Canadian Leslie Reid and her mother Edith Thomson lost their renowned Grand Prix horse Sea Fox, which successfully competed for Canada in the 1990s.
The Dutch warmblood stallion Sea Fox (by Roemer) was born in the Netherlands in 1982 and imported by Reid as her new dressage partner in 1986. He easily moved up the ranks, usually scoring top marks in each outing. Under the tutelage of Udo Lange and Christilot Boylen, Reid trained in Europe from 1993 to 1996 in order to maximize the development of her handsome and talented stallion.
In 1995, the pair made their debut at the international grand prix level, earning many top 10 finishes at prestigious CDI competitions in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Donaueschingen.
Reid was the first Canadian rider to be named to the 1996 Olympic Dressage Team, qualifying after the first two Olympic Trials but did not compete in Atlanta. In November of 1996, Reid and Sea Fox captured the Volvo World Cup Dressage Canadian League Final held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show.
Reid and Sea Fox showed at Grand Prix level until he was 17 year of age. For the next few years, Sea Fox taught Reid’s young rider students the ropes of upper level dressage until he was officially retired at the age of 20.
“He was the perfect horse,” said Reid. “Handsome, honest, and the most gentle stallion one could ever have.”
Sea Fox’s well-earned retirement consisted of relaxing in his field until he was almost 30-year-old.
Photo © Cealy Tetley
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