South African equestrian dies after rotational fall
Young rider Melissa Tratschler died following a rotational fall during a lesson on Ocrober 16.
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Obituary
World’s oldest Olympic medalist, showjumper John Russell, dies at 100
John William Russell served in WW2 with the 104th Cavalry. He rewrote the Army’s Manual of Horsemanship and won a bronze medal at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. He was also a modern pentathlon coach.
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Popular eventer Sparrow’s Nio dies on US cross-country
The connemara-thoroughbred cross advanced eventer collapsed between fences at an event in Virginia.
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Horse’s death dashes Pakistan’s long-held Olympic eventing hopes
An aortic aneurysm has claimed the life of New Zealand bred off-track thoroughbred Azad Kashmir. He had qualified for eventing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Pakistan.
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Aussie equine hero Subzero dies at age 31
Known affectionately as ‘Subbie’, the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner was only a month short of his 32nd birthday.
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Leading eventing stallion, Badminton winner Chilli Morning dies suddenly
Chilli Morning had been out for his usual hack, and collapsed and died in his turnout paddock. He was aged 20.
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Sad loss of popular eventing horse Arthur, 21
Ridden by Allison Springer, Arthur had been retired in 2017 after developing heart problems.
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British Olympic dressage horse Enfant dies at 34
Enfant emerged on the international dressage scene in 1995 and represented Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympic Games the next year.
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Olympic jumper, writer, and IOC member Flor Isava Fonseca dies at 99
Flor Isava Fonseca (May 20, 1921 – July 25, 2020) was among the first women elected as an IOC member. She also founded the Venezuelan Equestrian Federation, and was a prominent philanthropist.
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23 years together: Jackie farewells faithful rescue horse Ru
Ru’s mum was rescued from Wales and he was born at a World Horse Welfare centre. He lived with the Robertson family for nearly all of his life.
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Mare collapses and dies on US cross-country course
The death of Some Like It Hot, 19, at an Ohio event is being investigated as part of the US Eventing Association’s Cardiopulmonary Research Study.
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Illness claims life of $17m earner Arrogate at age 7
Arrogate was euthanised on June 2, after a battle to save him after an illness that began last week.
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Leading Italian equestrian figure Vittorio De Sanctis dies at 84
Professor Vittorio De Sanctis was widely recognised for introducing the sport of endurance to Italy and the FEI.
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Sad loss for US zoo as Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra dies in freak accident
Duchess had been at Blank Park Zoo in Iowa for just over a year. Her sudden death is a blow for the zoo’s breeding plans for the vulnerable species.
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Irish showjumping great Billy Ringrose dies at 89
Billy Ringrose was one of Ireland’s most successful showjumping riders of the 1950s and 1960s, and was Chef d’Equipe of the famous Aga Khan team the year they scored three victories in a row in 1979.
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Popular showjumping figure Liz Edgar dies after short cancer battle
A household name throughout her competitive career, Liz Edgar was known not only for her competitive spirit and incredible talent but also for her very stylish and classical way of riding.
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Colic claims champion racehorse Might and Power at 26
The New Zealand-bred galloper retired in 1999 as a winner of the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate treble, and was one of the longest standing and most popular residents at Living Legends.
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Goodbye, “Dr B”: Passing of respected dressage figure Wilfried Bechtolsheimer
Wilfried Bechtolsheimer has died at the age of 71. As a rider he was skilful and sympathetic and he was a great pupil but even more so a teacher.
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Aussie Olympic showjumper Kevin Bacon dies at 87
Kevin Bacon was of Australia’s greatest showjumpers, representing his country at three Olympic Games.
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Horse, rider die in US cross-country accident
Rotational fall claims the life of Canadian eventer Katharine Morel and her horse Kerry On at an event in Florida at the weekend.
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