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Board of Directors
Gordon Lawson, Chair
John Stephens, Chair Emeritus
Jack Wetzel, President
Tara Bostwick, Vice President
Robert Hottensen, Treasurer
R. Scot Evans, Secretary
Amy Borun, Director
Craig J. Duchossois, Director
Shallan Duchossois Hazlewood, Director
Daniel Geitner, Director
Putter Goodwin, Director
Craig Phillips, Director
Administration
Tara Bostwick, Chief Executive Officer
Joanie Morris, Chief Operating Officer
John Maldonado, Director of Park Operations
Kate Boggan, Director of Marketing and Communications
Caroline Bald, Director of Finance & Business Operations
Nina Wakefield, Assistant Treasurer
Park Operations
John Maldonado, Marcos Castro, Jose Carmen Castro,
Apolonio Castro, & Joel Mendez,
The MISSION of the Aiken Horse Park Foundation is to promote Aiken’s equestrian way of life and to encourage the community’s civic, educational, and charitable endeavors.
Our VISION is to honor and preserve Bruce's legacy by maintaining and enhancing Bruce's Field as the pinnacle of equestrian excellence in the United States. We are committed to nurturing this historic property, blending state-of-the-art facilities with the cherished heritage of the land and community. Inspired by Bruce's dedication to stewardship and generosity, we partner with our community to support charitable, educational, and civic initiatives. We strive to be a vibrant, welcoming venue at the heart of Aiken, deeply rooted in respect, compassion, and the enduring spirit of our founder's dream.
Bruce's Legacy
When Bruce Duchossois acquired the field in 2000, he did so with a vision of its past, present, and future as a fixture of Aiken’s equestrian tradition. While his immediate goal was to save the land from residential development, Bruce’s dream was to grow it into South Carolina’s premier equestrian facility—maintaining its historic character, and paying forward the generosity of his predecessors.
Knowing he may not live to see his dream realized, Bruce created a Foundation to carry on his vision that “Bruce’s Field” may provide future generations with a place to hold the kinds of events that he cherished—old-fashioned venues with character and integrity; not an international horse park, but an intimate field in the center of the celebrated Horse District, where riders from the youngest lead line toddlers to the strongest Grand Prix competitors can come several times a season and compete on the best quality surfaces; not limited in its use, but a place where the City of Aiken’s many charitable and civic endeavors may be held for the benefit and enjoyment of all residents and visitors.
Bruce dearly loved Aiken and was so thankful for what it gave him. He offered this gift to the people and to the city, knowing that he would not be able to enjoy it himself, and asking nothing in return but that others enjoy it in his stead.
These shows seek to provide the kind of experience that Bruce cherished—old-fashioned venues with character and integrity, held on an intimate field in the center of the celebrated Horse District, where riders from the youngest lead line toddlers to the strongest Grand Prix competitors can compete on the best quality surfaces.
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