Poggio II put down: the world individual medallist 'astonished people'
Amy Tryon and Poggio II at the 2008 Olympics. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Poggio II, the horse who won the world individual bronze medal in 2006, was put down on 9 February aged 29. His rider, the US’s Amy Tryon, died on 12 April 2012 of an accidental overdose. Her husband Greg said in a statement on social media after Poggio was put down that she “got an early birthday present, her beloved Poggio”. The bay thoroughbred by Polynesian Flyer had a unique style – on seeing a fence he would hurl himself at it without giving his rider much say in the matter, but he was a careful, c...