British Breeder Magazine May 2021

News - Obituries
TIM HOLDERNESS-RODDAM 1942-2021
It was with great sadness that we
learned of the sudden death of Tim
Holderness-Roddam on Thursday 15
April 2021, aged 78.
Tim was married to Equestrian Olympic
Gold Medallist and current British
Eventing President, Jane
Holderness-Roddam. Together they
owned and ran West Kington Farms and
Stud in Wiltshire, standing numerous
outstanding stallions and specialising in
breeding top competition horses. Tim’s
experience in agriculture and
international trading complimented
Jane’s equestrian activities and led to the
development of West Kington Stud,
Stallion Centre, Competition Yard and
Farm.
Tim was a passionate and
knowledgeable advocate of eventing for
many years. He gave his time freely to
support, advise and promote the sport,
including roles with British Eventing,
British Equestrian, The Horse Trials
Support Group and both Blenheim and
Burghley Horse Trials. In 2010 Tim was
presented with the British Equestrian
Federation Medal of Honour in
recognition of his outstanding
achievement and contribution to the
international equestrian world.
Tim was educated at Radley College,
followed by military service in the King’s
Royal Hussars. His successful 30-year
career at Tate & Lyle plc (UM Group)
culminated in the role of MD of the
United Molasses Group, where he was
responsible for the worldwide trading,
storage and distribution business.
Since retiring from the City in 2000,
Tim held a number of consultancy and
non-executive roles, including senior
consultant to Bristol Port Company,
which handles much of the import/
export trade for the west of England;
and a consultant to and former director
of Abercrombie & Kent, the luxury and
tailor-made travel business. Tim was
formerly a trustee of the pension fund of
Countrywide Farmers plc and Deputy
Chair of Friends of Conservation, an
international charity operating mainly in
Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
Tim’s equestrian roles include Chair of
the British Equestrian Federation Fund,
which he was involved with for nearly
20 years, Chair of Blenheim Palace
International Horse Trials, former Chair
of The Horse Trials Support Group
(HTSG), Director and former Chair of the
Finance Committee of British Eventing.
More recently he has been involved as a
Director of British Equestrian; a member
of the British Eventing Finance and
Commercial Committee; and a member
of the Burghley Horse Trials Committee.
Tim will be greatly missed in the
breeding and eventing community,
where he was a popular and much
respected colleague and friend.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with
his family and friends.
In Memory to Pat
Campbell
The British Horse Society former
Chairman, Pat Campbell, has passed
away. Pat was a true equestrian with an
unparalleled dedication to horses, and
her loss will be felt by all who knew her.
She was a recipient of Her Majesty The
Queen’s Award for Equestrianism and
was also a past President of The
National Pony Society and Ponies (UK)
and past Chairman of The
Dartmoor Pony Society as well as
having a longstanding link with the
Ashford Valley Branch of the Pony Club.
Pat’s dedication to ponies and
encouraging others to enjoy and respect
them was renowned.
Pat was also a gracious, lovely and
generous, knowledgeable personal
friend to many of us. As well as all the
organisations already mentioned, she
was also the chair of both the Central
Prefix Register and the BHS Horse and
Pony Breeds Committee (which was the
body from which the 826 Equine
Studbooks Association developed).
On behalf of both those organizations I
pass on our sincerest condolences and
thoughts to her family and a sincere and
grateful reflection on all the many good
acts she performed for the whole
equestrian world over the years.
A lady of principle and a great loss to
the equine world.
By Celia Clarke
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