In Memoriam - Horses

The 30-year old Dutch warmblood gelding Avontuur passed away this morning, one week before his 31st birthday. The bright bay gelding by Ultrazon x Watteau xx was one of America's most successful dressage horses in the 1990s. Avontuur was hand...

Slatington, PA – The Elite Hanoverian stallion Gold Luck has passed away. He was euthanized due to the infirmaries of old age at Maurine (Mo) and Jim Swanson’s Rolling Stone Farm in Slatington, PA, on February 16, 2013 at the age of 26 years...

On Nov. 26, 2012, the wonderful Dressage Stallion Fred Astair (by Fabriano out of Goldpuppe by Godewind), owned and ridden by Tom Noone, passed away. Fred had many career highlights, the most recent of which include being long-listed for the...

Falsterbo took home a ribbon from his very first Grand Prix test under Jonny Hilberath. In the 2006 and 2007 seasons he had won advanced (S) to Intermediare I dressage classes and also placed in the Burg Pokal. Also, in 2009 Falsterbo won under...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation mourns the loss of a great competitor and ambassador for equestrian sport. Kathy Brunjes passed November 1, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. Brunjes was an avid endurance...

We lost our beloved Peanut yesterday and although he was a mini horse he was a giant influence in so many tiny rider's and large horse's lives.  Kelly McGhee brought Peanut into our lives and and his three children started riding on Peanut...

DOVER, MA  - The much-loved dark brown Hanoverian Asanti (by Abseits) passed away recently at age 31.  Originally owned by Joan Farlinger of Toronto, Canada,  and ridden  by Canadian Tom Dvorak, Asanti  was a top Grand...

Jacqueline Paxton has been blessed with the opportunity to ride and own many great horses, but the one which will always remain forever in her heart, was her beloved Cinbad, the talented, Holsteiner gelding by Celebrio purchased for her by her...

Michael Pollard Eventing suffered a terrible blow when an oncoming car pulled out in front of their trailer loaded with his team of international event horses on the morning of May 25, 2012 just 5 miles from their training center in Chatsworth...

Ottawa, ON— Equine Canada and the Canadian Equestrian Team extend our heartfelt condolences to Canadian Olympian Leslie Reid and her mother Edith Thomson on the passing of their horse, Sea Fox. Sea Fox, a Dutch Warmblood stallion sired by...

American Dressage rider and trainer Catherine Haddad based in Vechta, Germany and Califon, New Jersey lost her grand prix partner and one of her Olympic hopefuls for the US Dressage Team, Cadillac 35 Saturday, November 12. The 14-year-old...

Hickstead, the sensational Jumping stallion that Eric Lamaze (CAN) rode to individual gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong collapsed and died in Verona (ITA) November 6, 2012 after he completed  Rolf Ludi’s 13-fence track with a single...

Equine Canada announces the loss of 2011 Dressage Canada Long Listed horse and declared 2011 Pan American Games mount for Tom Dvorak, Key West, an 11-year-old bay Trakehner gelding. Equine Canada extends its deepest condolences to Key West's...

Little Bit Farm is deeply saddened to report the sudden and unexpected death of Grand Prix stallion Reuters Tiamo Trocadero on Friday, February 11, 2011. The 24-year-old Hanoverian stallion was found within an hour of being turned out for the...

We just heard from Robert Dover, announcing the sad news that his former 2004 Olympic Mount, FBW Kennedy passed away last night, in his stall where he has been enjoying his retirement in Millbrook, New York. Denmark's 2002 Dressage Team horse...

One of America’s most beloved Dressage stallions, Kingston owned and ridden to multiple victories and team competitions for the United States by his owner and friend Leslie Morse lost his life suddenly Monday October 11. The eighteen year old...

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