Uthopia

Uthopia

Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Breed Dutch Warmblood
Sire Metall
Grandsire Olympic Ferro
Dam Odelia
Maternal grandsire Inspekteur
Sex Stallion
Foaled 2001
Country Netherlands[1]
Colour Dark bay
Trainer Carl Hester
Olympic medal record
Equestrian
London 2012 Team dressage

Uthopia (born 2001) is a Dutch Warmblood stallion ridden by the British equestrian Carl Hester in the sport of dressage.[2][3]

Hester and Uthopia were selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics winning gold in the team dressage.[4] Together they have won a total of five Championship medals two individual silvers at the 2011 European Championships in addition to Olympic gold. The horse has also been ridden in competition by Hester's protégé Charlotte Dujardin, most recently at the Amsterdam leg of the FEI World Cup series in January.[5]

References

  1. "Breeding Analysis by Chris Hector following the 2011 European Championships". www.horsemagazine.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. "Uthopia". www.carlhester.co.uk. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. "Carl Hester's amazing journey to Uthopia". www.dressage-news.com. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. "London 2012 Olympics: Britain's multi-million pound dressage horses set to be sold following gold-medal outings". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. "Carl Hester's Olympic ride to be sold at auction". www.horseandcountry.tv. Retrieved June 6, 2016.


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