Farewell to world team gold medallist who was third at Badminton: ‘My absolute hero, my darling boy’

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Arctic Soul dies: the ex-racehorse won world team gold in 2018
Gemma Tattersall and Arctic Soul put in a super pathfinding round for the British team at the World Equestrian Games in 2018.
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Arctic Soul, who finished third at both Badminton and Burghley and won a world team gold medal with Gemma Tattersall, has died.

The 19-year-old won his preparation run for Badminton Horse Trials, an advanced at Weston Park, on Saturday (9 April) on his dressage score. He died of a suspected heart attack after crossing the cross-country finish line.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.