Star Irish showjumper dies at 24
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Top Irish Gaelic showjumping stallion Coolcorron Cool Diamond has died at the historic menses of 24.
Owned by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as well as ridden throughout his career by Robert Splaine, Irish Gaelic Show Jumping High Performance Manager, the Irish Sport Horse stallion died on Fri at Coolcorron Stud inwards Cork.
Splaine rode him from 1995 until the horse’s retirement inwards 2007, the twelvemonth he won the Irish Gaelic National Championship at the historic menses of 18.
“He was great”, said Splaine. “Brave, careful, honest, intelligent – equally skilful a Equus caballus equally you lot would ever desire to larn to country of war with.”
The large bay as well as Splaine won many grands prix inwards Ireland. Overseas, they regularly represented Republic of Ireland on Nations’ Cup teams, helping to win many times, including Rotterdam, Washington, Toronto, Aachen, Lummen, as well as St Gallen.
In St Gallen inwards 2003, they won the Grand Prix, as well as sealed the Nations’ Cup win for Republic of Ireland subsequently a dramatic jump-off against Tinka’s Boy and Markus Fuchs.
“Team jumping has ever given me the nearly pleasure,” said Splaine, “and if I were to unmarried out our nearly satisfying win, it has to endure when our team won the Nation’s’ Cup inwards Aachen. He delivered a clear circular inwards i of the toughest Cups at i of the greatest shows inwards front end of 45,000 spectators. It stands out inwards my hear as well as ever will.”
He was owned yesteryear Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, who said: “Never were human and animal inwards such harmony equally Robert Splaine as well as Coolcorron Cool Diamond. It was an accolade to endure business office of such greatness.”
At the European Championships inwards Donaueschingen inwards FRG inwards 2003, the couplet were on the Nations’ Cup squad as well as contributed to Ireland’s qualification for the 2004 Athens’ Olympics. An injury sustained at that final result kept Coolcorron Cool Diamond out of the reckoning for the Olympic Games the next year.
Coolcorron Cool Diamond, whose stable rear was Bobbu, was a hugely sought-after sire. He was of traditional Irish Gaelic breeding, amongst King of Diamond as well as Nordlys lines inwards his pedigree. He passed on his hear as well as pith to his progeny. He was approved yesteryear Horse Sport Republic of Ireland as well as Selle Francais.
Splaine said: “The excogitation was when he retired he would accept upward full-time stud duties equally at that spot was solely a express total of fourth dimension to comprehend a few mares piece he was competing. But for approximately mysterious argue at a sure phase he seemed to accept against the procedure as well as wouldn’t complete covering. We were never able to resolve the problem. However, thankfully at that spot is a express total of frozen semen notwithstanding available.”
“In spite of all the challenges the Duchess as well as I accept peachy pride inwards the fact that he did ambit Mister Cool, amongst whom Helen Kearney won three Paralympic Medals at London inwards 2012.”
Coolcorron Cool Diamond spent his retirement inwards paddocks beside Splaine’s identify on his farm inwards Co Cork.
“He was a real independent character,” said Splaine. “Always the boss yet a perfect gentleman equally long equally you lot didn’t larn betwixt him as well as the feeding trough!”
The stallion hadn’t been himself for a while. “He was struggling, as well as I knew it was fourth dimension to brand the hard decision.”
“We gave Bobbu the best of everything until the real end,” said Splaine. “He to a greater extent than than earned it. Every fourth dimension I rode him – fifty-fifty at dwelling – I felt privileged. He sure got me upward inwards the morning. As a famous statesman in i lawsuit said: ‘when you’re on a peachy horse, you lot lead maintain the best spot you will ever have’.”
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