Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE (4 December 1938 – 8 January 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian at the Olympics.

His parents, John and Phyllis (née Watts) were joint masters of the Curre Hounds at Itton and set up Britain's first Connemara stud.

He served in the 11th Hussars and briefly worked in the City of London before embarking on a life committed to the equestrian sphere.

Following the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympic games, Meade was flown back to London to read a lesson at the memorial service for the victims.

Meade excelled at the major events and championships; in four Olympic games he never finished out of the top eight places.

He felt his best performance was at the 1976 Montreal games riding Jacob Jones, who was a relatively cautious horse; they finished 4th individually.

He served on the sport's governing body in the UK (now British Eventing) continuously for over 30 years until after its reorganisation in 1996 when he was made a vice president.

Latterly, Meade worked as an equestrian expert witness and continued to train riders from his home in South Gloucestershire.

In 2001, the RSPCA expelled Meade for organising a campaign to encourage supporters of fox hunting to join so as to put pressure on the society to change its policy.