“Superstar Winsome Adante Retires”…..
We are very sad to have to report that as the result of an injury sustained during training, Winsome Adante – the son our our broodmare Juswith Genoa, has been retired. A full announcement was made on the US Eventing Association website here.
A transcript is also located below
Winsome Adante Retires
After an illustrious career that includes three victories at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4*, a team gold medal at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, team bronze and individual silver medals at the 2004 Olympics, a third place finish at the Badminton CCI4* in 2007, wins at the 2000 Radnor CCI2* and the 2001 Blenheim CCI3* and countless horse trials victories, Winsome Adante’s owner, vets, and rider have collectively made the difficult decision 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. Incredibly consistent in all three phases Dan and Severson won the Rolex Kentucky CCI4* every time they contested it, both in the traditional format (with roads and tracks and steeplechase) and the new short format. Victories in 2002, 2004 and 2005 proved that Dan was invincible at the Lexington, Kentucky event and he was also the U.S. Eventing Association’s Horse of the Year following each of these victories.
“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.”
The 14-year-old English Thoroughbred sustained an injury to a hind suspensory ligament and Severson and Wachtmeister determined that after all he has given them the best thing for Dan would be to let him live in the field at Plain Dealing Farm in Scottsville, Virginia.
“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.”