Cecil Seaman Passes Away at 85

Cecil Seaman, recognized as the Thoroughbred industry's leading expert in equine biomechanics, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7 at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, according to his wife, Sally Nims-Seaman. He was 85. “He was still measuring horses up until he was 81,” said Nims-Seaman. “He was a great guy and it was a privilege to be married to him.” Nims-Seaman, who had been conducting the equine measurement part of the business on Seaman's behalf for the past four years, will continue to run the business.