ANNIE GOODWIN

A TRIBUTE TO ANNIE GOODWIN

BY CHARLES PINNELL

CROSS COUNTRY ANNOUNCER

As we gather at Stable View to enjoy another wonderful edition of Oktoberfest, let us pause for a moment and remember Annie Goodwin.

Just over two months ago, the Nation, the Eventing Community and our family of friends in Aiken said goodbye to one of its most loved and respected members. Annie Goodwin lost her life in a freak schooling accident. We are all still shattered by the events of that fateful July day.

Annie was among the most loved, cherished and respected riders in our community. Not only did she always put her peers and her beloved horses fi rst but she was a fi erce competitor about to break out at the pinnacle of our sport. She showed this with her brilliant performance in Lexington at the Land Rover 3 Day Event in the spring of this season.

As you read this, please join us to pay our respects to Annie and send prayers to her family and fi ancé, from whom she was taken at the tender age of 32.

She is dearly missed by so many including her beloved, talented and courageous ‘Fedarman B’ who threw caution to the wind, knowing Annie would always be there for him. Boyd Martin now has the honor of being ‘Bruno’s’ new rider. We wish him well in the knowledge that Annie will be fl ying at his shoulder over every fence.

Thank you.