More than one medal-winning Danish dressage horse Horsebo Smarties has died on account of a freak coincidence led to through a low-flying jet airplane.
The 22-year-old gelding, who gained Paralympic, global and Ecu medals with Stinna Tange Kaastrup, have been retired since 2018 together with his proprietor/breeder Helle Kristiansen. It’s understood that he sustained deadly accidents when he was once spooked through the airplane.
“I’m extraordinarily heartbroken as I be informed nowadays that Smarties has died as the results of a freak coincidence because of a low flying F-16 jet,” Stinna mentioned. “What a tragic technique to finish this kind of nice lifestyles.”
Smarties, a Danish warmblood through Gribaldi, was once competed to grand prix degree through Nathalie zu Sayn. He moved to younger Danish rider Amanda Overgaard; the mix had been two times at the Danish workforce that took bronze on the junior Ecu Championships, in 2013 and 2014.
Stinna took at the experience and between 2016 and 2018, the pair gained 13 categories in combination, together with two person gold medals on the 2018 Global Equestrian Video games, two bronzes on the 2016 Paralympics and person gold and bronze, and workforce silver, on the 2017 Europeans.
“I owe such a lot to this gorgeous soul who’s taken me around the globe and danced with me within the largest arenas and gained numerous medals,” Stinna mentioned.
“He was once so, so type, artful and had a center of gold. From day one this little legless rider sat on his again, he was once so protecting and knew he needed to take excellent care of me. Truthfully, he was once so particular that it’s onerous to place into phrases.
“Smarties, your nice legacy lives on and also you’ll by no means be forgotten. See you at the different facet, my buddy. My condolences and ideas cross out to the breeder and proprietor of Smarties via his 22-year lifestyles.”
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