On 11th December Ambassador Szalay-Bobrovniczky hosted a black tie dinner in honour of Bertalan de Némethy at the Embassy of Hungary.
At this dinner we welcomed Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, Private Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel Toby Browne, Crown Equerry, Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner KCB CBE and also prominent representatives of the Hungarian horse sport were among the distinguished guests. The occasion also provided the opportunity to introduce Tibor and Vince Jármy, the talented young Hungarian showjumpers to potential sponsors.
Bertalan de Némethy (1911-2002), the former show jumping coach of the United States Equestrian Team was a legendary figure and icon in the horse world. He was born in Győr, Hungary and began his career as an officer in the Hungarian Cavalry and a member of the Hungarian Olympic Jumping Team. After emigrating to the United States, he became the coach of the US Equestrian Team, a post he held between 1955-1980. De Némethy formulated his own training techniques for both horse and rider based on his Hungarian Cavalry School background and the principles of classical equitation. From this evolved the celebrated “de Némethy style,” the precision and elegance of which are emulated throughout the world today.
