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(Lee Pearson Facebook page)
The horse who took Sir Lee Pearson to many major championships and two Paralympic Games has died suddenly at the age of 20.
Gentleman, a German-bred gelding by Gullit and from Wonne, died on June 20.
Pearson had imported Gentleman as a six-year-old and competed at European and World Championships, and the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Paralympic Games.
“I went to Germany to look for a horse to run parallel to Blue Circle Boy. He [Gentleman] had such a supple, loose trot and a huge canter he gave me the most fantastic feeling. After spending more than I expected to, I then brought him home,” Pearson told British Dressage.
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