The United States Equestrian Team Foundation mourns the loss of John H. Fritz, 87, of Rockford, IL and formerly of Gladstone, N.J. Fritz played a key role in nearly every aspect of the equestrian world from founding organizations to governing and officiating. Jack Fritz dedicated his life to promoting equestrian sports. A graduate of Princeton [...]
Show jumping lost a superstar on Nov. 6 when the stallion Hickstead collapsed and died during the fourth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2011/2012 series at Verona, Italy. Drawn 22nd of 39 on the startlist, the horse has just completed Rolf Lundi’s 13-fence track with Canadian rider Eric Lamaze. The duo dropped [...]
Herbert M. “Herb” London, the operator of Rock Creek Pack Station since 1947, died March 31 at his home in Ojai. He was 92. A memorial fund for trail maintenance on the Mono Pass Trail System has been established in his honor. “My dad was a huge advocate of the wilderness, and he wanted to [...]
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s J. Terrence Lanni has died at age 68. Lanni, who had been a member of the DMTC’s board of directors since 2001, passed away July 14 at his home in Pasadena, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. Lanni was also the former chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage, having [...]
The War Horse & Militaria Heritage Foundation has lost one of its beloved members. Thor, an elegant Arabian, passed away from an embolism earlier this year. He was a memorable character and will be much missed. Thor died as any horse would wish—peacefully, inside his stall, with his stable mates looking on. He was the [...]
