[Skyhuntress]

Not sure if you all heard, but Blue Hors Matine had to be put down. Apparently she broke a leg during turnout.

What a shame
RIP and gallop free.

 

[Kashmere]

Ack!! Poor horse!
I hope she didn't have to suffer too much..

 

[dressagexlee]

Oh my! I'm shocked to hear this...
She really was one of the happiest horses that ever danced through the dressage ring; she passaged her way into my heart with her floppy ears and silly tail. This is truly a sad event.
May Matine trot forever on an endless plain of green grass and carrots. <3

Here's a non-skipping version of her '06 Kur.

 

[MyBoyPuck]

Okay, that's definitely the worst news of the day. That horse was so wonderful to watch. Dressage needs more like her and her rider.

 

[my2geldings]

OH my gosh! devastating!! I can't believe it, that is sooo sad!!

 

[My Beau]

Oh no! She is one of my favorites! I'll never forget that freestyle and flawless tempi changes

Godspeed, Matine!!!

 

[VanillaBean]

ooh, this is absolutely awful...poor girl. she was spectacular

 

[upnover]

oh that's so tragic!! I've seen that video so many times and it never gets old...

 

[Clementine]

I cried when I read this. I mean really seriously sobbed. RIP Matinee, the world of dressage will never be the same without you!!!

 

[JumpingTheMoon]

I couldn't believe it when I saw the update on facebook from Dressage Today! How awful! That poor girl had a rotten year - first the injury that retired her and now this.

She will be greatly missed for sure! She was the major inspiration for me to learn dressage.

 

[riccil0ve]

That is terrible news, she was such a beautiful mare.

I am curious as to the foal the article said she was about to have? They never mentioned if the foal was lost to or anything... I don't even know if it's possible to save them from the womb like you can with humans. =[

 

[Skyhuntress]

That is terrible news, she was such a beautiful mare.

I am curious as to the foal the article said she was about to have? They never mentioned if the foal was lost to or anything... I don't even know if it's possible to save them from the womb like you can with humans. =[

I think that's a misquote, because in other articles, she wasn't even supposed to be bred until March.

 

[LoveStory10]

OMG! I loved that pretty thing! She moved with a grace that I envied!!! R.I.P beautiful girl!!!

 

[irydehorses4lyfe]

I'm not one for Dressage much, but that mare was wonderful. Definitely made me interested in it for a while. I loved her enthusiastic movement, you could really tell she loved what she was doing. Poor girl.

 

[RiddlesDarkAngel5]

i'm really saddened by this. I saw that video of her and i was mesmerized! such a talented mare, its a shame she was taken before her time.

 

[Kayty]

She was due to bee breed in spring, they were giving her time off just to be a horse first.

I LOVED seeing the photo of her and Cavan in the snow in just a simple rug looking like any old fuzzy ponies. That's how horses should be, I'm suprised that let such a high profile mare out like that, usually the poor things are locked up in stables even after retiring.