Elwyn Hartley Edwards

Who was Elwyn Hartley Edwards?

Elwyn Hartley Edwards, MC, equestrian writer and editor, was born on 17 April 1927. He died on 9 December 2007, aged 80.

Elwyn Edwards, was the editor of Riding magazine for 18 years. And the consultant editor for Horse & Hound magazine for five years, he also served as a regional chairman of the British Horse Society and as a member of the BHS council, receiving the society's Award of Merit in 1993. He was also a vice-president of the Riding for the Disabled Association and vice-patron of the Horse and Pony Protection Association.

He used to regularly judge horse shows in the UK. He had written more than 30 books on horse-related subjects and was an authority on lorinery and saddlery.