Tiny White (equestrian)

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Tiny White
OBE
Personal information
Birth nameHelen Patricia Groome
Born(1924-04-18)18 April 1924
Hastings, New Zealand
Died10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 95)
Havelock North, New Zealand
Spouse(s)
Eric White
(m. 1951;died 1980)
Relatives Tinks Pottinger (daughter)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event(s) Dressage

Helen Patricia "Tiny" White OBE (née Groome; 18 April 1924 – 10 January 2020) was a New Zealand horsewoman, best known as a dressage rider, and the first New Zealander to qualify as a FEI three-day event judge.

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Early life and family

Born Helen Patricia Groome in Hastings on 18 April 1924, White was the daughter of Ernest Groome. [1] She was educated at Woodford House from 1936 to 1942, and worked as a land girl on the family farm during World War II. [1] [2] In 1951, she married Eric White, and the couple went on to have three children, including equestrian Tinks Pottinger. [1]

Equestrianism

White won the New Zealand dressage championship on eight occasions. [1] In 1971, she won the Prix St Georges dressage at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, as well as the lady's hack and best lady rider titles, with her horse Rigoletto. [2] Subsequently, she and her husband, Eric, judged hacks and hunters at Sydney, as well as in England, at Hickstead. [2]

White became involved in the sport as an official and administrator, serving on the executive of the Dressage and Pony Club, including a period as chair. [1] She was the first FEI three-day event judge in New Zealand, and was also an FEI dressage judge. [2] In 2006, she became patron of Equestrian Sports New Zealand. [2]

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, White was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to equestrian sport. [3]

Death

White died in Havelock North on 10 January 2020. [4] [5]

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