Dressage star Salinero retired in official ceremony
Anky van Grunsven’s Salinero has been officially retired from competition. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ceremony for the 19 yr quondam Hanoverian was held at the Brabanthallen inwards ‘s-Hertogenbosch inwards Kingdom of the Netherlands on Thursday, during the World Cup dressage show.
The demo started amongst a video of the stunning career of Salinero in addition to Anky, followed yesteryear a functioning yesteryear Isabell Werth.
Anky’s children were equally good involved in addition to performed a Pas de Deux. 26 Salinero look-a-likes came into the ring, in addition to and hence it was fourth dimension for Salinero himself to come inwards the arena. Anky in addition to Salinero rode their “Dance of Devotion” Kür accompanied amongst alive music yesteryear pianist Wibi Soerjadi.
Soerjadi composed amid others the music for Salinero in addition to Anky’s freestyle “Dance of Devotion” which had its debut on eighteen Dec 2007 inwards London in addition to amongst which the twain won the World Cup Final in addition to the gilt Olympic medal inwards 2008.
On Saturday, after the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Freestyle Salinero performed his freestyle for the concluding time
Van Grunsven enjoyed enormous success amongst Salinero, whose career mightiness good accept been overshadowed yesteryear the retention of his revered predecessor, Bonfire who, together amongst van Grunsven, outset brought Freestyle Dressage to pump stage.
But Salinero (Salieri x Moon [Lungau]) followed faithfully inwards those real famous hoofprints to conk a star inwards his ain right, taking Olympic private gilt inwards Athens inwards 2004 in addition to ane time to a greater extent than at the equestrian events of the Beijing Olympic Games inwards Hong Kong iv years later.
And he helped van Grunsven to conk the virtually prolific winner of the FEI World Cup Dressage championship – she won it nine times over a 13-year menstruation betwixt 1995 in addition to 2008.
Salinero outset came to prominence inwards 2003 amongst victory inwards the Dutch National Championship in addition to was purpose of the Dutch bronze medal winning squad at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park concluding summertime which brought his spectacular career to a plumbing equipment conclusion.
Salinero outset came to van Grunsven at the historic menstruation of six.
“He was meant for an American customer only he didn’t purchase him. Sjef said I should definitely ride him once. From that minute on I knew he was a exceptional horse. He is e'er willing to move in addition to has a lot of quality,” van Grunsven said.
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