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A Tribute to Sally Swift — April 20, 1913 - April 2, 2009 |
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This afternoon I got another email saying Sally had passed with loving friends by her side.
Sally changed the lives of so many people that it is difficult to grasp just how far reaching her influence has spread. Around the globe her first book sold over 500,000 copies and was translated into at least 12 different languages.
Sally brought the rider back into the equation of equitation and partnership with the horse. For this she will never be forgotten. Her legacy lives on through each and every one of us touched by her life. Even if it is as simple as remembering to breathe.
Sally's contribution to the horse world cannot be measured. The lives she changed, the horses that were finally understood, the very way we teach riding shifted when a little gray haired woman from Brattleboro, Vermont wanted to "teach a few of my friends and travel a bit".
Thank you Sally.
Wendy Murdoch |
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Note: I wrote this article was written in 1995 for Dressage and CT Magazine when Sally was 82 years old. Her dog Joy was still alive. She sat out in her garden for me to take photos (see gallery). I fondly remember spending this beautiful day with Sally, just the two of us in her kitchen. Wendy
For 20 years Sally Swift has been leading a revolution in rider awareness. She began slowly and quietly, teaching a few of her friends in Brattleboro, VT, where she has lived for a long time. Then, with the publication of her first book, "Centered Riding", an explosion occurred which launched this elderly lady onto the international equestrian scene. |
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