Cabral (2001–2017), also known as JP, was a gold medalist dressage horse ridden by Natasha Baker. The Polish-born British dressage horse, a Paralympic gold winner (2012) in Rio, was euthanized.[1]
| Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Trakehner |
| Sire | Bujak (Trakehner) |
| Grandsire | Sir Shostakovich (Thoroughbred) |
| Dam | Casona (Trakehner) |
| Maternal grandsire | Agar (Trakehner) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2001 |
| Died | 26 February 2017 (aged 15–16) |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Owner | Mr Christian Landolt, Mr & Mrs P. Baker & Mrs D. Alder |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Para-equestrian | ||
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2012 London | Individual championship test grade II |
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2012 London | Individual freestyle test grade II |
Background
editJP was previously owned by Christian Landolt, a FEI Dressage and Eventing rider and judge. He brought JP to event however he was not bold enough in the cross country.[2]
Paralympics
editNatasha Baker was selected as part of the para-dressage squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. In the individual championship test grade II event Baker and Cabral scored 76.857% to set a new Paralympic record for the grade II classification and win the gold medal ahead of German defending champion Britta Napel who won silver with a score of 76.000%.[3]
The two won their second gold medal of the Games in the individual freestyle test grade II. They set a new Paralympic record of 82.800%, beating second placed Napel by over 5%.[4][5]
Death
editCabral was put down on 26 February 2017 after contracting a bacterial infection.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Equnews Editorial (27 February 2017). "Rio gold medallist horse dies of bacterial infection". Equnews. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Natasha-Baker.com Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine My Horses - Cabral
- ^ Armytage, Marcus (1 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: GB's Natasha Baker fends off strong competition to narrowly win Grade II dressage gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Armytage, Marcus (3 September 2012). "Natasha Baker wins second Paralympic dressage gold medal with record score on Cabral". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins second equestrian gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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