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Equine world champion: Valegro
After reading about the 16,500-dollar bracelet made of hair from Valegro’s tail, as a beginner, I wanted to know who Valegro is. What a horse! Valegro -or Blueberry, which is his stable name- is a KWPN gelding foaled in 2002, with a spectacular career in dressage, under his British rider Charlotte Dujardin. In 2012, Valegro and Charlotte won two gold Olympic medals for Great Britain and the pair has remained unbeatable since that year. In 2014, the two won the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the World Equestrian Games in 2014. In 2013, at Olympia, Valegro and Charlotte Dujardin proved on the ring that they could…
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A jewel for champions: the $16500 Valegro bracelet
A bracelet made of gold and plaited hair from the tail of the dressage champion Valegro had been sold on an auction for $16,500, according to the Horse & Hound website . In specific for this hefty price the buyer got a perfect plait of the champion’s tail hair, 9k yellow gold, sixty-four diamonds and the word Valegro. The profits have been donated to the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust, a charity founded in New Zealand by a group of friends , including the four-star eventer Catriona Williams, whose accident in 2002 forced her into a wheelchair. I don’t know about you, but I personally find this specific bracelet a…
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The horsey version of ugly ducking: Sunday Silence
Afleet Alexandra’s blog post “Moment of Silence” on Horse Collaborative is about the story of a racing legend, Sunday Silence, which did not appear that bright in the first two years of his life. This horse, which escaped death twice and was twice returned to its breeder unsold, was noticed by trainer Charlie Whittingham. His story is truly majestic and it shows that how something looks is not how actually is or will be, even when it comes to horses. You’ll find the blog post here