August 13, 2008 @ 9:07 pm
Milton
Milton was the perfect showjumper in my opinion and another great grey horse. I could watch him jump over and over again, as he jumped in the most perfect shape and always appeared to be in balance. He hardly ever refused or had a fence down. He looked like he was a power horse who wouldn’t be fast against the clock, but he could turn on a sixpence and keep his jumping shape even when galloped flat out into a fence. I could go on and on…..he was amazing.
He had a good pedigree as he was sired by another famous showjumper called Marius, a Dutch Warmblood, out of an Irish Draft Sports Horse showjumping mare. He was bought by Caroline Bradley, who was a successful showjumping rider, as a foal and trained until her death in 1983. Mr & Mrs Bradley continued to own the horse and he was competed by John Whitaker with whom he achived great success between 1985 and 1994. He had many international wins and was the first horse to win 1 million pounds outside of the racing world. He is buried on the Whitaker’s farm in Yorkshire.
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