Kay Meredith

{{Short description|American equestrian and novelist (1936–2022)}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1983 Caracas | Team dressage }}

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Kay Frances Meredith ({{née}} Huggins, February 26, 1936 – November 14, 2022) was an American equestrian and writer.{{cite journal |last1=Meredith |first1=Kay |title=The Half Halt - As Elusive as a Unicorn |journal=The Horse Magazine |date=20 May 2016 |url=https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2016/05/the-half-halt-as-elusive-as-a-unicorn/ |accessdate=12 December 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Meredith |first1=Kay |title=A Distal Whistle |url=https://kaymeredithbooks.com/ |website=Kay Meredith Books |accessdate=12 December 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite book |last1=Meredith |first1=Kay |title=Affair at Boreland Springs |publisher=Warren Publishing |url=https://www.warrenpublishing.net/store/p17/Affair_at_Boreland_Springs_by_Kay_Meredith_.html}} Meredith was born in West Virginia and lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. She represented the United States at numerous international dressage competitions and became National Grand Prix Champion in 1982. In 1979, she was named the American Horse Show Association Horsewoman of the Year.

As a founding member of the United States Dressage Federation, Meredith served as the second USDF Vice President before she served as the President from 1977 to 1982. In 2004 the Roemer Foundation placed Kay Meredith into the USDF Hall of Fame by honoring her with their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.[http://www.usdf.org/halloffame/lifetimeachievement/winners/meredith.asp The Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame | Lifetime Achievement | Winners | Marianne Ludwig (2003)]

Meredith was born in Wood County, West Virginia. She died in a hospice in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 14, 2022, at the age of 86.{{cite web |title=Kay Meredith Passed Away |url=https://www.eurodressage.com/2022/11/17/kay-meredith-passed-away |website=Eurodressage |access-date=17 November 2022 |date=17 November 2022}}[https://www.poolefuneral.com/tributes/Kay-Meredith Kay Frances (Huggins) Meredith Obituary]