In Memoriam: Orion (1996 – 2014)
Thursday, January 23 2014
by janwest
OTTAWA, ON Jan 22, 2014 — Equine Canada regretfully reports that 18-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Orion, beloved partner of Canadian dressage rider Pia Fortmuller, passed away on January 19th. Orion and Fortmuller were the sole Canadian dressage athletes competing at the elite level (CDI4* and 5*) in Europe over the last year. Most recently
- Published in What's Happenin'
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Able Davis – Feb 14, 1925 to Sept 30, 2013
Friday, October 18 2013
by janwest
September 20th of this year, the Santa Fe community generally, and the Southwest horse world in particular, lost a wonderful citizen. Abel Davis of Tesuque New Mexico passed away after a long illness. His life was long and full and those of us who knew him will miss him terribly. Abel was born in 1925,
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