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Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol Harris, in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame; Sampson, the tallest horse ever recorded; a Shire; stood 21.25 hands (86.5 inches; 220 cm) high; Spanker was a 17th-century sire of many important horses. Thunder, Red Ryder's horse; Traveler, mascot of the University of Southern California
Equine events began at the Olympics in 1900, when competitions in polo (considered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be a separate sport from the other equestrian events), vaulting, four-in-hand driving, mail coach driving, mixed hacks and hunters and three types of jumping (high jump, long jump and show-jumping) were held.
Pages in category "Show jumping horses" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babamist; Ben Faerie;
In the jump-off, Touch of Class and Fargis competed against her former rider, Conrad Homfeld, who took home silver. She was the fourth horse in history to win two show-jumping gold medals, with the last being Hans Winkler's Halla in 1956. [3] Her performance allowed her to be named the first non-human USOC Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. [2]
Halla (16 May 1945 – 19 May 1979) was a horse ridden by Hans Günter Winkler.She is the only horse ever to win three Olympic Gold medals in the sport of show jumping.She stood 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm).
Simon is a businessman who has always considered show jumping a favorite hobby. He was still competing as of 2011, at age 68. [4] [5] [6] He is regarded as the oldest winner of a show jumping Grand Prix, [7] as he won the Grand Prix of Ebreichsdorf (CSI 2*) in May 2011. [8] Simon competed at his first Olympics in 1972 riding Lavendel.
The Irish Sport Horse or Irish Hunter has been successful in show jumping.Some have won medals or been placed at events including the Olympic Games, the Show Jumping World Championships, the European Show Jumping Championships, the Show Jumping World Cup and the Pan-American Games.
Jappeloup was born on March 12, 1975, at equestrian farm of Henry Delage [] in Saint-Savin in Gironde and died on November 5, 1991. He was a show jumping champion Selle Français horse, born to a French Trotter father and a Thoroughbred mother.