Following a courageous battle against cancer Pam Hunter has died.

She was 59. Having been given three months to live in 2004 Pam’s true character shone through as with a determined effort she battled against the odds and lived life to the full.

She compiled a ‘wish list’ which varied from a ride on a Harley Davidson with a big hairy biker, walking on Hadrian’s Wall and enjoying a trip to New York. One wish was to ride in a hot air balloon. Unfortunately, this was not to be but her list was completed by her daughter-in-law Lucie who participated in a flight.

Pam’s love of life was without doubt. She had a great love for all animals particularly her dogs and horses but her family always came first. Pam married Ian in September 1998, her children from her first marriage and Ian’s three along with nine precious grandchildren created a family that she felt very proud of.

Pam’s legacy to the equestrian world within Tayside is without doubt. In 1972 she became one of the first members of SDRC serving many years as a committee member, and for two years as their chair. She was instrumental in the conception of Tayside Dressage Group which she chaired for a period of 20 years.

She invited many of the top names to instruct within Tayside and she inspired many riders to take up dressage as a sport. She was a BD judge at level 4 and was predicted to go to the top. She was known as a sympathetic judge who always encouraged the partnership between horse and rider. Pam was a familiar face at the Parkside Veterinary Group where she worked for 25 years. She also gave of her time to support the RDA at Inverarity.

One of the highlights of her career was riding side saddle in the BRC Quadrille at Olympia. Having stuck sequins to her horse’s bottom with blue gel toothpaste Pam along with Maggie Livingston, Jane Gilchrist and Marjory Norrie went on to achieve second place. The same team rode for HRH Princess Anne at Devon Leisure where they were vetted against any acts of terrorism. She was known to her friends as a member of the ‘Dream Team’ and to others as a most knowledgeable and caring individual.

There are many anecdotes that could be written about Pam, her love of her family and her horses but there are not enough pages in the book. Pam was unaware of her popularity but her influence on dressage within this area is without doubt.

Pam leaves her husband, Ian, and children, Jenni and David.