Event horses that did well then disappeared off the radar?

SpottedCat said:
I think Hobby du Mee fell into that category too.

How about Internet? Sold to the USA for a phenomenal amount of money then allegedly found to be infertile?
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To Canada, actually. ;) Although he went to the US a couple of years later. He bounced around a fair bit and did a 2* awhile back but I haven't heard anything about him since.

He wasn't completely infertile - there are at least two foals I know of - but there did seem to be a distinct lack of success in that area. To be fair, they didn't really buy him to stand so I don't know how hard they tried.

Some people I used to work for bought a good eventing Trakehner stallion to use at stud, only to find out he was next thing to infertile. Luckily they managed to get their best mare in foal and she had a quality colt but it was pretty embarrassing!
 
Does anyone know if Chris King has got The Secret Weapon back? They won Blenhiem 2 years ago, but the horse didn't do anything last year? (and I thought he was aiming for badders?)
 
It was a very hard decision for Rodney Powell to sell The Irishman after winning Badminton but in the end the price was so big he had not choice and he was able to buy his farm. Primmore's Pride had a run at Highclere in 2009 but it was just for fun and I do'nt think Pippa ever intended him to come back to eventing full time.
 
What about Flint Curtis?
Is he completely retired? Can't see that he has done anythign for ages.

Glenbuck? Was with Zara for a bit, then I think had a few disappointing results but I thought he was good!
 
Ah, I knew Internet back when he was in NZ, happily eventing barefoot at the time I believe! Came over at the same time as Fig Jam (not very well known except for being only horse to ditch rider in lake at badminton a few years back). Fig Jam got kicked in the face in the field and suffered too much nerve damage to event again - even though it ended her 4* dream eventing in the UK she flew him back to NZ with her to be a field ornament, which I thought was lovely (although if she hadn't i would have taken him!)
 
Santa_Claus said:
i Loved Fig Jam mostly for the name alone as I was told it stood for ******* I'm Gorgeous, Just Ask Me :D :D
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Shhhh... stop letting everyone in on my secret username joke!
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I actually picked my username as I was watching Badminton at the time and heard one of the NZ riders doing a guest commentary slot who mentioned the meaning behind the name as Fig Jam was going round. Thought it was very funny! (although I thought the G = Good, not Gorgeous, I'm not THAT big headed...! :p ) Sad to hear my name inspiration had a career ending injury :( , but glad he is retired in comfort back home. :)
 
what was that horse that Ruth Edge used to ride, that fell with her at the lake at Badders, and then he went on to be ridden by a male jockey, there was quite a bit of noise around his less than 'tidy' xc technique.....what was it called?....
 
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Chloe_GHE said:
what was that horse that Ruth Edge used to ride, that fell with her at the lake at Badders, and then he went on to be ridden by a male jockey, there was quite a bit of noise around his less than 'tidy' xc technique.....what was it called?....
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Muschamp Impala.
 
Chloe_GHE said:
what was that horse that Ruth Edge used to ride, that fell with her at the lake at Badders, and then he went on to be ridden by a male jockey, there was quite a bit of noise around his less than 'tidy' xc technique.....what was it called?....
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Muschamp impala :) Dunno where he has gone, but always made me laugh about the murmurings about how ruibbish he was XC...when he was qualified for 4* ;) Wish I had such a "rubbish" horse :p
 
Chloe_GHE said:
what was that horse that Ruth Edge used to ride, that fell with her at the lake at Badders, and then he went on to be ridden by a male jockey, there was quite a bit of noise around his less than 'tidy' xc technique.....what was it called?....
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Muschamp Impala? He went to AN briefly.
 
What happened to The Psephologist? Did he just get old and retire gracefully- remember him doing really well at Burghley with Bumble Thomas, then I don't think I saw him again?
 
Chloe_GHE said:
what was that horse that Ruth Edge used to ride, that fell with her at the lake at Badders, and then he went on to be ridden by a male jockey, there was quite a bit of noise around his less than 'tidy' xc technique.....what was it called?....
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Muschamp Impala. Went to Andrew Nicholson and then to Tristram Owers and is now with Rebecca Steljes (a young rider - think she's still at school) doing N/I stuff.
 
KatB said:
Muschamp impala :) Dunno where he has gone, but always made me laugh about the murmurings about how ruibbish he was XC...when he was qualified for 4* ;) Wish I had such a "rubbish" horse :p
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He was rubbish enough for 3 pros to give up the ride on him.....which speaks volumes! He was never a true 4* horse really, and he didn't make 3* look easy.
 
with MI it wasn't that he was totally rubbish XC that was the main problem as quite rightly he wasn't as he managed to get QRs, it was that he had a tendancy to leave a leg for no reason. After doing so with Ruth and having a very nasty fall into the lake she wouldn't XC him again if I remember rightly as a dropped leg is just asking for a rotational. I think AN had same opinion so he quickly moved on again... but then I might remember things wrongly!
 
Santa_Claus said:
with MI it wasn't that he was totally rubbish XC that was the main problem as quite rightly he wasn't as he managed to get QRs, it was that he had a tendancy to leave a leg for no reason. After doing so with Ruth and having a very nasty fall into the lake she wouldn't XC him again if I remember rightly as a dropped leg is just asking for a rotational. I think AN had same opinion so he quickly moved on again... but then I might remember things wrongly!
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Nope, that's exactly what I heard, almost from the horse's mouth! I also heard TOs connections weren't exactly thrilled about him taking the horse on for the same reason - that random left leg for no real reason meaning a very real chance it would turn itself over!
 
I was also wondering about Flint Curtis.

Others would be Nicholas Touzaints beautiful grey Galan au sauvagere (and I've probably spelt that totally wrong but hopefully you know who I mean!).

Also Coup de couer - think he went to Badminton in 08 with Ollie Townend but haven't heard much of him since.
 
Santa_Claus said:
with MI it wasn't that he was totally rubbish XC that was the main problem as quite rightly he wasn't as he managed to get QRs, it was that he had a tendancy to leave a leg for no reason. After doing so with Ruth and having a very nasty fall into the lake she wouldn't XC him again if I remember rightly as a dropped leg is just asking for a rotational. I think AN had same opinion so he quickly moved on again... but then I might remember things wrongly!
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Yes, exactly. for a jockey as good as AN to give up the ride on a horse capable of leading the dressage at 4* speaks absolute volumes...
as WFP said in his lect/demo at Hartpury - if a horse leaves 1 leg down, he's off the yard that day. (Idalgo being his exception because he's so freakishly talented and jumps high enough to get away with it). MI did not.

Flint and Galan both broke down iirc.
 
Santa_Claus said:
with MI it wasn't that he was totally rubbish XC that was the main problem as quite rightly he wasn't as he managed to get QRs, it was that he had a tendancy to leave a leg for no reason. After doing so with Ruth and having a very nasty fall into the lake she wouldn't XC him again if I remember rightly as a dropped leg is just asking for a rotational. I think AN had same opinion so he quickly moved on again... but then I might remember things wrongly!
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AN never intended to keep him - he bought him to ride for the rest of the 2008 season then sell on. He went very well at Burghley until the arena 3 from home where he couldn't make the distance and made a tired horse mistake. At Pau AN said he felt pretty classy and was well placed after xc but wasn't sound to sj. Tristram bought him that winter.
 
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