Mr. Thompson and Karen O’Connor looking on as his horse, St. Barths, won at The Fork in 2010
The beautiful day here at Bromont is darkened with the sad news that longtime eventing supporter Richard “Dick” Thompson has passed away. Mr. Thompson’s family will issue a statement shortly, which we will add to this post below. Mr. Thompson was a perennial champion of our sport as an organizer, announcer, and owner. He has owned numerous horses for riders ranging from Jimmy Wofford to the O’Connors to Hannah Burnett. I spoke briefly with Karen O’Connor here at Bromont and she was kind enough to share some of her memories with us:
“The Thompson family was one of the first to support and back riders, starting with Jimmy Wofford. When Jimmy retired he made the connection between the Thompsons and myself in 1984 and the Thompsons have been strong supporters ever since. To lose Dick is huge for the eventing and Radnor community and he is going to be sorely missed.“
Mr. Thompson owned many horses over the years including the crowd favorite Biko. He also helped organize the Radnor Three-Day Event and was a beloved announcer throughout Area II. Our thoughts and prayers reach out to the Thompsons and all of their connections today.
Mr. Thompson congratulating Hannah Burnett and St. Barths on their Fair Hill CCI3* win in 2010
Go Mr. Thompson.
