In Memoriam - People

Hope Hand, USPEA President passed peacefully surrounded by family at age 73 on June 12, 2022. Surviving is her husband, Stanley Hand, daughter Amy Cappozzoli and son in law, Eric and their children, Parker and Lincoln, a brother, Charlie Kean and sister-in-law Pamela Kean, and, her westie, Finley.

William “Bill” Gerald Kraatz, age 73 of Florence, KY passed away on February 15, 2022. He was an avid horseman his entire life and he never met a stranger.

Carol Harris, March 26, 1923 - August 7, 2021 - A native of West Orange, New Jersey, Carol owned Standardbreds, Hackney ponies, Arabians, Saddlebreds, and Tennessee Walking horses before turning to Quarter Horses in the 1950s. Eventually, Carol...

"If you are lucky, a unique and special soul enters your life, changing your time on this earth forever." As so begins the loving tribute to her husband, Brant Kelly.

It is with great sadness and the deepest regrets that Phelps Media Group announces the passing of its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mason Phelps Jr.. Phelps passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home of a heart attack.

She broke barriers as a female physician and business woman. I met Anne when I was 14. She was a role model, my friend and great supporter for most of my life. I will miss her dearly." Patricia Becker

He was the longest serving FEI President (1964-1986) and was succeeded in this role by his daughter Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, for the following eight years. Some of Prince Philip’s own greatest sporting achievements came in the sport of Driving which he introduced as a new discipline in the FEI and helped to develop during his FEI Presidency.

John's entire life was entwined with the growth of dressage in the United States. He and his wife, Lynn, spent a dozen of their "retirement years" at the helm of The Dressage Foundation, tirelessly working to ensure the success of our sport. Countless riders have benefitted from the grants and programs that John helped establish and grow.

Jane was a magnetic force to be around and will be so sadly missed and greatly treasured by many friends and hundreds of her students.

Lila Kommerstad, one of America's most prominent dressage sponsors in the 1990s, has passed away on Sunday 23 August 2020. She was 94 years old. Lila was married to the late entrepreneur Robert Kommerstad, who passed in 2002. The couple was married...