Death of long-time US eventing supporter
Longtime United States of America eventing supporter Richard H. Thompson died before this calendar month at the historic menses of 82.
The United States of America Eventing Association said that Thompson, who died on June 5, served the sport as well as the USEA in many capacities as well as for many years. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 erstwhile USEA board member, he was currently serving on the USEA Endowment Trust.
For the terminal 3 decades, Dick as well as his slowly married adult woman Vita owned many of the horses that represented the United States of America on international teams nether Jim Wofford as well as Karen O’Connor, whose names are synonymous amongst such horses every bit Castlewellan as well as Biko. Recently he turned his attending to providing mounts for the hereafter stars of eventing when he gave Hannah Sue Burnett the ride on St. Barths.
Thompson grew upwardly in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, as well as subsequently marrying Vita, whom he met at Beagle Trials inward Aldie, Virginia, they joined the Radmor Hunt Club, as well as Thompson was a Founding Member as well as Chairman of the Radnor Three-Day Event. This developed into a passion for eventing which spanned to a greater extent than than 5 decades.
Most notable of their horses were: Mr. Maxwell, UpStage, Joker’s Wild, St. Barths, Regal Scot, as well as Castlewellan. Most pregnant of all was Biko: the 1996 Olympic Silver medalist, 2006 United States of America Eventing Association (USEA) Hall of Fame inductee as well as ‘Horse of the Century.’
Thompson received numerous awards as well as recognition for his dedication to equestrian sports. He received the prestigious United States of America Combined Training Association’s (USCTA) Governor’s Cup, which is non awarded annually, simply bestowed on an private who has made the greatest commitment as well as personal contribution to the sport.
Thompson served every bit an eventing contest volunteer at the 1984 Olympic Games inward Los Angeles, California, as well as hence became the Discipline Manager for eventing at the 1996 Olympic Games inward Atlanta, Georgia. He was too the Manager of the Competitions Communications Center at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games inward Lexington, Kentucky.
Thompson is survived past times his 2 sons, Richard Jr. as well as James, 3 grandchildren, as well as his brother, Rodman Ellison Thompson.
• British Eventing has reported the decease of erstwhile leading owner David Tolley, who was 70.
He died on May fourteen next a cerebral aneurysm, at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford.
Tolley as well as his wife, Jane, an international gauge who has officiated at Badminton as well as Burghley, ran a successful Eventing yard at Kingston Lisle, producing both immature horses as well as immature jockeys.
Their best horses included Merillion as well as Hinegar, ridden past times Matt Ryan as well as Andrew Nicholson, Five Boys (Kitty Boggis) as well as Sir Lancelot (Chris King as well as Polly Stockton). David as well as Jane had been living inward Espana since 2005.
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