Bertalan de Némethy (February 24, 1911 – January 16, 2002) [1] was a cavalry officer in Hungary and later became the show jumping coach for the United States Equestrian Team.
[3] Due to his uncle's employment as a cavalry officer, de Némethy attended the Ludovica Military Academy, in Budapest, and graduated in 1932 with the rank of lieutenant.
World War II forced de Némethy to return to Hungary, but as the Russian Army approached Budapest, he and his fellow cadets decided to flee yet again, this time, they went to Denmark.
During this time he trained famous competitors in the sport, including George H. Morris, Joe Fargis, Frank Chapot, Kathy Kusner, Leslie Burr, Conrad Homfeld, Michael Matz, Melanie Smith, Neal Shapiro, and William Steinkraus.
He based his training on dressage work, jumping grids, and longeing, all of which was published in his classic book The de Némethy Method.