Major Stefan Visy, a successful Eventing rider, coach and judge, died recently in Salzburg, Austria, aged 94.

A farmer's son, Visy began his military career as 10 years old when he entered the Cadet School. At the Hungarian Cavalry School of Örkeny Tabor he became a riding instructor.

In 1936 he rode for Hungary in the 3-Day Event of the Olympic Games in Berlin. After World War II, in 1956, he came as riding instructor to Austria. In 1961 he came to the USA to be the Coach of the US Eventing Team. During the six years as USET coach the American eventers won, at one Pan American and one Olympic Games, five medals.

In 1975 Visy went back to Austria where he officiated for over ten years as judge in all three riding disciplines.