Comments on: Hickstead, Olympic gold-medal show jumping horse, dies at FEI World Cup competition

By: Aimee

Aimee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:30:48 +0000

Hickstead; you flew without wings. I, along with many other Canadians, love you. You will be missed. R.I.P.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:48:36 +0000

What a shock! I am so sorry.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:53:50 +0000

He will be a champion jumper in heaven, in fact, he will jump the pearly gates and earn his wings!

By: Sheri

Sheri — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:51:17 +0000

This horse has single-handedly lifted Canadian Show-jumping from mediocrity to World Wide acclaimation. He brought sooooo much excitement to events for the audience and absolute abject misery to those competing against him. He can only be compared to Big Ben and Milton due to the way he effected the sport and the attention and increased fan base that happened directly because of his participation in the sport. There are not many atheletes (human or animal) that can compare.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:34:06 +0000

this is so sad such a great horse and rider words can not express this loss

By: sierra

sierra — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:58:34 +0000

OH MY GOSH!!!! this is terrible! i will definitely be praying for the families involved! hickstead was an AMAZING jumper and he will be greatly missed 🙁

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:46:08 +0000

What a horrible tragedy. To show respect to this great horse, please consider sending a contribution in his name to any equine rescue group. This great horse was loved and his every need was met. There are hundreds of others not so lucky.