Valegro
Valegro (born 5 July 2002) is a dressage horse ridden by the British equestrian Charlotte Dujardin. His stable name is Blueberry. He is a double World Champion in dressage. Valegro has won the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle.[1]
 With Charlotte Dujardin at the 2012 Olympics | |
| Breed | Dutch Warmblood |
|---|---|
| Sire | Negro |
| Grandsire | Ferro |
| Dam | Maifleur |
| Maternal grandsire | Gershwin |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2002 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Owner | Carl Hester Rowena Luard Anne Barrott |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
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2012 London | Team dressage |
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2012 London | Individual dressage |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Individual dressage |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team dressage |
Career
changeValegro had not lost a race since January 2012.[2]
Dujardin and Valegro won the FEI World Cup grand prix at London Olympia in 2011.[3] They set a world record. Their score was 88.022% in April 2012.[3][4][5]
Dujardin and Valegro were for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] They set a new Olympic score of 83.784%.[7] On August 7, 2012, Dujardin and Valegro were a part of a team that won the gold medal in the team dressage.[8] They won a gold medal in individual dressage.[9][10]
At the 2013 European Championships in Herning, Charlotte and Valegro won the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special.[11]
Valegro got a gold medal in the individual dressage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Retirement
changeOn 14 December 2016, Valegro was retired by Dujardin. Dujardin and Valegro did a goodbye speech at the London International Horse Show 2016. It was on television by the BBC.[12]
References
change- ↑ "Carl Hester.co.uk Carl's Horses". Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "British Dressage". www.britishdressage.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Charlotte Dujardin triumphs in FEI World Cup grand prix". BBC Sport. December 14, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012: Charlotte Dujardin breaks dressage world record". BBC Sport. April 29, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Dujardin and Valegro take 2012CDA Hagen Grand Prix for special by storm". www.eurodressage.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012: Dressage riders Bechtolsheimer and Dujardin selected for Team GB". www.sportsister.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Association, Press (August 3, 2012). "London 2012: Charlotte Dujardin breaks Olympic dressage record". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Olympics equestrian: 20 gold medals for GB with dressage win". BBC Sport. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Olympics equestrian: Charlotte Dujardin wins second dressage gold". BBC Sport. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ↑ "London Olympics: Dujardin wins individual dressage gold". The Times of India. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ↑ "British Dressage". www.britishdressage.co.uk.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Live coverage of Valegro's retirement to be shown by BBC". Horse & Hound. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
Other websites
change- Valegro in action, 2016 (video)