![]() ![]() Ridden by Ginny Holgate (now Elliot), he won Badminton, Burghley, world and European titles, plus two Olympic medals in 1984. His 34 victories included the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup and four King George VI Chases.īrilliant cross-country horse that was described as taking corners like a motorbike and never once refused. The powerful grey that liked to take hair-raising leaps from outside the wings had a huge fan club. ‘The horse the Germans couldn’t kill’ was given a post-humous PDSA Dickin Medal in 2014 Brough Scott has written a book about the horse’s extraordinary life. The extraordinary survival of Gen Jack Seely’s horse in the mud and misery of the First World War - he subsequently ran in point-to-points - mirrors that of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse hero, Joey. Posted by Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse on Thursday, July 10, 2014 ![]()
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