Bloodstock agent Rick Abbott has been named the judge for the 90th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show to be held July 21 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
With his wife Dixie, Abbott operated Charlton Bloodstock for nearly 40 years, selling yearlings, weanlings and broodmares at the major sales around the country. Charlton, headquartered in Pennsylvania, was one of the region's top consignors for decades.
In addition to selling horses for clients, Charlton became a busy breeding farm, boarding and foaling mares and, early on, even standing a stallion or two.
“I've looked at a lot of yearlings over the years,” Abbott said of his bloodstock career. “I feel honored to be asked to judge the 90th anniversary of this show.”
The Abbotts retired in 2016, sending their final Charlton consignment to that fall's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale.
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