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Former prime occasion horse Lenamore was put down on Saturday (28 January) on the age of 30.
New Zealand rider Caroline Powell, who rode the gray son of Sea Crest to his biggest successes, described him as “a bit horse with an unlimited coronary heart”.
Lenamore accomplished Badminton seven instances in a row with Caroline, ending within the prime 12 5 instances. However the partnership’s biggest day got here at Burghley in 2010, after they accomplished on their dressage rating of 38.7 to win.
The gelding, bred by Nationwide Hunt coach Ted Walsh – father of former prime jockey Ruby Walsh – in Eire, evented together with his proprietor Lexi Jackson as much as three-star (now CCI4*-L) stage. She handed the experience over to Caroline in 2004 and the partnership was an on the spot success.
They represented New Zealand at two Olympic Video games — Hong Kong and London, profitable workforce bronze on the latter — and the World Equestrian Video games in Aachen, 2006.
Throughout his illustrious profession, the diminutive Lenamore amassed 2,321 British Eventing factors. The 2012 Olympics was his ultimate occasion and he was retired from eventing the next spring.
Let’s make a journey down reminiscence lane to marvel on the fantastic profession Lenamore loved…
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