House and has participated in ‘take your daughter to work’ efforts.”

The late Stan Bergstein won the inaugural Service to Youth Award in 1979 and since then a Who’s Who of harness racing, including Delvin Miller, John Campbell, Doug Brown and Albert Adams, have been honored. Organizations including Hanover Shoe Farms Foundation, Brittany Farms and Hoosier Park have also received the award. Callie Davies-Gooch and Chris Wittstruck shared the award last year. A complete list of Service to Youth award recipients is posted at http://hhyf.org/service-to-youth-award.

HHYF welcomes nominations from the harness racing industry for consideration.

Now in its fifth decade of service to harness racing, the Harness Horse Youth Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing young people and their families educational opportunities with harness horses, in order to foster the next generation of participants and fans. The Foundation has been making a difference in young people’s lives since 1976, and its programs include interactive learning experiences with these versatile animals, scholarship programs, and creation and distribution of educational materials.

For more information on opportunities through HHYF, or to support its mission, go to www.hhyf.org.