
03/08/2025
Farewell to top pony breeder, producer, mentor and friend who was known for her ‘brilliant eye’
By Tom Best Cecilia Debonnaire Ruchwaldy (née Temple), the much-loved and respected producer and breeder died on 1 June, aged 78. Better known to the equestrian community as Babs, she was born on 16 February 1947 at Wennington, Lancaster. It was her parents’ love of horses and hunting with the Va...