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Christa Larmoyeur's Ovation Passed Away Wed, 01/20/2021 - 19:55 The Netherlands Christa Larmoyeur's career making Grand Prix horse, Ovation, has passed away on 16 January 2021. He would have turned 25 in spring.  Ovation was a Dutch warmblood by Cabochon out of Gerona (by Apollonios xx x Porter). He was bred by G. Pelgrum.  During his sport career the gelding was owned by Christa's ex-husband Jacques Laarakkers and J Smits and as of 2010 by Laarakkers and stallion owner GW van Norel.  Knocking at the Door for Team Selection Christa Larmoyeur began riding Ovation in 2004 and trained...

Katherine Bateson's 2010 WEG Team Horse Nartan Passed Away Wed, 12/30/2020 - 15:01 U.S.A. Nartan, the Dutch warmblood gelding that took American dressage rider Katherine Bateson-Chandler to the 2010 World Equestrian Games, has passed away on 29 December 2020. He was 25 years old. Nartan was a 1995 born KWPN gelding by Jazz out of Tanja (by Le Faquin). He was bred by W. van Looveren.  Haazen's Small Tour Champion Nartan was trained from novice level to Grand Prix by the petite Dutch rider Jeannette Haazen. Their first claim to fame came in 2000 when they were ninth in the Pavo Cup ...