Zigzag, Gilles Ngovan's 2022 Swiss WEG Team Horse, Retired from Sport

Dressage

Switzerland

Zigzag, Gilles Ngovan's 2022 Swiss WEG team horse, has been retired from competition sport.

Zig Zag is a 17-year old Danish warmblood by Zack out of Vortinggårds Madonna (by Don Schufro x Frühling x Diamond). He is bred by Astrid and Bjarne Risvig.

Gilles Ngovan

Originally named Zigzag A.B., the chestnut was bred in Denmark and sold to Swiss Marion Waldenmaier.

She allocated the ride to Gilles Ngovan who premiered the gelding in competition in 2013 at age 5. The horse was gradually produced and shown nationally up the levels. The pair's international show debut was at small tour level in 2017 in Stadl Paura. They won the Prix St Georges at the 2017 CDI Crozet.

In 2019 they premiered at international Grand Prix level in Le Mans to a 62.022% score. The pair competed at big tour level continuously through August 2023. Their highlight year was in 2022. After showing in Ornago, Kronenberg, Compiegne, and Fritzens they were nominated on the Swiss team for the World Championships in Herning, where they posted 69.223% for a 49th place in the Grand Prix. They finished fourth at the 2022 Swiss Dressage Champions.

The pair finished their carer at the 2023 CDI Dielsdorf, where the Swiss Nationals were hosted at the same time. They were 14th.

Schoolmaster

At the 2022 World Championships in Herning

In 2024 Zigzag moved on as a Grand Prix schoolmaster for Gilles' junior rider daughter, Meilin.

Meilin and Zigzag showed in three Intermediaire II tests in Germany between January and May 2024. They rode in Ankum and Bielefeld.

Meilin announced on Instagram that Zigzag has now been retired from sport at age 17.

"Happy retirement my big buddy. Thanks you for all," she wrote.