Steph Croxford&Mr President - Nathalie Grand Prix - Espayo National Dressage Championships 2013 - Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - 21 September 2013
Steph Croxford’s former grand prix star Mr President, 25, was put down on 20 November, following a happy retirement after his stellar career.
‘Rim Rim’, who stood at 16.1hh and was by a Gelderlander-hackney stallion out of a Dutch warmblood mare, was deemed an unlikely dressage legend.
The driving-bred Rim Rim cost just £2,500 as a newly backed youngster and was named after former US president Bill Clinton for the way he would round up and court the mares in his field.
He detested pigs and allegedly learned to passage by “goose-stepping” past the them while hacking.
Ever the crowd-pleaser, he would frequently receive standing ovations and winning the Saumur CDI grand prix freestyle in 2007 stands out as one of his greatest achievements. He retired from competition at the BD national championships in 2013.
Here we round up just some of the highlights from Mr President’s incredible career…
2007: Hickstead
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2004: Hickstead
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2006: National Dressage Championships
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Steph Croxford at home with Mr President
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2009: National Dressage Championships
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2013: National Dressage Championships
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2013: National Dressage Championships
Steph Croxford&Mr President - Nathalie Grand Prix - Espayo National Dressage Championships 2013 - Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - 21 September 2013
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Flying at the Summer National Championships
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2010: National Dressage Championships
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2011: Steph Croxford and Mr President at home
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2010: Hickstead
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2009: National Dressage Championships
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Showing off flying-changes at Addington
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Showing off at Olympia
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Showing off his expression and character
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
