Carl Hester riding Barolo, during CDI4* FEI Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle to Music supported by Horse & Hound at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in the private grounds of Windsor Castle in Windsor in Berkshire in the UK between 10th-14th May 2017
Carl Hester’s multiple grand prix winner Barolo has been sold to Japan.
Details on the FEI website show the horse’s ownership changed to the Japan Racing Association on 5 February.
Tokyo 2020 hopeful Kazuki Sado, of Japan, has taken over the ride.
“He rode him beautifully and it was a great match —I wish him loads of luck with the horse,” said Carl.
The 12-year-old, by Breitling W, won the grand prix and the freestyle at Windsor DCI4* and Bolesworth CDI3* under Carl in 2017.
Prior to this Barolo was competed by Charlotte Dujardin. The pair took the national champion title at the 2015 Lemieux National Dressage Championships.
They never finished out of the top-three at international level and won the CDI3* freestyle at Keysoe in 2016.
Horse & Hound Newsletter
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
The chestnut gelding was also one of Charlotte’s longlisted rides for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The master of British dressage pulls off yet another win with the inexperienced grand prix horse Barolo
“Rolo”, who was co-owned by Anne Seifert-Cohn prior to his sale, joined Carl and Charlotte’s stable as a six-year-old.
Kazuki trains with Imke Schellekens-Bartels in The Netherlands and has had numerous top-10 placings at international grands prix.
The 33-year-old took the ride on Bellissimo, formerly partnered by Britain’s Andrew Gould, in 2015.
He has also had placings on the international circuit with Ziroco, who is also competed by Dutch rider Janneke Van Riet, and recently added the 10-year-old mare Djuice to his string.
For all the latest news analysis, competition reports, interviews, features and much more, don’t miss Horse & Hound magazine, on sale every Thursday
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
