Lieutenant-Colonel Władysław Zgorzelski
10th Dragoons Regiment (Poland)

There’s no better mentor than Col. Zgorzelski who coached the Irish Olympic team in 1960 and who coached the Argentine team for nine years. He’s a dapper little man who is stern when sternness is needed, who seems to have a deeply rooted belief that most American instructors push their pupils too quickly … and who is man enough to diplomatically handle even the most difficult problems between pupil, horse and instructor.

(Washington Evening Star, 19 May 1963, 60)

Born on 20 February 1901, Żytomierz, Russian Empire, Władysław Zgorzelski was a member of the secret Polish Military Organization and joined the newly formed Polish Army in November 1918. He was commissioned in 1922. In addition to his military career, he was a champion equestrian and participated in competitions worldwide during the interwar period.

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