‘He still feels like he wants to do nothing else’: 20-year-old Olympic stallion resumes winning ways

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Ben Maher and Tic Tac return to their winning ways at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Florida
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Almost a year to the day since his last international showjumping victory, the outstanding veteran stallion Tic Tac returned to the winner’s enclosure in Wellington, Florida, with British showjumper Ben Maher.

At the age of 20, Jane Clark’s Clinton stallion looked better than ever and enjoyed a trip over the fences in the grass Derby field at Equestrian Village during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) to top Thursday’s (19 January) CSI3* 1.45m speed class with the Olympic champion in the saddle.

Jennifer Donald
Jennifer Donald
Showjumping and racing editor

Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.