Button, Isabel (1863–1921)
Button, Isabel (1863–1921)
New Zealand horse trainer, racer and equestrian. Name variations: Isabel Moore, Isabella Moore. Born Oct 9, 1863, in Canterbury, New Zealand; died Feb 7, 1921; dau. of Robert Thomas Button and Anna Mary (Pymar) Button; m. Augustus Frederick Lipscombe Moore, 1911.
Adept at breaking horses, began training them for trotting and steeplechase races; as owner of horses she trained, was also allowed to race them (late 1880s); competed in numerous shows and exhibitions, winning many prizes.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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