Stephen A. Orthwein

Stephen A. Orthwein is an American polo player.[1]

Biography

Early life

He is a great-great-grandson of Adolphus Busch, founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company.[2] He has a twin brother, Peter Busch Orthwein, the Chairman and CEO of Thor Industries.[2][3] He attended the Culver Academies in 1960.[4] He graduated from Yale University, where he led the team to the National Collegiate Polo Championships in 1967 and 1968.[1]

Polo

A six-goal handicap, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup in 1977, the 1979 Butler Handicap, the 16-Goal championship in 1967.[1]

He served as Secretary of the United States Polo Association (USPA) from 1984 to 1988, President from 1988 to 1991, and Chairman from 1991 to 1995.[1][5] He received the Hugo Dalmar Award from the USPA in 1988.[1] He was inducted into the Culver Academies 2007 Horsemanship Hall of Fame.[4]

He served as Chairman of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida from 2001 until 2010, and was inducted on February 18, 2011.[1] He serves on the Board of Directors of the Polo Training Foundation.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Stephen A. Orthwein's biography
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beverly Miller Is Married To Peter Busch Orthwein, The New York Times, May 10, 1987
  3. ↑ BusinessWeek: Peter B. Orthwein
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Culver Academies
  5. ↑ William Clark Hetherington, Six Chukkers Of Love, AuthorHouse, 2005, p. 122
  6. ↑ Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors