Debby Winkler Passed Away

It is with great sadness that the USEF acknowledges the passing of Debby Malloy Winkler. The German based American show jumping rider died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall while cooling out her horse following a training session on Friday.

Wife to five-time German Olympian Hans Günter Winkler, Winkler began her career in the U.S. before moving to Europe in the late 1970s, she then made her home there for the remainder of her life where she regularly competed against the best in the world.

A lifelong horsewoman, Winkler was a popular member of the show jumping community on both sides of the Atlantic.

Winkler was 51 years old.