Moffat Dunlap, a driving force in many aspects of the Canadian horse industry, died on September 11 at the age of 82, having battled Parkinson’s disease for 25 years.
Moffat was well known throughout the Canadian horse community; he was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for 20 years, winning a show jumping team bronze medal at the 1967 Pan American Games and a team gold medal at the 1970 World Championships. Moffat stayed heavily involved in the industry after his riding career ended in 1976 and maintained close, lifelong friendships with his teammates Jim Elder and Tom Gayford as well as Eventer John Rumble.
“I was a friend of Moff’s for over 65 years,” said fellow 1968 Canadian Show Jumping gold medallist Jim Elder. “He was a best friend but also a teammate. I give Moff a lot of credit for being with the team in the lean years when there were only four or five of us trying to jump the international classes.