Five-star event rider Simon Grieve has paid tribute to the privilege of riding a horse who “should never have been an eventer”, but who held his own at the very top level of the sport. Maria Buckley’s Irish-bred gelding Cornacrew, whom Simon rode at Badminton and Burghley, as well as Pau and a host of three-star (now four-star) events, was put down on Tuesday (24 October) at the age of 24, after a long and happy retirement.
Star chaser Frodon is to bow out at the end of this jumps season, to spend his retirement with the jockey who rode him to his most famous successes. Bryony Frost and the 11-year-old, who have clocked up 11 wins together for Paul Nicholls, made a visit to Wincanton Primary School last week, as part of the RacingToSchool initiative, when Bryony confirmed the news. “When he is ready to retire, he will be coming home with me which is great and we’ll be gallivanting around the moors somewhere!” she said. “We’ve had some amazing days together.”
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Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.
