horse march october competed dutch rider pair competed multiple national international championships including olympic games world equestrian games won gold medal silver medals olympics gold known having hot temperament aged best horses found replacement think find horse match talent statue stands home town early life brown born march bred germany dam dam van met half years old having saddle week later purchased father appeared young horse poor prospect hot temperament led poor learning advanced moves passage van continued work improved time seven years old competing grand prix level temperament continued lead difficult rides tendency small items near ring tendencies decreased grew older competitive career competed van olympic games second games barcelona games pair took 4th individually helping dutch team silver medal summer olympics repeated team performance improving individual silver medal sydney games pair won individual gold helping dutch team silver medal sydney games van replaced olympic horse competed world equestrian games games resulted medals pair individual gold team silver second world equestrian games rome pair took home individual team silver van considered judging games poor said thought quit debut germany van took individual 5th assisting dutch team bronze medal championships pair took silver medal individually dutch team championships van took title gold individual assisting dutch team silver medal time national champion netherlands later life legacy grew older retained famed signed age areas especially walk weakest skill ring retired competition olympic games celebrate retirement ceremony home town farewell ride international jumping competition netherlands retirement van stated thought find horse good successor proved successful home town statue lived farm netherlands following disease october aged
Bonfire (horse)