Andrea Baxter’s tremendous five-star thoroughbred mare Indy 500, who spent 10 years on the prime of the game, has died aged 19.
The pair received a number of four-stars, and competed at each Burghley and Kentucky on three events, and Andrea additionally competed Indy’s now 14-year-old son Laguna Seca to CCI4*-L.
Andrea and Indy’s greatest five-star end was twelfth at Burghley in 2019. British followers may even have seen them in motion at Blenheim in 2017.
Indy joined Andrea’s household farm, Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, California, 15 years in the past.
“Little did I do know on the time, you’d turn into the best unicorn that ever blessed me,” mentioned Andrea.
“We realized a lot collectively and taught one another to by no means surrender and all the time maintain preventing. What a loopy life story we lived by means of the previous 15 years.
“You got here my means as a feral four-year-old that broke the cowboy’s leg, however the minute you bought off the trailer at Twin Rivers, we have been an prompt pressure to be reckoned with. I by no means doubted you and all the time dreamed of the massive issues we’d do collectively.”
Indy was retired after her last five-star at Maryland in 2021. She not too long ago gave delivery to a different son, Cha Ching 500, however had problems following his supply and died when he was 9 weeks outdated.
“The time we spent collectively travelling the world can by no means get replaced or forgotten. You have been really my horse of a lifetime and I’m misplaced with out you,” Andrea mentioned. “Child Cha Ching 500 has massive sneakers to fill. I hope he’s similar to you! I by no means knew I may very well be so upset however thanks for displaying me that too. I really like you Hundy. Be nice up there.”
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Lucy is an skilled information journalist, reporter and presenter. Since becoming a member of the Horse & Hound group in 2015, Lucy has reported from main world sporting occasions together with the Tokyo Paralympic Video games and a number of European Championships, in addition to Badminton, Burghley and London, to call a couple of. She has coated present affairs and sports activities information throughout the total spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, in addition to human and equine welfare, trade information and court docket instances.