R. S. SummerhaysReginald Sherriff Summerhays was a British equestrian and writer.BiographyIn 1914, he was appointed by the British War Office as a Civilian Remount Purchasing Officer, with the duty of purchasing horses for World War I. Later he served as part of the Army Service Corps. In the early 1920s, he rode in the three horse endurance tests of a day for five consecutive days. He then became Managing Director of one of the largest hunting, hacking and pony establishments in the country. Later he became editor of the journal Riding, retiring after thirteen years. It was then he published the first of his equine titles.Other interestsFor over 40 years, Summerhays was a horse show judge as well as serving on the boards of many horse breeding societies. He was also president of the Arab Horse Society. His interests included polo. He was the originator of the Horseman's Sunday and also of the Horse and Pony Breeding and Benefit Fund.