Sunday, May. 4, 2025

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Bütow *E*, one of country’s leading Trakehner sport horse sires, died on May 29 at Nancy Cornelison’s Rolling Oaks Farm in Elgin, Ill. He was 27.

Bütow, an imported Trakehner by Mahagoni, was bred in West Germany in 1981 by Wolfgang Kiau. In 1984, Bütow completed his 100-day performance test at the Klosterhof Medingen, finishing in the top five. After his importation to Canada in 1985 by Günter Bertelmann, Bütow was purchased by the Cornelison family in 1987.

Pearl Templin, a longtime horse show coordinator and manager, died of lung cancer at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. on April 27. She was 92.

Born in Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Templin grew up in the world of music, as she was the daughter of a member of the Tommy Dorsey band. She married horse trainer Bud Templin in 1947, and they moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where they established Windsor Square Stables, a boarding and training business.

Glenn Benson, an avid farmer and horseman, died at his farm in Randall, Minn., on May 23. He was 58.

Born in Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. Benson spent his high school years in Arizona before serving as an M.P. in Korea during the Vietnam War. He later returned to Minnesota, where he was an active leader for his children’s 4-H club. He loved farming, animals and spending time outdoors. He also enjoyed breeding Quarter Horses and was proud of his program.

Lester T. “Rad” Hundt Jr., a lifelong horseman, died of cardiac failure on May 27. He was 79.

Born in Newport, R.I., Mr. Hundt began his equestrian career at a young age when he won the leadline class at the 1933 Devon Horse Show (Pa.). He later became an avid follower of the Radnor Hunt (Pa.), from which he earned his nickname.

Eloise “Judy” Molter Lawrence Groves, an accomplished horsewoman from Berwyn, Pa., died on May 31. She was 88.

Mrs. Groves was born in New Orleans, La. She graduated from the Garrison Forest School (Md.) where she began her equestrian career. An avid foxhunter, she hunted with the Radnor (Pa.), Cheshire (Pa.) and Warrenton (Va.) hunt clubs and traveled to Ireland as well.

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