Tag: Mike Winter

Kingpin’s cause of death revealed

April 28, 2009.Reading time 2 minutes.

Kingpin, the 13-year old Irish Sport Horse who died at Rolex was killed by an abdominal hemorrhage, an extremely rare condition, according to reports in both thehorse.com and horsetalk.co.nz. Dr Christiana Ober, the Canadian Eventing Team veterinarian, said King Pin suffered a hemorrhage of the large vessels in the abdomen, unrelated to any jumping effort […]

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Eventing Safety: Course Adjustments and Better Jumps

August 13, 2008.Reading time 2 minutes.

With the spotlight focused on the safety of eventing, it is critical that the ambassadors of our sport — course designers, trainers, equestrian organizations, and riders — take all steps that can prevent injuries to both riders and horses. There is some progress. For example, at the Olympics, there was a last minute change to […]

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