Pippa Funnell mourns loss of Billy Shannon

Pippa Funnell too Billy Shannon. © Al Crook

British eventer Pippa Funnell has lost i of her overstep eventing mares, Billy Shannon, who was euthanised late afterwards she was establish to last suffering from leukaemia.

The 10-year-old mare was owned past times Belinda too Nicholas Walkinshaw, too bred past times the Funnells at their Billy Stud. Shannon was past times Kannan too out of Shannon Line.

She was inwards the running for alternative to the 2012 Olympic games, exactly was ruled out because of injury. Shannon had the flavor off, too had a foal past times Billy Congo, who is ridden past times William Funnell.

Pippa Funnell told Horse & Hound journal that Shannon had a distich of issues that did non response to antibiotics, too blood tests revealed she had leukaemia.

“We’re all devastated,” Funnell said. “She completely transformed my whole stance of competing mares. She showed too hence much affection too was too hence talented — I’m heartbroken.”

Billy Shannon had 271 British Eventing points too her concluding contest alongside Pippa Funnell was inwards March 2012, when they were quaternary inwards an advanced bird at Belton Park.

 

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