Elizabeth Edgar

Elizabeth McPherson Edgar (née Broome; 28 April 1943 – 25 April 2020) was a British international showjumper and board director of British Showjumping.

Family She was the younger sister of David Broome and was originally from Monmouthshire. Her father was a keen showjumper. and riding on the Nations Cup team in the Dublin Horse Show in 1985.

Personal life She married the international showjumper Ted Edgar in 1965 and they bred horses at Rio Grande farm in Leek Wootton. Six years after their marriage they had a daughter Marie.

Liz and Ted ran the Rio Grande business together until his death in late 2018. She continued running the business with daughter Marie.

Death She died on 25 April 2020, aged 76, after a short struggle with cancer. Her brother David paid tribute to her saying she had worked hard to achieve what she had whereas he had merely been lucky.