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The top showjumping stallion and former ride of Beezie Madden, Judgement ISF, has died in retirement.
Owned and bred by Mary Alice Malone of Iron Spring Farm, the stallion represented Team USA on multiple occasions during his career of more than a decade with Beezie, who took over the ride from showjumper Michael Matz in 1999.
Beezie and Judgement ISF represented Team USA at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, took part in 10 Nations Cup events, and competed in the 2003 and 2006 World Cup Finals. The stallion is so far the only North American-bred horse to have won the $1,000,000 CN International at Spruce Meadows in its 44-year history. Judgement retired sound to Iron Spring Farm aged 18.
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The legendary showjumping stallion Arko III has died at the age of 27.
The son of Argentinius, who with Nick Skelton represented Britain at the 2004 Athens Olympics (pictured) and the 2005 European Championships, died today (20 January) at Shaw Farm Stud, home of his long-term owners the Hales family.
Nick and Arko won top-class grands prix across the globe, including the world’s richest class, the CN International at Spruce Meadows, and jumped numerous Nations Cup double clears. He won £1.2m before his retirement from the sport in 2008.
Nick has always credited Arko as the horse who brought him back into the sport after he broke his neck in a riding accident.