Diane Crump

Injuries On February 1, 1989, Crump suffered a broken leg, ankle and ribs from a riding accident and was hospitalized for ten days. After this injury, Crump took her time to recover and eventually ride again although all of the injuries she experienced over the years caught up with her, leading to her permanent retirement in 1999 when she moved on to training. In 1985 she took her first break from riding, in order to put down roots in one place as her young daughter at the time was about to begin school. At this time she worked as a farm trainer for Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where she stayed for over three years.

In 2020, a biography, Diane Crump: A Horse Racing Pioneer's Life in the Saddle, by Mark Shrager, was published.

Crump was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2025. Her family set up a GoFundMe to raise money for the associated medical expenses. She died on January 1, 2026, in Winchester, Virginia, at the age of 77.