2009 Crystal Crown Awards Ceremony
Special Guest Speaker
Tom Seay

Tom Seay: Executive Producer & Host of the national television show “Best of America by Horseback”
Tom has had horses since he was 5 years old. He traveled America, taking people on overnight horseback
vacations for nineteen years as a professional horseback outfitter. His largest accomplishment, as an outfitter,
was organizing and leading “The American Transcontinental Trail Ride” in 1995. Pursuing a longtime dream,
and after a year of logistical planning, Tom successfully lead a group of horseback riders and wagons from
Savannah, Georgia, on the Atlantic Ocean, to San Diego, California on the Pacific Ocean, every step of the way
on horseback, over 3,000 miles. The trip took four and a half months. Tom was hosted by 83 towns with 256 riders
participating on parts of the trip, including Mayors, Chiefs of Police and the Texas Rangers. Former President
Jimmy Carter taught the group Sunday school as the trail ride passed through Plains, Georgia.

One of Tom’s past careers included owning three cable television stations during the infancy of the cable industry.
He hosted, directed and produced television programs for twelve years, specializing in outdoor sports programs.
His experience in television and his love for traveling with horses and trail riding all over the country lead to his
current television series Best of America by Horseback.

Tom is a graduate of the University of Richmond. Besides producing the Best of America by Horseback television series,
Tom is a full time farmer in Virginia. While his years as an outdoorsman are well known, it is unknown to the public
that Tom played a key role in back channel negotiations on the international stage. His genuine "down home"
farm boy personality and great sense of humor makes you feel like you’ve known him for years.