A former exhibitor of American Saddlebreds and Hackney Ponies, Heidi Bowie passed away Sunday, April 12 at her home in Lexington, Kentucky. She would have been 65 on April 17th.
A native of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Dr. I. Samuel Lape and Dorothy “Dody” Thompson Lape. She had three siblings: Lindsay, Kris and Tom. A graduate of Boston University she worked as a Labor & Delivery
Nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. During her show days, Bowie partnered with such stars as CH Timeless Drifter, Callaway’s Hit Man, Heirithmatic, and Heartland Triple Crown.
She is survived by a daughter, Gabrielle, son Marcus, daughter Samantha, son-in-law Damon and grandchildren Benjamin and Dorothy.