July 24, 1976 - November 30, 2006

From the Maclay Finals at Madison Square Garden to teaching hundreds of Western New Yorkers how to ride, Biggy did everything with extraordinary heart. We cherish the memories.


Thank you to Stewart Moran for finding him, and thank you to Springville Veterinary for your wonderful, compassionate care.


In addition, some of us would also like to thank him for the effect he had (and continues to have) on every riding day we have the opportunity to experience. We thank him for every blue ribbon, every new horse purchased, every riding skill mastered, and for every horse we have ever been lucky enough to fall in love with. He gave us the pleasure of having a chance to become something more than what we were...he gave us a chance to become Skibgirls. Without him, none of it may have ever been possible.


With our deepest love and gratitude, The Hannon, Kraetz, and Paladino Families...

...and everyone who has ever called themselves a Skibgirl <3.