1. British Olympic celebrity going to Europe
In massive breeding information, it has been revealed that legendary showjumping stallion Huge Star will transfer from Britain to face in Europe subsequent season. Stallion AI Companies, who’ve stood the 2016 Olympic champion in Britain since 2013, full-time since 2016, confirmed on 2 December that the 19-year-old gold medallist will likely be shifting to Euro Horse in Belgium for subsequent yr.
2. Loss of life of a terrific mare after well-earned retirement
Georgie Dalton (neé Davies) misplaced five-star occasion horse Fachoudette two weeks in the past after the mare had loved a protracted and joyful retirement. The horse was 29 and Georgie described the mare’s dying as marking the top of an period. “I used to be along with her proper to the top,” Georgie informed H&H. “She was pretty and fluffy and heat, and I sat and chatted to her after she’d gone. It was a stunning night and I stayed until it obtained darkish. I thanked her, and gave her the most important cuddle.”
Georgie’s tribute to this excellent horse
3. The rider who has had 75 wins already this yr
French showjumper Julien Epaillard, 45, is within the type of his life, making headlines nearly weekly. He’s risen to quantity three on the earth rankings, and made his championship debut within the worlds at Herning, Denmark, this yr, main individually via the early levels of the competitors together with his good however quirky mare Caracole De La Roque.
In October, Julien racked up an unimaginable sequence of seven straight worldwide wins, topping each class he entered at each the CSI4* at St Lo and CSI5* Lyon reveals, the place his victories included the World Cup-grand prix double.
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