what happened to hickstead

Hickstead was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze and was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in show jumping). He was owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc. and was a Dutch Warmblood, 16 hands high and bay in color. He was born in Belgium and during his career, he won more than $4 million CDN). On November 6, 2011, at a competition in Verona, Italy, Hickstead collapsed shortly after finishing a round and died of an aortic rupture). The incident happened in front of hundreds of spectators and was televised. The horse died of heart failure caused by a ruptured aorta.