Top lot at Tattersalls event horse sale fetches €37,000 as Oliver Townend buys two
Six horses found new homes at the sale at Tattersalls Horse Trials, with top British event rider Oliver Townend among the successful bidders
Oliver Townend
One of the leading British event riders, Oliver Townend has represented his country on a number of occasions, including helping the British team to win gold at the 2017 European Eventing Championships in Strzegom, Poland riding Cooley SRS.
Hailing from Yorkshire, but now based in Shropshire, Oliver’s first team call-up came when he was just 13-years-old when he rode in the pony European Eventing Championships.
Oliver has since gone on to compete in five senior European Championships, and two World Equestrian Games. In 2009 he won both Badminton and Burghley riding Flint Curtis and Carousel Quest respectively.
Career highlights
- won Badminton and Burghley CCI4*s
- won team gold at the 2017 European Championships
- former world number 2
- held all 3 British National titles (Open, Intermediate and Novice)
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Lot four in the Goresbridge Tattersalls Ireland Select Event Horse Sale 2019. Credit: tatts.ie -
Credit: Peter Nixon ‘I can’t believe it’ — 2019 Badminton winner crowned
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Credit: Peter Nixon ‘He is an exceptional athlete’ — all change at the top after Badminton cross-country
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Huge shake-up of leaderboard at halfway stage of Badminton cross-country
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Brits dominate at Badminton filling top eight places after the dressage
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Ros Canter and Allstar B at Badminton 2018 Credit: Peter Nixon Badminton Horse Trials cross-country times: find out your favourite’s start time
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Tom McEwen on his way to second place after the first day of dressage at Badminton with Toledo De Kerser British top five after day one of Badminton dressage: new record maintained
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New dressage record set at Badminton by British rider
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Michael Jung and La Biosthetique-Sam FBW at Badminton 2018. Credit: Peter Nixon Badminton Horse Trials dressage times released: what time is your favourite going?
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Oliver Townend and Cillnabradden Evo Credit: Peter Nixon Cillnabradden Evo and Oliver Townend have 10% chance of Badminton win, says EquiRatings prediction tool
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Oliver Townend (GBR) and Cooley Master Class Credit: Cealy Tetley Oliver Townend achieves back to back Kentucky wins for Britain
The three British riders all finished in the top 10 at Kentucky
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class at the final trot-up at Kentucky 2019. Credit: Cealy Tetley Remarkable final horse inspection at Kentucky: 31 progress to showjumping phase
The second trot-up took place in front of the ground jury at Kentucky this morning, ahead of this afternoon's final showjumping phase
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class on the cross-country at Kentucky 2019. Credit: Cealy Tetley Oliver Townend holds his lead after Kentucky cross-country: ‘He grabbed the bit and off he went’
The defending champion is on course to keep his title at the US flagship event after a great round today, while Piggy French has slipped down the order
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Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class lead the dressage at Kentucky 2019. Credit: Cealy Tetley Oliver Townend leads British one-two after Kentucky dressage: ‘He’s reliable, but makes me work’
British riders had a fantastic day at the US flagship event, with Oliver Townend taking stop spot after dressage as he seeks to defend his Kentucky title
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Ground jury president Christina Klingspor tells Ashley Johnson that her mount Tactical Maneuver has not passed the first trot-up at Kentucky 2019. Credit: Cealy Tetley One horse spun as three held at Kentucky first trot-up
One pair will take no further part in the competition after being eliminated by the ground jury at this afternoon's horse inspection
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Pippa Funnell riding MGH Grafton Street Full draw revealed for Badminton Horse Trials: Pippa Funnell to be pathfinder
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Piggy French and Quarrycrest Echo on the way to team gold at WEG 2018. Credit: Peter Nixon Three exciting British entries for Kentucky Three-Day Event
British riders put their entries in for the US five-star at Kentucky, while New Zealand’s Tim Price keeps the Grand Slam dream alive
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Oliver Townend riding BLACK TIE II 1st in CIC *** Section B at Burnham Market Horse Trials in Norfolk on 18th April 2014 ‘Small but mighty’ British team horse bows out on a high
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Oliver Townend and Cooley SRS take third individually at Boekelo 2016. Picture by Libby Law Photography ‘Mixed emotions’ as top British event horse sold abroad
‘I’m extremely happy to see him go to a lovely home’
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OLIVER TOWNEND AND FLINT CURTIS PLUS LAP OF HONOUR AND TROPHY Credit: TREVOR MEEKS, Trevor Meeks Final farewell to Badminton winner who ‘made dreams come true’
The horse also won two gold medals at European Championships
