Skovborgs Romadinov, Danish and British Youth Team Horse, Retired from Sport

Dressage

Great Britain

Skovborgs Romadinov, the Danish warmblood gelding that has been a medal winning horse for the Danish and British youth team, has been retired from competition sport.

Romadinov is a soon to be 18 year old Danish warmblood gelding by Blue Hors Romanov out of Birkedommergard Madicken (by Mago xx). He is bred by Esben Klinkby.

Denmark

The liver chestnut gelding was first competed by Rikke Klinkby as a 5-year old in Denmark as of 2011. She took him from DLA level to small tour level, competing him in his first Prix St Georges level tests in 2015 when the horse was 9. She competed her home bred horse until the summer of 2017, finishing 8th in the Inter I Kur at the 2017 Danish Small Tour Championships.

Romadinov sold to the Hyrm family as a junior rider's horse for Danish pony team rider Sara Aagaard Hyrm

They made its national show debut in January 2018 at MB level in Denmark and their international debut was at the CDI Nieuw en St. Joosland in April 2018. The pair represented Denmark at the 2018 European Junior Riders Championships in Fontainebleau where they won team bronze and finished 21st in the individual test. They were the 2018 Danish Junior Champions. At the 2019 European Junior Championships in San Giovanni in Marignano they got team bronze and were 17th in the individual test. They won bronze at the Danish Junior Championships.

In 2020 they moved to Young Riders level and at the 2020 European YR Championships in Pilisjaszfalu, they got team bronze and placed fourth in the freestyle. At the 2021 European Young Riders Championships in Oliva Nova they got team bronze and were 7th in the Kur. They won the 2021 Danish Young Riders Championships.

In 2022 Hyrm focused more on her young horse, Atterupgaards Cooper, and Romadinov did only one international in Aalborg in May, finishing 8th in the Prix St Georges with 66.971%. At the 2022 Danish Young Riders Championships, Hyrm and Romadinov were fifth.

Great Britain

Lily and Romadinov at the 2023 CDI Le Mans

At the end of 2022 the Hyrm family responded to an advertisement on Eurodressage which British junior rider Lily Laughton posted in search of a new Young Riders horse.

The 19-year old Laughton made her international show debut on pony Ode to Shanon (by Washington Postman) in 2018 and campaigned Steendieks Cadillac (by FS Chambertin x Nurejew) in 2019. She made the transition to CDI junior level in 2021 aboard Danubio (by Decurio x Avantgarde). In 2022 he rode national level competitions with Lieveling HN (by Lord Leatherdale x Wynton) and Horatio VCG (by Don Schufro x Jazz).

The family was in search of an established Young Riders' schoolmaster and found Romadinov, who would turn 17 in 2023. Lily made her CDI debut in Le Mans in April 2023 and won the team test. They competed at the CDI's in Hickstead and Wellington Heckfield and got nominated on the British team for the 2023 European Young Riders Championships, where they won team bronze and finished 19th in the individual test. Their last CDI was Kronenberg Indoor in December, where they rode only class, the team test and finished 12th.

Retirement

At the 2021 European Young Riders Championships

After one season together, the Laughton has decided to retire Romadinov from sport.

"Without the advertising on Eurodressage I wouldn’t of found my dream horse," said Laughton, who now is working and training at Coby van Baalen's barn in The Netherlands. Romadinov will return to the UK. "He will spend it back home in England being very spoilt."

On social media Lily added, "the time has come for Romadi to enjoy a quieter life back in England. I can’t thank you enough for all the amazing opportunities you have given me this year from winning our first Premier League together, winning our debut International and achieving Bronze at the European Championships even after being such a new partnership. You are my absolute heart horse and I will never be more grateful for everything you have taught me. Winning a medal at every single European Championships (5), just shows what a one in a million horse you are."

Laughton will continue at Young Riders level with her new horse, Hulana T.