Person · 2004
NRHA Hall of Fame · Inducted 2004
Pat Feuerstein
Unofficial NRHA Historian · Reiner Magazine Contributor · Inducted 2004
Pat Feuerstein, a Non Pro reiner from Long Island, New York, became the unofficial historian of the NRHA through her decades of writing for the Reiner magazine. When the NRHA launched its publication in the late 1970s, Feuerstein was there from the first issue — working from her home on Long Island, writing most of the editorial content and serving as the institutional memory of the sport. Her natural storytelling talent and encyclopedic knowledge of reining's people and events made her an irreplaceable voice for the association.
Career Highlights
- Founding contributor to the NRHA Reiner magazine — wrote most of the early editorial content from her home on Long Island; served as primary content voice through the sport's formative growth years
- Unofficial NRHA historian — described as "a natural story teller whose mission evolved into being the unofficial historian of the association"; her knowledge of reining's people and events was unmatched
- Non Pro reiner and East Coast community builder — ran a newsletter for the East Coast Reining Horse Association and was a connector between the growing national organization and East Coast members