Milton with Caroline Bradley

[Tihamandturkey]

1981 what a pair 💖

 

[silv]

Such a shame, that she passed away and was unable to enjoy the horse he was to become. She always knew he was destined for great things.

 

[Tihamandturkey]

Such a shame, that she passed away and was unable to enjoy the horse he was to become. She always knew he was destined for great things.

Yes so very sad

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Caroline Bradley and later Milton were my childhood/ teenage heroes. Have kept a few magazines from that time that had Milton as the cover star.

 

[ycbm]

Great article on Milton here:

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/milton-great-horses-in-history-180542

I always respected his owners, Caroline's parents, for refusing to allow him to be taken to the Seoul Olympics. They took an awful lot of stick for it, and got a Nations Cup ban, but he was just too precious to them after losing Caroline.

 

[Red-1]

Saw Milton at a show locally before he was a name. He was stunning, made everyone stop and stare even then. Can't remember the class, more then likely a newcomers.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

my absolute heroine growing up.

 

[sywell]

I was at a show and watched Caroline who was loading her horse after a class then sweeping the droppings off the ramp and working like mad never a thought to chase the grooms up to do the job.

 

[freckles22uk]

Absolutely loved him

 

[meleeka]

I remember Milton’s final public appearance at Olympia or HOYS can’t remember which. I was a snotty wreck after he’d done a lap of honour under a spotlight to Simply the Best.

 

[Snow Falcon]

Fabulous horse. I had posters on my bedroom wall of "Next Milton".

Geoff Billington's impression of "Spot" and Milton was briiliant.

 

[EventingMum]

I was in awe of Caroline at HOYS in 1980 out checking her horses late at night when a group of us were staggering back to lorries from a nightclub! To teenage me is showed how dedicated she was.

 

[tda]

My horsey childhood heroine xxx and probably the reason I still love a grey hoss 😍

 

[Goldenstar]

She was wonderful and Milton was the horse of a generation I also loved Caroline and Marius Miltons father

 

[Diddleydoo]

I remember him as Next Milton, I loved that horse.

He'd whited out by the time I was aware of him so it's lovely to see that picture of him

 

[Sealine]

She was my idol as a child. There used to be a big horse show at Vauxhall motors sports ground in Luton. One year (probably late 70s) I got her autograph on the programme but I’ve no idea what happened to it.

what a contrast to see Milton in an eggbut snaffle compared to some of the contraptions I saw on the show jumpers at Hickstead last week.