Popular Canadian dressage horse Korona dies at 21
Canadian Pan American Games dressage silvery medalist Korona has been euthanised at the historic menstruation of 21 equally a consequence of age-related wellness issues.
Equine Canada has reported that the 21-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, dearest partner of Canadian Equestrian Team dressage passenger Shannon Dueck, was humanely euthanized on Saturday, September 21.
“Korona was a talented, powerful withal elegant international competitor, whose charisma inwards as well as out of the contest hollo upward was legendary,” said Equine Canada President Michael Gallagher. “Our heartfelt condolences are extended to the Dueck identify unit of measurement as well as all of those who had the privilege of knowing this bully horse.”
Dueck as well as Korona had many domestic as well as international successes, including the 1999 Pan American Games inwards Winnipeg, where they proved extremely competitive and, inwards spectacular fashion, won the Freestyle contest as well as claimed the private silvery medal for Canada.
“Korona (Kees) came to me equally a wild three-year-old, as well as together nosotros proudly represented Canada at the 1999 Pan Am Games, the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Jerez, Spain, as well as the 2003 World Cup Final inwards Göteborg, Sweden,” said Dueck.
“He was a real especial spirit embodied inwards plainly bay Equus caballus body. We had to brand the wrenching conclusion to pose him downwards – he was inwards a lot of hurting from laminitis. I don’t know where bully horses larn when they die, exactly I know he is at that topographic point as well as I know he is royalty.”
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