Ronald “Ronnie” Sakell, a professional horseman and beloved instructor, died on Jan. 24. He was 73.

Mr. Sakell was born in Washington, D.C., and was a self-employed horseman who instructed students, trained and sold horses. He was a member of the Orange County Hunt (Va.), the Charles Town Benevolent Protective Association (W.Va.), and the Washington Bridle Trails Association and was a fixture on the Northern Virginia horse show circuit.

Greystone McErrill, a producer of world-class sport horses, was euthanized on Jan. 29 at Triple Creek Farm in West Winfield, N.Y. He was 31.

Winston Himself, an accomplished upper level event horse, was euthanized on Jan. 30 after a bout with colic. He was 28.

From humble beginnings as a barrel racer, owner Susan B. Wainwright purchased him for $1,200 as a 5-year-old. A Thoroughbred-Quarter Horse cross, Winston Himself could do anything, said Wainwright. He was also a lover of doughnuts, cotton candy and hamburgers. The 16-hand bay gelding was a favorite around the barn.

International event horse Kingpin died from a hemorrhage of the large vessels in the abdomen on April 25, while competing in the cross-country portion of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington (p. 8). He was 13.

Julie Richards imported the Irish Sport Horse gelding, and she competed him at preliminary before sending him to Michael Winter of Canada for training. He was purchased by the Kingpin Syndicate a short time later.

Shirley “Cosy”  Noyes Lathrop, owner of Longleaf Pine Farm in Southern Pines, N.C., died on March 2. She was 89.

Mrs. Lathrop was a horsewoman from the beginning of her life, as her father, Jansen Noyes, raised the original “warmblood” horses at his farm in Geneseo, N.Y., from the 1920s to 1960s. She switched from showing to eventing in the 1960s and was also the MFH of the Green Mountain Hounds in Charlotte, Vt.