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| Hilda Bryson won many prizes at horse shows back in the 1930's and 40's. She and her husband Lee and daughter Margaret Carolyn lived a half mile south of Minonk on old Route 51 where she had a stable of horses. Hilda became an expert horseman in spite of criticism from a veteran trainer. In an interview with the Pantagraph Hilda said that he told her, "You fall the longest and still never fall off more than anyone I ever saw". That criticism made her mad and, determined to succeed, she rode any horse she got a chance to mount. She went on to win numerous trophies during her riding career. |
Hilda with Gypsie in 1935. |
Hilda admires the governor's trophy won at Fairbury in 1944. |
Horse pictured here is "Wing Commander", one of Hilda's two 5 gaited horses. |