Eva Maria Pracht Passed Away Tue, 02/16/2021 - 11:51
Canada
Canadian Olympian Eva Maria Pracht has passed away on 15 February 2021 following a COVID-19 infection. She was 83 years old.
Pracht (née Neckermann) was born 29 June 1937 in Würzburg, Bavaria (GER) as the daughter of legendary German dressage rider and trainer Josef Neckermann. She had two brothers, Peter and Johannes.
German Beginnings
Born into a dressage family, Evi was constantly exposed to the sport, which made her a horse crazy girl from the start. She began riding at her family s stable and initially competed in show jumping in her teenage years, before switching to dressage.