Theodore O'Connor, the 13-year-old eventing "super pony" was euthanized
today as a result of an injury sustained in an accident at
Karen and David O'Connor's barn in The Plains, Va., according to a
statement released by the U.S. Equestrian Federation.
This has been all the buzz on Ridecamp this week. Someone poste a video of
Teddy on a cross coutry course. He was phenominal.
Oddly, the Ridecamp folks, who tend to go overboard on criticism of any
discipline where horses get hurt (other than endurance of course) have had
no criticisms of this incident, describing it just as a tragic accident.
The pony was owned by a syndicate and was no doubt heavily insured.
Nancy
