Richard Stone Reeves

Richard Stone Reeves (November 6, 1919 – October 7, 2005) was an American equine painter whom Blood-Horse magazine described as perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter.

Born in New York City, Reeves grew stirring in Garden City on Long Island. His father's family included a painter and his mother's owned race horses. Those influences, plus living close Belmont Park, resulted in his adore of horses and want to paint them.

Reeves graduated afterward a Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University. He served gone the United States Navy during World War II after which he embarked on a career as a painter of horses. His huge break came when Life magazine featured his painting of 1947 Horse of the Year, Armed. That publicity led to his living thing hired to do private portraitures for many American and European horse owners. As competently as portraits, Reeves did a number of measure scenes from memorable races. More than a dozen of his works can be found in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York.

When asked, Richard Stone Reeves said: "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat and Affirmed, have since been "in a class taking into consideration Buckpasser".

Richard Stone Reeves died October 7, 2005 at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, N.Y.