Swedish Grand Prix rider Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard has lost one of her top horses in the barn, Lydianus, to colic. The dark bay gelding was euthanized at the Helsingborg Equine Clinic on 2 April 2014.
Haid-Bondergaard discovered her horse with colic after rolling in his box at her yard Kronekulla. He probably get cast in his stall early in the morning and developed a colic. He was transported him to the equine clinic, where he was operated on. Unfortunately, Lydianus was too weak to get back on his feet in the recovery room and had to be put down.
Lydianus was a 17-year old Holsteiner gelding by Lorentin I x Caribo. He competed in 52 international classes. They first appeared at international FEI level In 2006 when the duo rode the small tour classes at the Nordic Baltic Championships. They competed last in May 2013 at the CDI Hamburg.
Haid-Bondergaard and Lydianus were nominated on the Swedish team for the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, but had to withdraw because the horse was not fit enough. The bay gelding regularly suffered from stomach problems but a strict feeding routine kept him in good shape.
"My years with (him) were so indescribably wonderful and loving hardly possible to describe," said a bereaved Charlotte. "I still do not understand why it went so fast. The pain stings and burns so strongly that our tears almost disappear. (You) will never be forgotten."
Source: Ridsport - Photos © Astrid Appels
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