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In Memoriam: Lloyd Landkamer (USA), 1955-2015

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Lloyd Landkamer (USA), show secretary, show manager, and sport horse breeder, who has died aged 60 after a long illness. (FEI/Geoff Oliver Bugbee.)

Lloyd Landkamer (USA), FEI Dressage Steward and discipline manager for Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010 in Kentucky (USA), has died at the age of 60. He passed away peacefully at his home, Brandywine Farm in Minnesota on 25 September, after a long and courageous battle against cancer.

Landkamer, who started his career as a show secretary before going on to become a show manager and sport horse breeder, became an FEI 2* Dressage Steward at the beginning of 2009 and was promoted to 3* level in 2012.

He was Event Director at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Festival of Champions, and USEF Young Horse Championships, as well as working as a volunteer at numerous events.

He was a member of the USEF Dressage Committee, and member of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Executive Board, and was named USDF Volunteer of the Year in 2002. As a USEF and FEI official, he served as a USEF Steward, USEF Technical Delegate and FEI Chief Dressage Steward.

Most recently Landkamer was show manager for the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington (USA). He was the recipient of the USDF Show Secretary of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. At the 2015 NAJYRC, Landkamer was awarded the Howard B. Simpson High Five Trophy, awarded annually to the volunteer who best embodies Simpson’s spirit of volunteering.

Landkamer became an FEI Steward for the Dressage competitions at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington a decade ago and then became show manager when the schedule was expanded into the 12-week Global Dressage Festival, including seven international events.

“Lloyd was for many years a successful organiser and manager of international Dressage events in the USA,” Chair of the FEI Dressage Committee Frank Kemperman said. “His knowledge and enthusiasm was very much appreciated by all riders, trainers, owners, media and fans. For me as FEI Dressage Committee Chair and organiser myself it was always good to travel to an event where Lloyd was running the Dressage. The Lloyd stamp was a guarantee that the show would run smoothly without any problems. We will miss him.”

In addition to his extensive service to the sport, Landkamer bred multiple nationally-ranked horses at of Brandywine Farm, including several that went on to become USDF Horse of the Year award winners.

The FEI expresses its sincere condolences to Lloyd Landkamer’s family, his many friends, the United States Equestrian Federation and the global equestrian community.

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USEF Mourns the Passing of Lloyd Landkamer

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Lloyd Landkamer (Geoff Oliver Bugbee)

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is sad to report the passing of Lloyd Landkamer. Landkamer, 60, passed away peacefully at his home in Hamel, Minn. on Friday, September 25, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Landkamer was an integral force in the equestrian community for many years, with a vast list of accomplishments as a show secretary, show manager, and sport horse breeder. Landkamer, a USEF ‘R’ Technical Delegate, C1 and C2 ‘R’ Steward, and FEI Level 3 Steward, began his early show organizing career as a secretary and went on to manage a multitude of dressage and para-dressage events at the highest level of the sport, including the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and numerous North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) and U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Most recently Landkamer served as show manager for the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. Landkamer was the recipient of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Show Secretary of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. In July at the NAJYRC, Landkamer was awarded the Howard B. Simpson High Five Trophy, awarded annually to the volunteer who best exemplifies Simpson’s spirit of volunteering.

Landkamer gave back to the sport as the member of an extensive list of USEF and USDF committees, including the USEF Dressage Committee and as a member of the USDF Executive Board.

In addition to his extensive service to the sport, Landkamer bred multiple nationally-ranked horses out of his Brandywine Farm, including several that went on to become USDF Horse of the Year award winners.

“Lloyd was a dedicated volunteer who devoted invaluable time and expertise in his service to the sport and the U.S. Equestrian Federation. As a creative and tireless competition manager, he greatly influenced the advancement of dressage competitions in our country. Lloyd’s generous spirit and quick smile will be missed by all whose lives he touched,” said USEF President, Chrystine Tauber.

Landkamer is survived by his longtime partner William Solyntjes, two brothers, and one sister. Funeral arrangements are not yet available. In lieu of flowers, donations in Landkamer’s memory can be made to The American Cancer Society, 1-800-227-2345, P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123 for Colon Cancer Research.

From the USEF Communications Department