Milton (horse)

Milton ( born February 16, 1977 † 4 July 1999) was a horse show jumper John Whitaker. The gray won many international show jumping tournaments.

Life and achievements

Milton was purchased in 1977 as a weanling by Caroline Bradley from the breeder John Harding - Rolls. He was the son of showjumper Marius and the mare Aston answer (of Any Question ), which occurred even in the international jumping and coming out of the mare pennywort. Milton was bred purely as a show jumper.

The young Milton was trained until her death in 1983 by Caroline Bradley. After that, he was a short time of Stephen Hadley rode until he came to the international forefront with John Whitaker.

By John Whitaker he was most successful in the years between 1985 and 1994. The gray won many international awards and was the first horse out of the racing world, winning more than 1 million British pounds as prize money.

Throughout his career, he had hardly bombings. The gelding was usually the favorite of the audience and at the end of course he often made ​​a big leap into the air. 1994 Milton finished his career after the London International Horse Show Olympia. From the magazine Horse & Hound, he was elected in 2008 as the most popular horse in Britain. Milton died on 4 July 1999. He was buried in Whitaker's farm in Yorkshire.

Achievements

• Won over £ 1 million in prize money
• 1986 winner of the Du Maurier Limited International Prize, as well as Spruce Meadows, the then highly doped most jumping tournament
• 1987 silver in singles and gold with the team at the European Championships in St. Gallen
• 1989 Solo and team gold at the European Championships in Rotterdam
• 1990 winner of the FEI World Cup Final in Dortmund
• 1990 Individual Silver and Bronze with the team at the first World Equestrian Games in Stockholm
• 1991 winner of the FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg