Tuesday, May. 6, 2025

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Trip Harting, beloved judge, coach and clinician, died on Aug. 21 in his Los Angeles, Calif., home after a short battle with liver cancer. He was 62.

Raised in Potomac, Md., where his father founded the Potomac Horse Center, Mr. Harting began riding when he was 6 years old. By the age of 15, he became the youngest member of the U.S. Pentathlon Team.


Cameo, an accomplished international event horse, was euthanized Aug. 5 in Blacksburg, Va., due to a large tumor obstructing his airway. He was 19.

Originally an advanced-level horse based in California with Debbie Peacock, Cameo’s international career began after he was purchased by Abigail Lufkin.

The pair finished third at Fair Hill CCI*** (Md.) in 1999, 13th at the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in 2000 and were short-listed for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Carl Knee, lifelong horseman and former Olympic equestrian coach, died July 22 after battling a long illness. He was 76.

From his Rock Bottom Stables, Mr. Knee trained some of the nation’s most successful hunters and jumpers in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. It was a team effort, however, that gave him his greatest joy.

Mr. Knee coached the Canadian Equestrian Team at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Under his guidance, Canadian show jumper Michel Vaillancourt won the silver medal in the individual jumping event.

Brown Betty, Oliver and Barbara King’s advanced eventing horse, died July 29 following an injury at their farm in Frederick, Md. She was 15.

After a brief career at the track, “Betty” found her true talent and love for cross-country and jumping. At the beginning of their special relationship, Betty had no previous jumping experience and Oliver King had never ridden above training level. They quickly developed and moved up through the levels to enjoy success at intermediate and advanced.

Caroline Bevins-Taylor, show hunter rider and veterinarian, died Aug. 1 during surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center for a non-riding injury incurred at the Kentucky Horse Park. She was 46.

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