to ride, along with his wife, two daughters, and three grandsons. Coaching career Perhaps even more impressive than his riding career is his career as a coach. Wofford began focusing on coaching after his retirement, and has produced riders on nearly every USET Eventing team. He has had at least one student on every US Olympic, World Championship, or Pan Am team since 1978. He was sought after as a clinician. Notable record of his achievements as a coach include: 2004 Athens Olympics: Kimberly Severson and John Williams were both former students. Severson went on to win the individual silver. The team won bronze. Also coached the Canadian team. 2003 Pan Am Games, as coach for the silver medal-winning Canadian team. 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, where he coached the Canadian team. The gold medal US team also had former students Kim Vinoski-Severson, David O'Connor and John Williams. 2000 Sydney Olympics, where all four US team members—David O'Connor, Karen O'Connor, Nina Fout and Linden Wiesman—had trained with Wofford. David O’Connor went on to win the individual gold medal, and the team won bronze. Wofford was named United States Olympic Committee development coach of the year in 1998 and 1999. Other involvements James Wofford has written a number of books, including Gymnastics: Systematic Training for Jumping Horses, and Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider, 101 Eventing Tips, and Take a Good Look Around. He has also served on many equestrian committees, including: AHSA (now USEF) as president USET: the first vice-president USCTA (now USEA) secretary Member of the FEI Eventing Committee for two terms, including two years as vice-chairman He did many clinics all over the US Wofford has also been inducted into the US Eventing Hall of Fame and the Culver Academies Horsemanship Hall of Fame. Personal life The second brother to James, Warren Wofford, remains the only USET rider to qualify in both show jumping and eventing. He chose show jumping, but only went as an alternate to the 1956 Stockholm Games. However, Warren did meet his future wife, Dawn Penelope Wofford, who competed on the British Show Jumping Team in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Wofford's cousin is both a trainer and rider of flat and steeplechase races. Several members of his family have also been Masters of Foxhounds. Wofford lived on his Fox Covert Farm in Upperville, Virginia, with his wife, Gail W.