Leading para exponent Jane Goldsmith dies

Jane Goldsmith

Jane Goldsmith, a fellow member of the FEI Para-Equestrian Committee together with i of the pioneers of Para-Dressage inwards Great Britain, died peacefully on June 2 afterwards a long illness.

Jane Goldsmith FBHS, was inwards her 71st year.  As good equally her para-equestrian work, she was likewise a highly respected trainer inwards all disciplines.

A onetime Chief Examiner for the British Horse Society, Goldsmith was an FEI Para Steward together with acted inwards many cases equally an goodness witness. Last year, she was presented amongst the Queen’s Award for Equestrianism for her outstanding service to the sport together with was due to live a fellow member of the Appeal Committee at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

BD Chief Executive Amanda Bond said: “Jane’s contribution to our sport, both hither inwards Britain together with throughout the footing has been phenomenal. As i of the pioneers of Para Dressage sport, nosotros owe her a huge debt of gratitude for her dedication.

“She volition live fondly remembered past times then many for her wisdom, her generosity together with her forcefulness of character. We induce got lost a nifty motorbus together with a dearest friend. Our prayers are amongst John together with her family.”

Goldsmith was born into a non-horsey family, only during her schoolhouse years, she worked at a local riding schoolhouse at weekends together with inwards the evenings inwards render for beingness taught to ride. She would borrow the butcher’s delivery cart pony together with become demonstrate jumping at weekends.

On leaving school, she entered the Equus caballus manufacture equally a trainee groom, which allowed her to locomote along her contest training. She had nifty success inwards her competitive together with grooming careers inwards dressage, jumping, eventing together with racing.

During her jumping career, she won the All-England Championship, together with was runner-up to Harvey Smith equally Show Jumper of the Year. In Dressage she competed together with trained to Prix St Georg touchstone together with higher upwardly together with became a British Dressage List 1 Judge.

She was a successful effect passenger together with trainer, together with was widely acknowledged equally a bright producer of Young Riders to international status. As an FEI Judge together with Technical Delegate, she officiated at roughly of the world’s highest degree events, including Badminton together with Kentucky.

A Fellow of the British Horse Society, Goldsmith was involved inwards didactics together with likewise published ii books, Coaching the Rider together with Teaching Jumping. She likewise gave herself tirelessly to the sport of Para-Dressage, coaching roughly of the world’s best riders, including Lee Pearson. She was motorbus of arguably Britain’s near successful Paralympics squad since the twelvemonth 2000, together with founded the Para Dressage Training Trust, a charity which trains immature riders together with provides horses for those who cannot afford international contest touchstone horses.

As good equally her purpose equally a fellow member of the FEI Para-Equestrian Committee, she was likewise a five-star Para-Dressage judge, together with taught all over the footing inwards grooming schemes for FEI Development, the International Paralympic Equestrian Committee together with the Christopher Reeve Spinal Cord together with Paralysis Foundation.

“Jane was then good loved past times then many together with her passing volition larn out a huge hole inwards the Para Dressage world,” Ulf Wilken, Chair of the FEI Para-Equestrian Committee said.

“She has worked tirelessly for Para-Dressage over the years, together with her huge support, travail together with maiden induce got helped to accept the bailiwick to where it is today. This is a tremendous loss to the Equus caballus footing together with to her delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement together with many friends.”

Jane Goldsmith is survived past times her husband, John, together with her sons Martin together with Paul.

Her funeral volition live held at Gaydon Parish Church on Monday, June 11, at 11am, together with the delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement has requested that, inwards lieu of flowers, donations live made to the Para Dressage Training Trust, c/o R. Locke together with Son, Kineton, Warwickshire, UK.

 

 

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