OBITUARIES

CAROLINE SILVER

THE author, journalist and equestrian (pictured, above) died in Gloucester on 8 March, aged 83.

Caroline’s love of horses was clear from early childhood when she recalled being given sole charge of a pony and allowed to wander the Warwickshire countryside at will. She went on to become equestrian correspondent for , covering such events as the 1976 Montreal Olympics, at which Princess Anne represented Great and , as well as working as maths editor and crossword compiler for . She wrote more than a dozen books on horses, including , about breaking in a pony, as well as several on 1960s music. She was also a model in the 1950s and owned a B&B in Amberley, Gloucestershire.