Rodney M. Swanson, a longtime huntsman and horseman, died on July 3 at his home in Hull, Ga., following a courageous yearlong battle with leukemia. He was 69.

Mr. Swanson’s lifelong love affair with horses and hounds began in his teens in the Chicago, Ill., area and was polished during five years in England, Ireland and Wales while training with the British Horse Society.