Dressage horses that died in 2023: farewell to a couple greats

As 2023 involves an in depth, sign up for us in celebrating the fantastic achievements of those best dressage horses. They unquestionably all left their mark at the dressage global, with quite a lot of unbelievable victories between them. Our ideas are with connections of all horses that left us all over 2023.

Nip Tuck, 19

Carl Hester’s trip “Barney” gained workforce silver on the Worlds, Europeans and Olympics. He used to be 3rd within the International Cup ultimate in 2017, and topped nationwide champion in 2019, completing his profession with a win at Liverpool World.

Bonaparte 67, 30

German rider Heike Kemmer partnered the Bon Bonaparte-sired chestnut gelding at two Olympic Video games, two International Equestrian Video games and two Ecu Championships, with Olympic workforce gold and particular person bronze amongst their medal haul.

Delgado, 22

The De Niro gelding gained particular person freestyle bronze for Spain’s Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on the 2015 Ecu Championships, in addition to completing within the best 10 at Rio.

Beatriz mentioned he used to be one of the vital horses in her lifestyles, now not just for effects, but additionally his “middle and bravado.”

Parzival, 26

The chestnut, by way of Jazz, used to be a linchpin of the Dutch championship groups, profitable 4 Ecu golds, and particular person silver at London 2012. Additionally they beat Totilas’ grand prix particular global document set on the 2009 Windsor Europeans.

His rider Adelinde Cornelissen mentioned: “He used to be the one who would undergo hearth for me and I for him.”

Mango Jacaro, 18

The PRE stallion used to be taken as much as grand prix by way of Vicky Thompson-Winfield, and the pair gained the 2019 MCI (Iberian Horse) Ecu Championships. He used to be bought as a schoolmaster to Qatari rider Wejdan al Malki, who was the primary from her nation to compete at global grand prix stage.

Rubin Royal, 27

The dressage stallion, by way of Rohdiamant x Grundstein II, used to be a prolific manufacturer of best grand prix horses, similar to British stars Rubins Nite, Rubin Al Asad and Rosalie B. A founding stallion on the dressage horse efficiency centre Lodbergen, Germany, Rubin Royal additionally sired a success jumpers and eventers.

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Gemma is an skilled journalist, having been a part of the H&H workforce since 2014, who’s hooked in to all equestrian sports activities, together with racing and point-to-pointing. She has loved driving out for best running shoes Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and participated in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting skills have taken her to a lot of five-star occasions round Britain and Europe, in addition to Ecu championships.