Two renowned international Grand Prix horses, Dutch Gold and Devereaux have passed away. These two special dressage horses brought glory to Brittannia.
Dutch Gold was Jennie Loriston-Clarke's freestyle dressage specialist, has died who won six World Cup wins and competed in five consecutive World Cup Finals, always finishing in the top five. Dutch Gold was a licened breeding stallion by Dutch Courage out of Gold K (by Golden Cloud x Phideas xx). Dutch Gold was bred by the late Mrs Goodall and purchased by Loriston-Clarke and Margaret Clayton in 1986. He stood up for stud at Catherston Stud at Croft Farm in Stockbridge, Great Britain
Dutch Gold started his career as an eventing horse, but his true talent lay in dressage. The bay stallion was on the British team for four European and two World Championships. In1988, Dutch Gold was the highest-placed British horse at the Seoul Olympics, finishing 14th. Dutch Gold retired from competition 12 years ago.
Another loss for British dressage lies in the death of the KWPN gelding Devereaux (by Wagenaar). Discovered by American Suzanne Dansby-Phelps, Devereaux was Robert Dover's 1994 World Equestrian Games mount, with which Dover finished fifth individually. Devereaux competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta under Irish Heike Holstein before moving to England in 1999 to became Gillian Davison's Grand Prix horse.
Since 1999, the horse was known as Hiscox Devereaux and competed at Hickstead, Munich and the British national dressage championships. Devereaux, aged 19, was put down at his home in Staffordshire, England.
Source: Horse and Hound
Images copyrighted: Catherston Stud - Mary Phelps