The Moore Trophy was donated to the USET in 1983 by Pauline Nickerson in memory of her parents Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moore. The Moores, owners of Hollow Hill Farm and Seaton Hackney Stables, were leading citizens of Morristown, NJ. Deeply involved in community affairs, Mr. & Mrs. Moore were very interested in Morristown’s Memorial Hospital, the Red Cross and many historical associations.
The horse operation at Seaton Hackney Stables was famous for breeding, training and showing quality hackney horses. Seaton Hackney was donated to Morris County as a county riding stable and park. Mrs. Moore and her daughter Pauline showed the string of hackneys in many harness classes for singles, tandems and pairs. The most famous of the hackneys was Seaton Pippin, who captured 200 blue ribbons, including several the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden, at Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania and at Newport, Rhode Island. The Moore Trophy is actually a trophy retired by Seaton Pippin during her career. Pauline Nickerson felt that donating one of Pippin’s Trophies to the USET as a perpetual driving award would be a fitting memorial to her parents, since the time spent on the show circuit meant so much to them.
