Cabral (horse)

Cabral
Breed Trakehner
Sire Bujak (Trakehner)
Grandsire Sir Shostakovich (Thoroughbred)
Dam Casona (Trakehner)
Maternal grandsire Agar (Trakehner)
Sex Gelding
Foaled 2001
Colour Dark Bay
Owner Mr Christian Landolt, Mr & Mrs P. Baker & Mrs D. Alder
Olympic medal record
Equestrian
2012 London Individual championship test Grade II
2012 London Individual freestyle test Grade II

Cabral (born 2001), also known as "JP", is a dressage horse ridden by Natasha Baker. JP was previously owned by Christian Landolt an FEI Dressage and Eventing rider and judge. He brought JP to event however he was not bold enough cross country.[1]

Natasha was selected as part of the dressage squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. In the individual championship test grade II event Baker and Cabral scored 76.857% to set a new Paralympic record for the grade II classification and win the gold medal ahead of German defending champion Britta Napel who won silver with a score of 76.000%.[2] She won her second gold medal of the Games in the individual freestyle test grade II. She set a new Paralympic record of 82.800% as she beat second placed Napel by over 5%.[3][4]

References

  1. Natasha-Baker.com My Horses - Cabral
  2. Armytage, Marcus (1 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: GB's Natasha Baker fends off strong competition to narrowly win Grade II dressage gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. Armytage, Marcus (3 September 2012). "Natasha Baker wins second Paralympic dressage gold medal with record score on Cabral". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. Hudson, Elizabeth (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins second equestrian gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2012.


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