Millthyme Corolla, la jument d'élevage britannique qui a participé aux Jeux olympiques de Londres 2012 avec le cavalier Andrew Heffernan, a été euthanasiée la semaine dernière à l'âge de 23 ans.
Andrew Heffernan, désormais entraîneur de l'équipe néerlandaise, a déclaré que la jument a marqué sa carrière. Elle a terminé 33e en individuel aux Jeux olympiques et a pris part aux championnats d'Europe de 2011 et 2013. Sa dernière compétition internationale remonte à 2017.
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Sarah Bullimore and her home-bred gelding Corimiro delivered a clear round inside the optimum time to take the lead at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross-country phase on 9 May 2026. Holly Richardson and Ballyneety Silver Service were the first pair to complete the course fault-free and inside the 11min 30sec target. Several top riders incurred penalties or suffered falls, reshaping the leaderboard.
Mr Hiho, the eventing horse who won individual junior European silver with Emily King, has been euthanized at age 22. The horse also secured international victories for Oliver Townend and David Doel before retiring to dressage.
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US Olympic dressage rider Adrienne Lyle has announced the death of her former top mount Wizard at age 27.
Harbour Master II, a consistent 10-year-old lightweight hunter, won the ladies hunter title at the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show. Ridden side saddle by owner Charlotte Clark, the horse secured the victory after earlier reserve honours in the lightweight hunter class.
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Beau Belle Crossley and her home-produced Welsh section C stallion Thistledown Runaway won the British Show Pony Society Pretty Polly mountain and moorland championship at the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show.
British paralympian Sophie Wells rode her Ontario LC to victory in the Equi-Trek elementary gold at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, scoring 72.48% on April 17. The seven-year-old gelding also earned silver in the Spillers medium freestyle gold the previous day. Several other riders claimed top spots in various classes at Addington Equestrian.
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The renowned one-eyed showjumping stallion Cornado NRW has died at age 23 due to an incurable tumour. The North Rhine Westphalian State Stud announced that the horse was put down on April 28. Cornado NRW, ridden by Marcus Ehning, earned €1.8 million in prize money over a stellar career.