July 31, 2019 archive

Potato Richardson had an accident

Potato Richardson with Filouette at the Tevis Cup 2015photo: www.cogneephotograhy.com American endurance icon Potato Richardson (aged 76) had an accident while training his mare La Princessa Tzia for the oncoming Tevis Cup. On a training ride, both horse and rider struck a tree protruding on the trail and fell. Potato Richardson suffered from a broken …

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In Memoriam – Urszula (Ula) Sawicka

Sad news from Poland has just reached us that the photographer Urszula Magdalena Sawicka succumbed to her illness on July 28th. “Ula”, who was a germanist by profession and therefore spoke excellent German, was also known in Arabian horse circles. She photographed all breeds of horses, but her love belonged to the Arabians and so …

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