Walter Straus, nationally recognized horseman, equestrian leader and mentor, died July 22. He was 89.
The son a horseman and cavalry officer, Mr. Straus began riding at the age of 7. He pursued his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1938.
By 1942, Mr. Straus was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in the 99th Infantry during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a major and highly decorated war hero in 1946.
Carrie Kastroll, an accomplished horsewoman, died on July 15 in Sydney, Australia, from complications associated with Wilson’s disease. She was 39.
Ms. Kastroll’s riding career began along the wooded trails of Sewickley Heights, Pa. As a child, she joined the Sewickley Hunt where she won the Black Award as the best junior rider.
Molly Parker Crosland, a top amateur hunter rider and horse show supporter, died suddenly on July 6. She was 54.
Ms. Crosland, Charlotte, N.C., graduated from St. Anne's Belfield School in Charlottesville, Va., and attended East Carolina University (N.C.).
F.C. Fantasy, Heather Mason and Flying Change Farm’s accomplished Grand Prix dressage horse, died on May 27 in Lebanon, N.J., following post-surgical complications. She was 19.
F.C. Fantasy, known fondly around the farm as “Fanny,” was an Anglo-Hanoverian foaled on the property out of Dave’s Result, a mare that Mason bought for $300, and sired by Flugzauber.
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