At this year’s annual meeting, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced that the Wheeler Family of Keswick, Va., had acquired the naming rights to the USHJA’s National Hunter Jumper Sport Museum in the recently opened headquarters in Lexington, Ky.

The “Wheeler Museum” is being underwritten through a generous donation by the Wheeler family in honor of the lifelong commitment of Sallie and Kenny Wheeler.

“It was clear the museum was the perfect partner to salute my parents, Sallie and Kenny Wheeler, and honor their lifelong contribution to equestrian sports,” said Douglas Wheeler. “Our mother and father dedicated their lives to horses and believe in the core values that all true horsemen share. This is a great opportunity to give back to the sport that has meant so much to our family.”

Sallie and Kenny shared the Jimmy A. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. Sallie, who died in 2001 at the age of 70, was a lifelong equestrian. Kenny still resides at Cismont Manor Farm in Keswick and continues to train his string of successful horses, who have earned more than 115 AHSA/USEF Horse of the Year National Champions and grand champions. He has trained 12 hunter grand championships at Devon (Pa.) and had the Best Young Horse at Devon for 34 years in a row.

The Wheeler Museum is home to an ever-growing collection of equestrian memorabilia including trophies, ribbons, books and equipment from all aspects of the hunter/jumper industry as well as a collection of artifacts from the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, which was previously located at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla.