U.S. FEI steward Lloyd Landkamer passed away peacefully at his home, Brandywine Farm in Minnesota, on Sept. 25, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Landkamer was an FEI Dressage Steward and discipline manager for Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky (USA). He started his career as a show […]
Approximately 200 guests showed up at Peacock Hill Ranch Saturday night to bid a fond farewell to Marc Herman, a beloved figure in the Sunland-Tujunga equestrian community. As husband of 35 years to Royan Herman, Marc was half the team responsible for turning Peacock Hill into a little oasis for those horses lucky enough to […]
AQHA past president Don Burt passed away on Nov. 25. A native of Burbank, CA, Burt was also on the USEF Reining and High Performance Reining Committees and served the equestrian community in the U.S. and internationally for more than 50 years. One of his major accomplishments was in getting approval to make reining the […]
Sven Harmsen (NED), the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation’s chef d’equipe, died on Sept. 10 of a heart attack suffered on Sept. 8 while attending the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament in Canada. He was rushed to the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, AB, but could not be restored to health. Harmsen, 51, was the national show jumping […]
As a man, he was as unforgettable as the images he created with his camera. Passionate, imaginative, highly technical and unfailingly original — all apply to the picture as well as to photographer Michael J. Marten, who this year died at age 54. A two-time Eclipse Award-winner for his work in Thoroughbred racing, Marten was […]
The King County medical examiner’s office in Seattle says Olympic equestrian Amy Tryon died of an accidental drug overdose, the Associated Press reports. KING-TV reports the medical examiner’s report says she died of an acute combined opiate overdose, including Oxycodone. The 42-year-old former firefighter and eventing champion died April 12. Tryon rode for the U.S. […]
On April 12, the equestrian community lost one of its most beloved figures when John Quirk passed away four months shy of his 92nd birthday, August 15. To say he was a horseman is accurate―that aspect of his life is being celebrated at the Del Mar Horse Show Hunter Jumper Week, where a new perpetual […]
On April 12, the equestrian community lost one of its most beloved figures when John Quirk passed away four months shy of his 92nd birthday (August 15). To say he was a horseman is accurate―that aspect of his life is being celebrated at the Del Mar Horse Show Hunter Jumper Week, where a new perpetual […]
He was only 5’3”, but Bert Bonnett cast a long shadow. The legendary Shadow Hills horseman was a fixture on the California trail riding scene, known for his ready smile and lively step, even as he approached his 102nd birthday Feb. 21. He never made it, passing away peacefully on Jan. 23. That didn’t prevent […]
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 […]
