Shelby Creek Farm

05/06/2025

02/11/2025

We are honored that Commandant SC has been named the People’s Choice Champion Three-Year-Old Hackney Pony! 🏆✨

We are incredibly grateful for the support of the Hackney community. The Hackney is a breed like no other—full of elegance, athleticism, and undeniable presence. We are proud to be part of the tradition.

05/23/2024

So thrilled with this foal!

Foal #2 Arrived, a long necked , long legged filly, with four white socks! (Ishmael’s Successor x RWC Regal’s Leah Rae) We are thrilled with this one!

05/12/2024

Foal #2 Arrived, a long necked , long legged filly, with four white socks! (Ishmael’s Successor x RWC Regal’s Leah Rae) We are thrilled with this one!

02/06/2024

Grateful and Humbled by the honor of the Costello National Breeder Award.

Thank you to everyone at the AHHS, UPHA, and AMHA for hosting a wonderful convention, so great to see so many friends!

01/29/2024

Happy birthday Jeremy Van Den Boom! Wish you the best day! 🎂

01/13/2024

Only 7 months till Louisville? Hope everybody is safe and healthy with the storms. The Shelby Creek team can not wait for show season. Where will you be starting your season?

12/18/2023

Thank you! While we don’t feel fully deseving, we are commited to the future, to continue to try to live up to this. Mark and Melissa

The American Hackney Horse Society is pleased to announce its 2023 Annual Awards Winners!

Kathy Mulvaney Buente — Anna Lee Spires Judd National Amateur Exhibitor Award
Awarded to a an exhibitor of Hackneys whose performances in the show ring set standards of competition, sportsmanship and appeal to the general viewing public.

Mark and Melissa Wahl — John H. & Maybelle L. Costello National Breeder Award
Awarded to a breeder of Hackneys who has created an impact on the breed as a whole by adding valuable characteristics and improving the Hackney through its development. This honoree will have raised notable individuals whose progeny have gone on to great success both in the show ring and breeding world.

Darien Walker — Junior Exhibitor Award
Awarded to a junior exhibitor who through his/her efforts has encouraged other youths to participate in the Hackney breed. This individual must exhibit outstanding sportsmanship, suitability to the division in which they participate, presentation of the entries shown, and work to enhance the promotion of the breed through their representation.

Holly Nichols — Lydia Luhman Pederson National Distinguished Service Award
Awarded to a member of the American Hackney Horse Society who without compensation contributed his/her energies into the improvement of the AHHS, its activities, and membership.

Katelyn Boykin & Makayla Jones — “Spirit of the Youth Medallion” National Award
Awarded to a youth who has demonstrated an exceptional desire to participate with a Hackney. The first award was given in 2002.

Chris Gantley — Bill G. Robinson National Trainer Award
Awarded to a trainer who personifies the training and exhibiting of Hackneys for the year. The memorial award was first given in the year 2001.

Maureen Quackenbush — Elsa Mikkelsen Distinguished Service Award
Awarded to a member of the American Hackney Horse Society who has contributed his/her energies to the promotion of the Hackney Horse or Pony.

Shirley Parkinson — Gwen Stableford Lifetime Achievement Award
Honors a person for his or her lifelong contributions to the Hackney industry, dedication to the improvement of the breed, demonstration of their love for the Hackney in or out of the show ring, and support of the American Hackney Horse Society.

We will recognize and honor our award winners at the UPHA/AHHS Convention in Lexington, KY in January. We hope you can come to join us in recognizing and honoring our well deserved winners. Follow the link below for more details!

https://www.uphaonline.com/national-conference