Meet Lynn Gallup
Lynn is the owner-manager of Gracewood Farm Paso Finos, established in 1984, specializing in the breeding and sales of quality versatile Paso Fino horses. Formerly she was co-owner of Crickhollow Paso Fino Farm established in 1977.

Paso Fino Horse Show Activities
Lynn began riding Paso Finos in 1975 and first started exhibiting them in 1977 at the Piedmont PFHA and Atlantic PFOBA regional shows. She won the Reserve National Pleasure Gelding Championship on Viajero Hermoso in 1977 in Montgomery, Alabama, and numerous Atlantic and Piedmont PFHA regional High Point awards with her Paso Fino horses. Lynn continued to show actively into the 1980's winning the first and last National Agility Champion on Pasiflora Sin Par and other placements in Versatilty, Pleasure and Western Pleasure. Other proud owners also had success in the showring with their de Gracia bred Paso Finos.

Today Lynn supports the Piedmont PFHA regional shows, the Piedmont Futurity, and the Breeders Sweepstakes Nationals class showing her "de Gracia" Paso Finos. Her 2001 gelding Teson de Gracia won a 2002 Piedmont Futurity Championship and also a PFHA National High Point Bellas Formas award.

Paso Fino Horse Association Activities
Lynn Gallup has been an active PFHA member since 1977, breeder, exhibitor, owner-trainer, judge and breed promoter. She is a Lifetime PFHA member, and has been a member of Piedmont PFHA since it was started in 1978. Lynn is the Chairperson of the PFHA Communications Committee and a member of the PFHA Marketing Committee, since 2002. She has been the Piedmont PFHA Vice-President and served on their Board of Directors. Lynn serves on the NC State Fair Horse Show Advisory Committee as Paso Fino show chair and is Piedmont PFHA breed representative for the NC Horse Council.

Inter-Collegiate Horse Show Judging
Minoring in Animal Science at North Carolina State Unviversity, Lynn persued intercollegiate horse judging, competing successfully in national equine judging competitions at the World Quarter Horse Show, All-American Quarter Horse Congress and the Solid Gold Futurity.

Paso Fino Horse Show Judging
In 1992, Lynn Gallup was certified as a Paso Fino Horse Association judge, and became Senior Certified PFHA judge in 2000. She is currently a Registered "R" Paso Fino judge with U.S. Equestrian Federation. Lynn is honored to have been able to serve as judge for the PFHA Paso Fino Grand National Championship Show in Perry, Georgia in 2000 and 2002. She has judged twice both the West Coast Paso Fino Championship and twice the prestigious Asheville Classic, the largest Paso Fino regional show in the USA.

Mountain Horse Show Judging
Lynn Gallup is a Senior Certified show judge with the Rocky Mountain Horse Association. She is also a Judge with the United Mountain Horse Association "AA", the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association, Spotted Mountain Horse Association, and Mountain Pleasure Horse Association. Also, Lynn has judged the RMHA Rocky Mountain International Show in Lexington, Kentucky in 2001, 2005, and 2007. She judged the KMSHA Futurity International Show in 2007.

Lynn Gallup has had a passion for Paso Fino horses for over 30 years. She invites you to share the passion.

Growing Up with Horses
The North Carolina native Lynn Gallup started her love affair with horses as a young child. Her family bought a Shetland colt Tuffy when she was six years old and later came Peanuts a Shetland mare who was bred to a Welsh stallion, joined the Gallup family.That resulting foal was Candy, who became Lynn's horse to raise and train. Later as a teenager Ginger a Quarter Horse mare became Lynn's riding horse, and she was eventually bred to a Champion Arabian stallion and that colt born was Brandy. Brandy and Lynn blazed many paths on local trails and shows. Brandy also was there when Lynn got introduced to Paso Finos in 1975. The rest is history with the introduction to the smoothest riding horse in the world - the Paso Fino.

There is always time to have some fun with Paso Finos and friends ... Bandoleras Fabulosa de Cinco!
(L-R) Lynn, Kerry, Emperador, Jeany, Carol

Lynn and Teson de Gracia at Asheville Show winning 2002 Piedmont Futurity Gelding

Lynn and Pasiflora Sin Par receiving the PFHA National Championship ribbon for Agility in 1984. They also won the first National Agility Champion in 1980.

Lynn helps a youth rider with horsemanship and riding advice

Lynn (left) has three times been a Rocky Mountain Horse Association International Show Judge
in 2001, 2005, and 2007.

Lynn & Pasiflora Sin Par

Lynn at a Gracewood Farm
Open House

Lynn riding Novia Dulce bridleless at Gracewood Farm

Lynn riding in the Champagne class at the West Coast Paso Fino Championship