Janet Polk Read, a show horse owner and dedicated supporter of the hunter/jumper community, died on Feb. 5 from heart complications. She was 64.

Mrs. Read was born in Detroit, Mich., and lived in Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Bloomfield Hills, Mich., before moving to Wellington, Fla., in 1995.

Edward Lynn “Ted” Fieger, an accomplished horseman, died Dec. 14 after an eight-year battle against cancer. He was 56.

Mr. Fieger was born in the Midwest but spent most of his life on the West Coast. His family moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., where he lived for many years before he eventually settled in the San Francisco area.

Gabor Francia-Kiss, West Suffield, Conn., a two-time member of the Hungarian Olympic eventing team, died suddenly on Jan. 26. He was 74.

Mr. Francia-Kiss was born in Budapest, Hungary, where he lived until 1957. He fought in the Hungarian Revolution and escaped communist rule in Hungary through Austria, traveling to the United States through Camp Kilmer in New Jersey. He attended Colorado State University before settling in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Elizabeth Cromwell Bosley Bird, the first woman to train a Maryland Hunt Cup winner, died on Dec. 30. She was 81.

Mrs. Bird was born in Monkton, Md., the heart of Maryland steeplechase country, and raised at Fox Hill Farm where she started riding as a small child.

Betsy Buchanan Fishback, former University of Kentucky riding team coach, died Jan. 17 after a battle with breast cancer. She was 58.

Mrs. Fishback was born in Valley Forge, Pa., and graduated from The Shipley School (Pa.) and Sweet Briar College (Va.), where she was president of the riding council.

In 1979 she started the equine program at Midway College (Ky.) with Anne Bozarth. She also taught riding at her family farm, Trackside, until she retired to help her daughters in their equestrian careers.