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Starman, the legendary show jumper who earned the team silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics with Anne Kursinski, died on July 4. He was 27.

Owned by Fran Steinwedell throughout his career, Starman carried the U.S. flag on his saddle pad in 11 Nations Cups. He and Kursinski began their partnership in 1987, and their performances that year helped the U.S. team to victories in Hickstead, England, Aachen, Germany, and Calgary, Alta.

A highlight of their career came the following year at the Seoul Olympics, where they tied for fourth individually. He and Kursinski continued their championship appearances at the inaugural World Equestrian Games in Sweden in 1990, where the U.S. team placed fourth. That year, The Chronicle of the Horse named Starman the Show Jumping Horse of the Year.

In 1991, Kursinski and Starman entered the show jumping history books by capturing the Grand Prix of Aachen. Kursinski became just the second woman to win the prestigious grand prix in its 80-year history.

Starman’s talents weren’t limited to the show jumping arena, however. He earned conformation hunter championships on the Winter Equestrian Festival circuit (Fla.) and later became a sought-after sport horse stallion.

Starman, a Westphalian (Carrera–Alfe, Aar), retired from competition in 1994 and was euthanized at Pollyrich Farms in Solvang, Calif., where he was retired as a breeding stallion.   Staff

JOHN E. MALONE
John Edgar Malone died of a heart attack on May 31 at his home, Rosinburg Farm, near Zebulon, N.C. He was 61.

Mr. Malone, a pharmacist, was a lifelong North Carolina resident who loved to read, follow his beloved Tar Heels sports teams, listen to music, and, above all, spend time with his two sons.

Mr. Malone was married to Janine Malone, competition manager of the Raleigh CDI***/Y & Capital Dressage Classic. He often supported and assisted his wife in her equestrian activities and organizations on the national level. They operated Rosinburg Farm, both as their home and as a horse farm.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Malone is survived by his two sons, Samuel Westmoreland Malone, Zebulon and Oxford, England, Benjamin Justice Malone, Zebulon; two brothers, E.T. Malone Jr., Chapel Hill N.C., Charles J. Malone, Raleigh; a niece and two nephews.

Memorial donations may be made to the John Malone Scholarship Fund, Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina, 194 Finley Golf Course Road, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.   Staff