Boomerang (horse)
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Boomerang, later Carroll's
Boomerang, was an Irish Sport Horse ridden in show jumping
competitions, most successfully by Eddie Macken
.
Boomerang was bred by Jimmy Murphy, a well-known sportsman and local politician from Grangemockler, Co Tipperary. Jimmy and his wife Mai, a successful racehorse owner, sent their Irish Draught mare, Girl From The Brown Mountain, to Battleburn, a thoroughbred sire which stood in south Kilkenny. Jimmy and his family broke the horse, initially known as Battle Boy, and recognised his prodigious ability. They hunted him with the Kilmoganny Harriers and jumped him in novice classes on the Tipperary/Kilkenny/Waterford gymkhana circuit and then sent him to "finishing school" with Iris Kellett, the 1969 European showjumping champion, at her stables at Mespil Road in Dublin. There, the horse was first ridden by Eddie Macken, then a working pupil at Kellett's. He first jumped at the RDS Dublin
Spring Show, as a four-year-old in 1970. Two years later, Jimmy sold him to Ted and Liz Edgar's yard in Warwickshire
, England. Liz Edgar jumped him with success and he was then sold on to Paul Schockemöhle
, who took him to his stables in Mühlen, Germany
and renamed him Boomerang.
Macken by this time had moved into the heartland of continental competition when he went to the Schockemöhle brothers Paul and Alwin
in the Spring of 1975. A rich German owner Dr Herbert Schnapka eased the young Irishman's way into exile by providing horses for him to ride in the Schockemöhle yard. Easter Parade, Macken's best horse at the time, broke his back in a freak accident on his way back from the cancelled spring meeting at Hickstead
in 1975. By way of an interim replacement, Paul Schockemöhle said to Macken:
Better! Soon there was to be no better than Eddie Macken and Boomerang in the whole world. Over the period between 1975 and 1979, they were to win, or take second, in a record-breaking thirty-two major Grand Prix's or Derby events across Europe
and in the USA. Ireland's thirst for showjumping glory was quenched as all of the big classics that had eluded her for years, suddenly fell to the green. Boomerang helped Macken top the World Computer Ratings in 1976, 1977, 1978, while amassing £
250,000 in prize money - record winnings at the time.
(£911,000 in 2007 money)
In 1977 Dr Schnapka gave the outright gift of Boomerang to Eddie Macken.
Boomerang never failed him rather it is Macken who feels he ultimately let down the partnership. In 1978 they travelled to Aachen
for the world championship
where Macken hoped to avenge his narrow defeat on Pele at Hickstead four years earlier. When they reached the final four, the omens were looking positive. Then disaster struck. In the final round Macken was obliged to jump a round on each of his competitors’ horses and on one, Pandur Z, he made a miscalculation and picked up a quarter of a time fault – “like Tiger Woods missing a three-foot putt” – and the slip cost him gold. More than 20 years on, the pain remains sharp. “Boomerang deserved to be world champion,” he says. “Well, he was world champion because he was the best horse there. I wasn’t. I was the one who made the mistake.”
The Olympics frame his other great regret. When he and Boomerang were at the peak of their powers Macken was barred from competing at the Games because he was a professional and had sponsorship. Other countries, Macken noted, didn’t apply the rules so stringently. In Germany in 1976 he watched Alwin Schockemöhle return from Montreal
with the individual gold medal Macken felt might have been his.
The 1979 European Championships
, in Rotterdam
again proved a bitter disappointment for the pair. Boomerang did not knock a single fence in the first three rounds and helped Con Power on Rockbarton, Gerry Mullins on Ballinderry and John Roche on Maigh Cullin to a bronze medal behind Britain
and Germany. Boomerang was in the individual lead and heading for gold when a judge made a late decision that he had hit the tape at the water jump, Macken rode back to protest but all to no avail and he finished in fourth place.
In the fading weeks of that year and, as it turned out, the fading moments of his magnificent career, Boomerang proved how great he was again and again. In September, he and Macken made their first trip to Calgary
, won the main class every day and took the du Maurier Classic Grand Prix
. From there, in October, it was on to Wembley
and their fourth win in the Horse of the Year Grand Prix. Then, at the second Dublin Indoor International in November, they won the main events on the Thursday and Friday, followed by third place in the Grand Prix. With a double clear, they were fourth in the Grand Prix at Olympia
just before Christmas, and that was to be Boomerang's last major individual outing with Eddie.
But he and Macken won four consecutive Hickstead Derby's from 1976 to 1979, and also the Hamburg equivalent in 1976. They along with James Kernan on Condy, Paul Darragh
on Heather Honey and Capt. Con Power on (Coolronan 1977, Castlepark 1978 and Rockbarton 1979), won the Aga Khan Trophy
at the RDS Dublin (Ireland's Nations Cup) from 1977 to 1979.
In early 1980 Boomerang had to be retired because of a broken pedal bone
. Then in May 1983, at 17 years of age, Boomerang had to be put to sleep
and is buried at Rafeehan Stud, Kells
, County Meath. His grave is marked by four evergreen
trees. They are symbols of four Hickstead Derby wins, four Championships at Wembley, four clear rounds in the final of the 1978 World Championships, and four years in a row without a fence down in the Aga Khan Trophy competition in Dublin. Ni bheidh a leithéid aris ann (Irish
for you won't see the likes of me again).
Carroll's
P.J. Carroll & Company Limited, often called Carroll's, is a tobacco company in Ireland, now a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. Its cigarette brands were among the best selling in Ireland in the twentieth century...
Boomerang, was an Irish Sport Horse ridden in show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
competitions, most successfully by Eddie Macken
Eddie Macken
Eddie Macken is an Irish equestrian show jumper, who was a member of the Irish team - along with Paul Darragh, Capt. Con Power, and James Kernan – that won the Aga Khan Cup three years in a row...
.
- Color: BayBay (color)Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds....
- Markings: Star, near hind sock
- Height: 16.2 hhHand (unit)The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length, now used only for the measurement of the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. With origins in ancient Egypt, it was originally based on the breadth of a human hand...
(168 cm) - Born: 1966 in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
- Sex: GeldingGeldingA gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
- Breed: Irish Sport Horse
- Breeding: By Battleburn (ThoroughbredThoroughbredThe Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
) out of Girl From The Brown Mountain (Irish DraughtIrish DraughtThe Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.-...
) - Breeder: Jimmy Murphy, Maifield, Grangemockler, County TipperaryCounty TipperaryCounty Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
- Riders: Eddie Macken, Liz Edgar (Broome), Johan Heins & Paul SchockemöhlePaul SchockemöhlePaul Schockemöhle is a former German showjumper. He is the brother of Alwin Schockemöhle, another leading German rider.He was three times European Champion on his best horse Deister....
- Owner: Eddie Macken
Boomerang was bred by Jimmy Murphy, a well-known sportsman and local politician from Grangemockler, Co Tipperary. Jimmy and his wife Mai, a successful racehorse owner, sent their Irish Draught mare, Girl From The Brown Mountain, to Battleburn, a thoroughbred sire which stood in south Kilkenny. Jimmy and his family broke the horse, initially known as Battle Boy, and recognised his prodigious ability. They hunted him with the Kilmoganny Harriers and jumped him in novice classes on the Tipperary/Kilkenny/Waterford gymkhana circuit and then sent him to "finishing school" with Iris Kellett, the 1969 European showjumping champion, at her stables at Mespil Road in Dublin. There, the horse was first ridden by Eddie Macken, then a working pupil at Kellett's. He first jumped at the RDS Dublin
Royal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
Spring Show, as a four-year-old in 1970. Two years later, Jimmy sold him to Ted and Liz Edgar's yard in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England. Liz Edgar jumped him with success and he was then sold on to Paul Schockemöhle
Paul Schockemöhle
Paul Schockemöhle is a former German showjumper. He is the brother of Alwin Schockemöhle, another leading German rider.He was three times European Champion on his best horse Deister....
, who took him to his stables in Mühlen, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and renamed him Boomerang.
Macken by this time had moved into the heartland of continental competition when he went to the Schockemöhle brothers Paul and Alwin
Alwin Schockemöhle
Alwin Schockemöhle is a former German show-jumper.He was a successful international show-jumper in the 1960s and 1970s at individual and team events in Olympic Games and European Championships...
in the Spring of 1975. A rich German owner Dr Herbert Schnapka eased the young Irishman's way into exile by providing horses for him to ride in the Schockemöhle yard. Easter Parade, Macken's best horse at the time, broke his back in a freak accident on his way back from the cancelled spring meeting at Hickstead
Hickstead
The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, known widely as Hickstead is an equestrian sport centre in West Sussex, England, principally known for its showjumping activities, where it hosts two international level competitions, the British Jumping Derby and the Royal International Horse Show...
in 1975. By way of an interim replacement, Paul Schockemöhle said to Macken:
'...take my speed horse Boomerang for the time being until you get something
better.'
Better! Soon there was to be no better than Eddie Macken and Boomerang in the whole world. Over the period between 1975 and 1979, they were to win, or take second, in a record-breaking thirty-two major Grand Prix's or Derby events across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and in the USA. Ireland's thirst for showjumping glory was quenched as all of the big classics that had eluded her for years, suddenly fell to the green. Boomerang helped Macken top the World Computer Ratings in 1976, 1977, 1978, while amassing £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
250,000 in prize money - record winnings at the time.
(£911,000 in 2007 money)
In 1977 Dr Schnapka gave the outright gift of Boomerang to Eddie Macken.
Boomerang never failed him rather it is Macken who feels he ultimately let down the partnership. In 1978 they travelled to Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
for the world championship
Show Jumping World Championships
The Show Jumping World Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another. From 1990, show jumping was brought together along with...
where Macken hoped to avenge his narrow defeat on Pele at Hickstead four years earlier. When they reached the final four, the omens were looking positive. Then disaster struck. In the final round Macken was obliged to jump a round on each of his competitors’ horses and on one, Pandur Z, he made a miscalculation and picked up a quarter of a time fault – “like Tiger Woods missing a three-foot putt” – and the slip cost him gold. More than 20 years on, the pain remains sharp. “Boomerang deserved to be world champion,” he says. “Well, he was world champion because he was the best horse there. I wasn’t. I was the one who made the mistake.”
The Olympics frame his other great regret. When he and Boomerang were at the peak of their powers Macken was barred from competing at the Games because he was a professional and had sponsorship. Other countries, Macken noted, didn’t apply the rules so stringently. In Germany in 1976 he watched Alwin Schockemöhle return from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
with the individual gold medal Macken felt might have been his.
The 1979 European Championships
European Show Jumping Championships
The FEI European Show Jumping Championships is the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of show jumping. Like most other European Championships, it is held every two years. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded in both the individual and team competition...
, in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
again proved a bitter disappointment for the pair. Boomerang did not knock a single fence in the first three rounds and helped Con Power on Rockbarton, Gerry Mullins on Ballinderry and John Roche on Maigh Cullin to a bronze medal behind Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and Germany. Boomerang was in the individual lead and heading for gold when a judge made a late decision that he had hit the tape at the water jump, Macken rode back to protest but all to no avail and he finished in fourth place.
In the fading weeks of that year and, as it turned out, the fading moments of his magnificent career, Boomerang proved how great he was again and again. In September, he and Macken made their first trip to Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, won the main class every day and took the du Maurier Classic Grand Prix
CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament
The CSIO Spruce Meadows' 'Masters' Tournament is an annual fall equestrian show jumping event held in Calgary, Alberta. It is highlighted by the BMO Financial Group Nations’ Cup which offers a C$350,000 purse and is notable as "richest team show jumping event in the world" and also by the...
. From there, in October, it was on to Wembley
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
and their fourth win in the Horse of the Year Grand Prix. Then, at the second Dublin Indoor International in November, they won the main events on the Thursday and Friday, followed by third place in the Grand Prix. With a double clear, they were fourth in the Grand Prix at Olympia
Olympia, London
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...
just before Christmas, and that was to be Boomerang's last major individual outing with Eddie.
But he and Macken won four consecutive Hickstead Derby's from 1976 to 1979, and also the Hamburg equivalent in 1976. They along with James Kernan on Condy, Paul Darragh
Paul Darragh
Paul Darragh was an Irish equestrian who competed in the sport of show jumping. He was on the winning team in the Aga Khan three years in a row from 1977 to 1979 with the mare Heather Honey...
on Heather Honey and Capt. Con Power on (Coolronan 1977, Castlepark 1978 and Rockbarton 1979), won the Aga Khan Trophy
Aga Khan Trophy
The Aga Khan Trophy is an equestrian prize established in 1926 by Aga Khan III. Eight of the top nations in the world compete to win the prize. It is held every year as part of the Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show and is now part of the Samsung Super League. If the trophy is won three times in...
at the RDS Dublin (Ireland's Nations Cup) from 1977 to 1979.
In early 1980 Boomerang had to be retired because of a broken pedal bone
Pedal bone
The pedal bone, commonly known as the coffin bone , is the bottommost bone in the equine leg and is encased by the hoof capsule. Also known as the distal phalange, third phalange, third phalanx, or "P3"....
. Then in May 1983, at 17 years of age, Boomerang had to be put to sleep
Animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, an animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress...
and is buried at Rafeehan Stud, Kells
Kells, County Meath
Kells is a town in County Meath, Ireland. The town lies off the M3 motorway, from Navan and from Dublin. In recent years Kells has grown greatly with many Dublin commuters moving to the town....
, County Meath. His grave is marked by four evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
trees. They are symbols of four Hickstead Derby wins, four Championships at Wembley, four clear rounds in the final of the 1978 World Championships, and four years in a row without a fence down in the Aga Khan Trophy competition in Dublin. Ni bheidh a leithéid aris ann (Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
for you won't see the likes of me again).
Major achievements
- 1979
- Horse of the Year Grand Prix, WembleyWembley ArenaWembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
, London - Championship, Wembley, London
- Spruce MeadowsCSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' TournamentThe CSIO Spruce Meadows' 'Masters' Tournament is an annual fall equestrian show jumping event held in Calgary, Alberta. It is highlighted by the BMO Financial Group Nations’ Cup which offers a C$350,000 purse and is notable as "richest team show jumping event in the world" and also by the...
Grand Prix, CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada - Team bronze at the European ChampionshipsEuropean Show Jumping ChampionshipsThe FEI European Show Jumping Championships is the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of show jumping. Like most other European Championships, it is held every two years. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded in both the individual and team competition...
, RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Netherlands - Individual 4th, European Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
- Nations Cup, AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, Germany - Hickstead DerbyHicksteadThe All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, known widely as Hickstead is an equestrian sport centre in West Sussex, England, principally known for its showjumping activities, where it hosts two international level competitions, the British Jumping Derby and the Royal International Horse Show...
, Hickstead, England - Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England
- Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley
- 1978
- Health Trophy, Dublin Indoor International
- Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
- Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
- Individual silver medal, World Show Jumping ChampionshipsShow Jumping World ChampionshipsThe Show Jumping World Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another. From 1990, show jumping was brought together along with...
, Aachen, Germany - 2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland
- Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
- Aachen Grand Prix, Aachen, Germany
- Championship, Aachen, Germany
- RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
Grand Prix, Rome, Italy - Championship, Rome, Italy
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
Grand Prix, Hamburg, Germany - NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
Grand Prix, Nice, France - GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
Grand Prix, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1977
- Brussels Grand Prix, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium - Horse of the Year Grand Prix, WembleyWembley ArenaWembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
, London - Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
- Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
- La Baule Grand Prix, La Baule, France
- 2nd place, Nations Cup, La Baule, France
- 2nd place, Grand Prix, Rome, Italy
- Brussels Grand Prix, Brussels
- 1976
- Championship, Wembley, London
- New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Grand Prix, U.S.A - Helped Macken become Leading Rider in Washington.
- Wins in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
gave Macken the overall award for the three shows on the North American circuit. - Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
Derby, Hamburg, Germany - (8th 1975, 4th 1977, 6th 1978) - Professional Championship, CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales - 2nd place, Grand Prix, LucerneLucerneLucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland - 2nd place, Nations Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
- 1975
- Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
- Championship, Wembley, London
- 4 faults, Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
- Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England
- 2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland
- 2nd place, Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
- St. GallenSt. GallenSt. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
Grand Prix, St. Gallen, Switzerland - WiesbadenWiesbadenWiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
Grand Prix, Wiesbaden, Germany