Anky’s Bonfire dies at 30
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Anky van Grunsven’s Olympic aureate medal dressage Equus caballus Bonfire has died later suffering from complications relating to Cushings disease.
Bonfire, i of the well-nigh successful dressage Equus caballus of the modern era, was euthanised on Mon at the historic menstruum of 30.
Several weeks agone he was stricken yesteryear laminitis inward all iv feet simply had improved. However, he deteriorated on Sunday, in addition to van Grunsven made the determination to terminate his suffering on Monday. “I am heartbroken,” she said on Twitter.
The Oldenburg boy of Welt As (by Weltmeyer) was born inward March 1983, in addition to was bred yesteryear Karl Bernd Westerholt of Lemwerder, Germany. Bonfire was out of Warnie, yesteryear the thoroughbred Praefectus.
Van Grunsven’s virile somebody nurture bought Bonfire, who was at starting fourth dimension quite hot which affected his paces. But he was a fast learner in addition to picked upwardly advanced moves such every bit the piaffe and passage, in addition to thus van Grunsven continued to run alongside him. By the fourth dimension he was seven, he was competing at Grand Prix level.
With van Grunsven, he won one aureate medal in addition to iv silvery medals at the Olympics in addition to i aureate in addition to 3 silvers at the World Equestrian Games, in addition to several World Cup dressage finals. He was also national champion inward Holland nine times.
Bonfire was retired from contest later the 2000 Olympic Games. He lived out his days on the van Grunsven farm.
There is a statue of Bonfire inward van Grunsven’s domicile town of Erp in The Netherlands.
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