FREE VALEGRO: CHAMPION HORSE PDF Carl Hester | 160 pages | 28 Sep 2015 | Third Millennium Publishing | 9781908990532 | English | London, United Kingdom Champion dressage horse Valegro gallops into retirement As a record-setting Olympic dressage champion, Valegro is royalty in the horse world. Born on July 5,Valegro is a Dutch Warmblood gelding who stands He quickly rose to fame as he dominated the dressage world. Representing Great Britain, the pair scored After a spectacular career, Valegro retired on December 14,going down as one of the most accomplished horses in the world. Though to the world he is known as Valegro, those close to him know him as Blueberry. He got his stable name, Blueberry, when he was among a number of young horses that came from Valegro: Champion Horse to the United Kingdom. Owner Carl Hester named all the horses after fruits and vegetables and Valegro: Champion Horse just stuck with the gorgeous dark bay gelding. An honor that is only extended to a lucky few, Valegro got to meet the Queen at the Royal Windsor Show. Valegro was a true gentleman in front of the Queen, standing perfectly still while everyone was talking. The Queen gave him many compliments and expressed her love for the superstar dressage horse. It takes a team to maintain such a legendary horse. During his career, Valegro was ridden by the talented Charlotte Dujardin. As a decorated equestrian, Dujardin was the youngest member of the British dressage team at the Olympics, where she and Valegro brought home two gold medals. Courtesy of Valegro: Champion Horse. Valegro also has his own book Valegro: Champion Horse that features details on his life, with extraordinary photos showing his remarkable beauty and talent See the book here on Amazon. In addition, Valegro has his own children series, The Blueberry Stories, about his incredible journey on becoming a dressage legend See the book here on Amazon. In Valegro: Champion Horse retired days, he has made the dreams come true of many children with illnesses. Throughout his charity work, sick children have got to meet him, with a few lucky kids getting to sit on his back. Hester had spotted the colt, who was then owned by Gert Jan van Olst, and saw the potential he had. Though he is retired from competing, Valegro still gets worked several times a week. One of his favorite activities is to go hacking, where he loves to take snack breaks along the way, munching on grass and hedges. Valegro celebrity status has not gone overlooked by those outside the dressage world. He has his own street, Valegro Avenue, in Newent where he resides. In addition, the town is also getting a bronze statue made of this truly special horse. However, despite offers made to buy him overseas, Valegro: Champion Horse owners deem him too valuable to sell. Yes, Valegro is still alive at age Though he may be retired from competing, he still does lessons twice a Valegro: Champion Horse and goes for regular hacks, as he is in great shape. After retiring in at Valegro: Champion Horse age of 14, Valegro still resides with owner Chris Hester at Oaklebrook Hill. He is very well-loved and still gets ridden on a regular basis. It is believed that the name Valegro means gift of gold. Valegro got his name due to the fact that it needed to begin Valegro: Champion Horse a V. Though there have been some outstanding dressage horses throughout history, many consider Valegro to be the best of them all. From his many gold medals, including three Olympic gold, Valegro: Champion Horse holding the record for the highest dressage score ever, it is fair to say Valegro just may be the Valegro: Champion Horse dressage horse ever. Is Valegro Still Alive? What Does Valegro Mean? Which is the Best Dressage Horse Ever? View this post on Instagram. Related Posts. Leave this field empty. Valegro : Champion Horse by Carl Hester (, Hardcover) for sale online | eBay Valegro can truly be considered one of the world's finest athletes and Valegro: Champion Horse Olympic stars! He won all there was to win, and set World and Olympic records in the athletic discipline of dressage. He was immortalized as a Breyer model so that everyone who dreams of owning a superstar like "Blueberry" actually could! This gift set includes the genuine Breyer model of Valegro and a beautiful hardcover page book about his rise to the top. Filled with lots of color images, Valegro is a book you'll enjoy for years to come. The official biography of Valegro, the record-breaking horse ridden by Charlotte Dujardin to Olympic, World and European glory. Written Valegro: Champion Horse owner, inspirational trainer and top equestrian, Carl Hester. Forward by Zara Phillips. Valegro is nothing short of a world-wide phenomenon, a horse who has taken the world by storm. From gangly youngster to 'the best the world has seen', this is the heart-warming Valegro: Champion Horse of the Valegro: Champion Horse that revolutionized a centuries-old sport and won the hearts of equestrian and sports fans everywhere. Valegro: Champion Horse the UK's favorite horse, he has achieved international fame and admiration, and has a character and intelligence that the public clearly adores. This modern-day Black Beauty story is told by his owner and Valegro: Champion Horse, Carl Hester, who had the vision to bring together the potential of a young rider - Charlotte Dujardin - with a horse whose outstanding ability has proved that dreams can still come true. With honesty, humor and contributions from leading lights across the equestrian world, this book is an inspiring and indispensable must-have for equestriennes, sports fans and anybody interested in achieving success Valegro: Champion Horse the odds. Type: Model. Category: nocriteoretired. Our newsletter subscribers are the first to know about Breyer product releases, store specials, BreyerFest and more! Breyer Jr. Downloadables Desktop Wallpapers Mobile Wallpapers. BreyerFest Guide. Add Your Event to Our Calendar. Hardcover, pages. Valegro model: 9. Type: Model Category: nocriteoretired. Invalid password. Sign Up for the Breyer Email Newsletter! Valegro - Wikipedia Valegro born 5 July is a gelding ridden by the British equestrian Charlotte Dujardin in the sport of dressage. He stands Having joined Carl Hester 's stable in NewentGloucestershire as a groomDujardin was offered the opportunity to develop the novice Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hester and co-owner Roly Luardwith the later intention of the horse being ridden in competition by Hester. The combination became part of the team which won gold in a European Dressage Championships event in Rotterdam. Selected to represent Great Britain in the Summer Olympics[7] in the first round they set a new Olympic record of At Olympia he improved his own Grand Prix Freestyle world record Valegro: Champion Horse also achieved a Gold medal in the individual dressage at the Rio Olympic Games with a score of In Breyer released a model of Valegro. Furioso II is his great great damsire. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Valegro With Charlotte Dujardin at the Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 September Retrieved 21 September The Independent. Retrieved 9 August BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July Retrieved 7 August Categories : Dressage horses animal births Horses in the Olympics Individual warmbloods. Hidden categories: EngvarB from October Use dmy dates from October Pages using deprecated image syntax Articles with 'species' microformats. Namespaces Article Talk. Valegro: Champion Horse Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Valegro: Champion Horse version. Wikimedia Valegro: Champion Horse. With Charlotte Dujardin at the Olympics. Team dressage. Individual dressage..