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62 ja n ua r y/ f e b r ua r y 2 015 U n tac k e d ribbons from countless competitions throughout the decades are displayed in beauti- fully carved wooden cases in the Trophy Room. The lounge in the main barn is adorned with beautiful art, such as this portrait of dressage star Brentina, and framed memorabilia, including the jacket McLain Ward wore to win show jumping team gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. There are memories galore immortalized at Gladstone, such as the flag individual gold medalist David O'Connor tied to his crop and carried during his victory gallop aboard Custom Made at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. easement, giving it the run of approximately 128 acres, including the stable, show rings, some trails and the pine meadow area, where a small driving event still takes place. e course used by the essex horse trials disappeared, however, and that event was discontin- ued in the late 1990s, after a country club with two golf courses opened on the property. At the end of 2003, the uset became a foun- dation following a long and bitter governance battle with usA equestrian, the successor to the American horse shows Association. e new usef took over from usA equestrian as the national governing body for horse sports in this country. e years since have smoothed things over, however, as the foundation and usef cooperate to make sure u.s. teams have the best possible opportunities. today the facility is the scene of the platinum performance/usef show Jumping talent search finals—east every october. Various dressage selec- tion trials and national championships are also staged there, a remnant of the original uset festival of Champions, which featured a variety of disciplines, including driving, show jumping, endurance, dressage and reining during the 1990s and early 2000s. morris also holds a clinic for up-and-coming riders at glad- stone each spring. e foundation recognizes that its facility has a place in the community as well as on the high-perfor- mance scene. Bonnie Jenkins, the foundation's execu- tive director, noted that accommodating various local groups, including the somerset hills pony Club and mane stream, which specializes in equine-assisted therapy, "is something that continues to build on the legacy already established." e building also is rented for various non-eques- trian occasions, including weddings, festivals and receptions. it was the setting for memorial gatherings honoring le goff and Carol hofmann ompson, a member of the show jumping team, during the last few years. HistorY Sara lIeSer PHoTo Sara lIeSer PHoTo Sara lIeSer PHoTo Brady treated visitors looking through the trophy room's glass floor to a procession of marvelous livestock parading along a red carpet below on the main level of the stable.