Carl-Heinz “Charly” Boess, FEI International Eventing Judge, FEI Technical Delegate and Jumping course designer, died suddenly on 5 August aged 58.

Born on 14 October 1954, in Lauf an der Pegnitz near Nuremberg (GER), he started his Eventing career early. During 1976 and 1977, he completed his military service at the Armed Forces’ Sports School in Warendorf, where the German Equestrian Federation is also headquartered.

He then took up business administration studies, completing the professional rider apprenticeship, the Pferdewirt Schwerpunkt Reiten, at the end of which he won the prestigious Stensbeck Award.

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