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Florida. After Myer was drafted, he served in the Korean War, in the Phillipines, from 1952-54; he later attended Cornell University.
An avid horseman who was breaking yearlings at 12, Myer moved to Maryland while working for the Smith wick stable. There he met his wife and now co-worker Paula at the Elkridge-Harford Hunt winter quarters when she was working at St. Timothy’s School. They were married in 1969.
Paula Myer says they sort of fell into the field of videography out of necessity when their son Philip was competing in 4-H.
“In 1981, my son Philip (now the director of Emergency Services in Fauauier County 1 was having a problem in his 4-H showmanship classes. We bought our first video rig,” she said. It was a Beta and weighed about 48
The Myers first started video taping steeplechase races in 1984. Fred Myer says sales were slim, because hardly anyone had VCRs. He remembers his first sale fondly; it was to Harry White (Andy Kandyi. In 1985, they started providing the very important finish line camera and a place to review the tapes.
What the tape buyers and viewers don’t see are the hours and hours of footage Myer must shoot to get an entire race meet.
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