“Amande De B’Neville delivered a perfect little colt foal that looks exactly like her with the addition of some tail sparkles that also his father Cascadello I has,” said Julia. “Everything went very smoothly and she’s been taken care of perfectly, I did only watch via camera and cheered them on.
“To no one’s surprise, she is a very dedicated and sweet but protective mum and we are all very happy and very proud of her.”
Julia and Mandy franked their Tokyo form with individual silver and team gold at the 2022 World Championships, but the mare did not compete again after that due to the “undramatic hoof issue”, which did not improve despite various approaches to treatment.
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“While [the hoof issue] does not make her uncomfortable in normal life, there is a risk that it might get way worse when the pressure of performance is put on,” said Julia when the mare’s retirement was announced.
“While I am very sad that I will not feel her incredible power, clever mind, scopey jump and sheer determination, which then sometimes peaked into this unreal connection I felt in Tokyo or Pratoni again, I am very much at peace with the decision to retire her now and hopefully have some nice foals from her in the future.”
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