The Retirement of Seldom Seen at the Devon Horse Show in 1987
This is not a carriage driving video, but is a heartwarming video of the retirement of a dressage horse. At ACD we felt our readers would enjoy this video.
"Seldom Seen was an American-bred 14-2 hand Thoroughbred-Connemara cross gelding, owned by Peg Whitehurst and trained and ridden by Olympian Lendon Gray. Named for being so small that he could not be seen over the grass as a newborn foal, Seldom Seen was raised to be a Pony Club mount for Peg's daughter Kim. With Gray, he was the USDF Horse of the Year at every level from fourth level to Grand Prix, AHSA Reserve Champion at 2nd level, AHSA Champion at 3rd, 4th, Prix St. Georges, and Intermediaire 1, and earned an individual gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Syracuse, NY. After winning the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special, and the Grand Prix Freestyle at Dressage at Devon, Seldom Seen retired in 1987. He passed away in 1996 at the age of 26. According to Gray, "Seldom Seen brought dressage to everyone and showed it was for anyone." From USDF Press Release
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