Respected showjumper Lionel Dunning dies at 75
Former international showjumper Lionel Dunning, who died all of a abrupt this calendar week at the historic current of 75, triumphed over injury together with tragedy, but nonetheless came dorsum to compete at the highest levels.
Dunning had been instruction inwards the morn together with appeared inwards skilful wellness earlier suffering a fatal pump assault at almost 1.15pm on Monday, Dec 30, British Showjumping reported.
Dunning regularly represented Great Britain on Nations Cup teams together with is nonetheless the exclusively passenger to accept jumped iv double clear rounds on a British bred Equus caballus inwards this competition. He was awarded FEI bronze, silvery together with gilt medals of honour equally a lawsuit of his international performances. He was equally good consistent inwards securing national titles during his competitive career, which spanned 25 years.
During his peak inwards the mid 1970s he sustained a autumn which resulted inwards caput injuries together with thus severe he was clinically dead for iv minutes together with was left semi-conscious for 7 months. Despite beingness told he would never ride again, he returned to the saddle only a twelvemonth afterward amongst incredible success; resulting inwards him taking the leading passenger championship on the GB ranking list.
Dunning was best known for his partnership amongst Jungle Bunny, the Equus caballus whom he rode at the highest marking amongst incredible success.
In 1984 a 2nd bombshell was to autumn on Dunning. His sponsors wanted their horses to compete inwards the Olympic Games, together with equally he was a professional person he was non at that fourth dimension allowed to compete at the Olympics, together with thus lost his horses.
So he began to laid upwards to a greater extent than or less other string of transcend horses, until an out-of-control constabulary automobile collided amongst the lorry containing his 5 horses, killing iv of them.
He began yet in ane lawsuit again to laid upwards a squad of transcend horses. In 1985 he returned to transcend marking contest at the CSIO inwards Portugal together with went on to accomplish to a greater extent than or less other Nations Cup win. He was instrumental inwards giving the squad victory amongst a novel horse, Spirit of Lee.
He retired from contest inwards 1998 together with later worked abroad equally a trainer inwards the Middle East.
He was equally good the writer of the biography Dead Lucky, together with co-wrote Riding School amongst his wife, Pam, equally good a leading rider.
Dunning is survived past times Pam, together with their son, Robert.
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