- Hickstead (horse)
Hickstead (1996) is a stallion ridden by
Eric Lamaze . With rider Lamaze, he is an Olympic gold and silver medalist inshow jumping .Hickstead is owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc. [http://www.sprucemeadows.com/weg/jumping/elamaze.htm]
Hickstead is a Stallion, is 15'2 hands high and is brown in color. He is a "Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek". He was born in the Netherlands (Jan van Schijndel Maren-Kessel) in 1996, by HAMLET. [HK Equestrian Venue (Shatin) Program Notes]
Hickstead was a member of the winning Nations Cup Team, in Florida, 2006.
Hickstead placed third in the 300,000 Euro Aachen Grand Prix in 2006.
Hickstead won the Duke Energy Cup at Spruce Meadows in June 2006.
Quotes
"He's is a great horse and a very good competitor. He's got a great personality, and he's a fun horse to ride because I know him so well. He's feisty, he knows why he is out there, and he knows that knocking down a rail is not good! Some horses just don't get it." .
Eric Lamaze [ [http://www.horseweb.com/articles/press/2006/phelps_blainsville_0721_lamaze.htm 2006 Press Release on Horseweb] Retrieved 30-08-2008]
References
External links
* [http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/444/Athletes.htm Eric Lamaze] at Olympic.ca
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