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January 2008
Our dear friend, Eleanor Brennan boarded her horses at Plain Dealing Farm. She died in November 2007 in a fatal fall at the Thee Day in Ocala. Eleanor's advanced horse, Mazetto is now with Laine Ashker. Plain Dealing wishes them good luck this coming show season. They hope to compete at the three-star at Jersey Fresh. Eleanor's young horse, Carousel's Killian is at Plain Dealing Farm. He is currently getting ready for his first show season with Molly Bull. He is a 5 year old Irish Thoroughbred with a lot of promise. He'll be starting this spring at the Novice level.
Plain Dealing farm is proud to offer several clinic opportunities open to the public. Phillip Dutton and Jimmy Wofford have both conducted clinics. Jimmy Wofford is scheduled to teach another on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Phillip Dutton plans to return to teach his 3rd clinic at Plain Dealing Farm when he returns from Aiken, SC. For more information on these clinics and more please call Molly Bull at (434) 386-4592.
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Eventing Horse Winsome Adante Retired
Winsome Adante, three-time U.S. Eventing Association Horse of the Year, has been retired due to soundness issues in a hind leg.
By Joanie Morris
November 13, 2007 -- After a career that includes three victories at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****, a team gold medal at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, team bronze and individual silver at the 2004 Olympics, a third place finish at the Badminton CCI**** in 2007 and wins at the 2000 Radnor CCI** and 2001 Blenheim CCI***, Winsome Adante's owner, vets and rider have collectively decided to retire him due to soundness issues in a hind leg.
Owned by Linda Wachtmeister of Plain Dealing Farm and ridden by Kim Severson, "Dan" as he is known to his friends, has a nearly flawless record. Dan and Severson won the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** every time they contested it, both in the traditional format (with roads and tracks and steeplechase) and the new short format. He was named the U.S. Eventing Association's Horse of the Year following his Rolex victories in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
"It was a hard decision but it was also an easy decision," said Wachtmeister. "He had been in a stall for a long time because of a previous injury, and he wouldn't have been ready for the Olympics. He needed to go out in the field and live the rest of his life. We had always hoped he would go to the Olympics again but I'm so proud of what he has accomplished. I never dreamed that my family would get to go to the Olympics because of him."
After the 14-year-old English Thoroughbred sustained an injury to a hind suspensory ligament, Severson and Wachtmeister decided to retire him to Plain Dealing Farm in Scottsville, Va.
"He's been so sound and done so much for us," said Severson. "It was a difficult decision but we don't want to hurt him and he's happy now living out in the field."
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