Winsome Andante
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Winsome Adante is an English imported crossbred eventer (84.5% thoroughbred, 9.5% Arabian, and 6% Irish) who has competed successfully to the highest levels of the sport of eventing
. His rider, Kimberly Severson
, has taken him to many well-known events, and he has won the Rolex CCI****
a record three times. He has also competed at the Burghley Horse Trials
, as well as in the Olympics
and the World Equestrian Games
.
"Dan" was strong in all three phases. He usually won or placed among the top horses in the dressage
, followed by a fast, clean cross-country run and a good show jumping round.
In November 2006, Dan rose to the top of the USEA Leader Board, ahead of retired Giltedge
, with a total of 1,184 career points.
Dan was retired in November 2007 due to a hind limb lameness.
Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...
. His rider, Kimberly Severson
Kimberly Severson
Kimberly Severson is a highly successful international equestrian. She took several years of dressage lessons before training in eventing, and began with a background in Pony Club...
, has taken him to many well-known events, and he has won the Rolex CCI****
Concours Complet International
The Concours Complet International and the Concours International Combiné are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI....
a record three times. He has also competed at the Burghley Horse Trials
Burghley Horse Trials
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
, as well as in the Olympics
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and the World Equestrian Games
World Equestrian Games
The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale . The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive Summer Olympic Games, since 1990...
.
"Dan" was strong in all three phases. He usually won or placed among the top horses in the dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
, followed by a fast, clean cross-country run and a good show jumping round.
In November 2006, Dan rose to the top of the USEA Leader Board, ahead of retired Giltedge
Giltedge
Giltedge is a horse that was ridden by American David O'Connor at the international level in the sport of eventing.*Stable Name: Tex*Color: Dark Bay*Markings: Off hind sock*Height: 17.0 hh *Sex: Gelding...
, with a total of 1,184 career points.
Dan was retired in November 2007 due to a hind limb lameness.
- Nickname: "Dan"
- Foaled: 1993
- 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...
- Height: 16.1 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...
(165 cm) - 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, white to coronet left-fore, to upper pastern both hind
- Breed: English 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...
- Breeding: by Saunter TB, out of Juswith Genoa by Bohemond x Just Gingerbread, an anglo-Arab, TB, Irish cross mare
- Breeder: Janet and Chris Gooch of Britain
- Rider: Kimberly SeversonKimberly SeversonKimberly Severson is a highly successful international equestrian. She took several years of dressage lessons before training in eventing, and began with a background in Pony Club...
- Owner: Linda Wachtmeister and Plain Dealing Farm, Inc
Top Placings
- Winner of the 2001 Blenheim Horse TrialsBlenheim Horse TrialsThe Blenheim Horse Trials is an annual international three day event held in the park of Blenheim Palace, at Woodstock, England. It is rated CCI*** ....
- Winner of the 2002 Rolex KentuckyRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
CCI**** - Winner of Over the Walls Horse Trials in 2002
- Individual 6th place and Team Gold at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain
- Winner of the 2004 Rolex KentuckyRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
CCI**** - Winner of the individual silver and team bronze medal at the Athens Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in 2004 - Winner of the 2005 Rolex KentuckyRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
CCI**** - Member of the US Eventing Team at the 2006 World Equestrian GamesWorld Equestrian GamesThe FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale . The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive Summer Olympic Games, since 1990...
in 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, ...
(team finished in fourth place) - Top of the USEA Leader Board (as of 2006)
- 3rd at the 2007 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
CCI****