![]() ![]() ‘Marius Silver Jubilee’, better known as Milton (16 February 1977 – 4 July 1999) was a successful showjumping horse ridden by John Whitaker. Lastic was a gray Trakehner gelding, sired by Lateran, who proved to be a very influential sport horse sire. Tim Stockdale/Date of death What breed of horse was Lastic? At the time, he was paired with Lamaze, the number one rider in the world.Ĭaroline Bradley, then after her death, Tom & Doreen Bradley (her parents) On November 6, 2011, at a competition in Verona, Italy, Hickstead collapsed shortly after finishing a round and died of an aortic rupture. ‘Marius Silver Jubilee’, better known as Milton (16 February 1977 – 4 July 1999) was a successful showjumping horse ridden by John Whitaker….Milton (horse) Breed It had not seemed a bad fall initially, and horse and rider walked out of the ring but three hours later, in a private stable of the master of Hickstead, Douglas Bunn, and with the vet in attendance, Ryan’s Son collapsed suddenly and died, probably from an internal haemorrhage. In 2002, he represented Great Britain at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain with Fresh Direct Parcival…. When did showjumper Caroline Bradley die? She died, aged 37, after collapsing at the Suffolk show having suffered a heart attack….Caroline Bradley. ![]()
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