Photograph portrait of Neil Rice Ayer, Master of Foxhounds of the Myopia Hunt, in the parlor of his mother’s house at Ledyard Farm, Wenham, Massachusetts. Mr. Ayer is wearing the brilliant scarlet Red Hunting Coat known as Hunting Pinks. President of the United States Combined Training Association or USCTA from 1971 to 1982, he is a legendary sportsman in the development of Eventing in America and is credited with the sports’ success in the 1970s and 1980s. Mr. Ayer developed Ledyard Farm into a world-class cross-country course. He broke his neck playing polo in 1971 but continued to ride and supported equestrian safety and education. He died of cancer in 1990. Photograph by Nathan Benn taken August 17, 1978.

Location

Wenham, Cape Ann, Essex County,

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