In Training: Paintings by Peter Howell

In Training

PAINTINGS BY PETER HOWELL

In the Paddock - Keenland, 2010 (detail)

In Training

AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY PETER HOWELL

From the collection of Jonathon Sheppard

Fall 2023

Jonathon Sheppard was born and raised in England and moved to America in the early 1960s. Over the course of his 57-year career beginning in 1966, the legendary trainer saddled 1,242 steeplechase winners for a total of nearly $25 million in prize money. He was a true horseman with a keen eye and instinct for running his charges where they belonged. It’s not surprising the flat horses he also conditioned scored an additional $62 million in purses. Sheppard’s unrivaled record of 47 consecutive years saddling at least one winner per year at the Saratoga meeting will likely never be equaled.

“Mr. Sheppard’s mystique may have been strongest far from the winner’s circles. He crafted his own training regimes — part inherited knowledge passed down by generations of British trainers and part personal intuition. He allowed his horses to roam turned out for hours at his Ashwell Stable in West Grove, Pennsylvania where he often took them for training runs over what he called the ‘Hundred Acre Field’ rather than a groomed track.” - Washington Post obituary by Brian Murphy.

The eight paintings by Peter Howell in this exhibit are presented in partnership and with pleasure by Yoicks! and Red Fox Fine Art. This collection is on view by appointment. Please contact us for pricing and information and note that all paintings are subject to prior sale.

Michael Finney and Turner Reuter

In the Paddock - Keenland, 2010 oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches, signed

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

On the Gallops oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, signed

Plate 3

Morning

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Exercise oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, signed

Plate 4

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Headed to the Gallops - Winter oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches, signed

Plate 5

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Exercising in the Snow oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches, signed

Plate 6

Fall Exercise - Leaving the Stables, 1977 oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches, signed and dated

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Plate 7

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)

Hacking Out in the Snow oil on canvas, 21 x 30 inches, signed

Plate 8

Morning Set - To and From the Stables oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, signed

Peter Howell (British, 1932-2023)