Cabral (horse)
| Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Trakehner |
| Sire | Bujak (Trakehner) |
| Grandsire | Sir Shostakovich (Thoroughbred) |
| Dam | Casona (Trakehner) |
| Maternal grandsire | Agar (Trakehner) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2001 |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Owner | Mr Christian Landolt, Mr & Mrs P. Baker & Mrs D. Alder |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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Equestrian
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2012 London | Individual championship test Grade II
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2012 London | Individual freestyle test Grade II
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Cabral (2001–2017), also known as "JP", was a gold medalist
Background
JP was previously owned by Christian Landolt an FEI Dressage and Eventing rider and judge. He brought JP to event however he was not bold enough in the cross country.[2]
Paralympics
Natasha was selected as part of 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]
She won her second gold medal of the Games in the
individual freestyle test grade II. She set a new Paralympic record of 82.800% , beating second placed Napel by over 5%.[4][5]
Death
Cabral was put down on 26 February 2017 after contracting a bacterial infection.[6]
References
- ^ Rio gold medallist horse dies of bacterial infection
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rio gold medallist horse dies of bacterial infection
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