‘I can’t thanks sufficient’

Seigneur Medicott, the Tokyo Olympic trip of India’s Fouaad Mirza and a a number of four-star winner with Germany’s Bettina Hoy, has been retired, aged 18.

“There’s no approach I may ever thanks sufficient for all the pieces you’ve finished for me and for the equestrian sport in India,” mentioned Fouaad, who additionally paid tribute to the horse’s proprietor.

“An enormous thanks goes to the Embassy Group’s Mr Jitu Virwani, for having given me the possibility to accomplice this legend of a horse, and to every and everybody who supported us on the way in which.

“Right here’s to you Micky, take pleasure in your retirement little champion.”

Seigneur Medicott began his profession with German multi-medallist Bettina Hoy and received 4 instances at two-star (now three-star) together with at Somerford Park and Houghton Corridor in Britain.

At three-star (now four-star) he achieved the feat of successful 4 instances in a row, taking Blenheim Horse Trials CCI3* 2016, then Chatsworth, Houghton Corridor and Luhmühlen Horse Trials CIC3*s in 2017. The win at Luhmühlen earned him the title of German nationwide champion.

Bettina Hoy and Seigneur Medicott win Chatsworth CIC3* in 2017. Credit score: Stephen Sparkes

Seigneur Medicott at all times excelled within the dressage and he and Bettina led the primary part on the European Championships in 2017 by a large margin, however fell throughout nation.

Within the autumn that yr, Seigneur Medicott was bought to the Embassy Group for Fouaad, who had skilled with Bettina, to trip. The brand new pair received their first competitors collectively, the CCI* (now CCI2*-L) at Montelibretti in October 2017.

Over the subsequent six years the horse was Fouaad’s accomplice in numerous milestones in his profession, together with particular person and crew silver on the Asian Video games in 2018, his first Olympics and World Championships and two second locations at four-star.

The pair made headlines after they sat ninth after dressage on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Fouaad was India’s first occasion rider to compete at an Olympics in 20 years and the pair completed twenty third.

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