Barron (horse)

Barron is a show jumping horse. Ridden by Lucy Davis, he won team medals at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (bronze), and at the 2016 Summer Olympics (silver).

Barron
Barron being ridden by Davis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
BreedBelgian Warmblood
DisciplineShow jumping
SireFor Pleasure
DamVita van het Reithof
SexGelding
Foaled2004
ColorChestnut
Major wins
Team bronze in 2014 World Equestrian Games, team silver in 2016 Summer Olympics

Life and career

Barron is a chestnut Belgian Warmblood gelding foaled in 2004, sired by For Pleasure and out of Vita van het Reithof.[1] He was purchased for American show jumping rider Lucy Davis in 2013. Barron was originally named Underground des Hauts Droits,[1] but was renamed for Davis' grandfather, Robert Barron Frieze, a jockey's agent.[2] In an interview, Davis described Barron as a good horse but said that he could be flighty, and noted that he wears earplugs while in competition because he does not like crowd noise.[3] He competes in a Kimberwick bit and double reins, and is groomed by Tasha Houghton. Davis and Barron's first major competition together was in the 2013 World Cup Final.[4] Barron and Davis competed in the 2014 World Equestrian Games as part of the US show jumping team, which won bronze.[5] The same year they won a total of three 5-star Grand Prix jumping competitions, and Barron was named Horse of the Year.[6] In the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, they knocked down one rail in the team competition but finished within the required time limit. The team won silver.[5][7] In the individual competition, Barron and Davis knocked down the rails of two jumps and Barron stepped in the edge of the water jump, incurring a total of 12 faults. They did not make the individual finals.[8]

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References
  1. http://www.worldofshowjumping.com/WoSJ-Exclusive-interviews/Lucy-Davis-Finding-Barron-that-was-like-finding-a-huge-pot-of-gold.html
  2. "Meet the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2016 Olympics". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. Corse, Alexa. "Q&A with U.S. equestrian Lucy Davis '15 on her Road to Rio". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/behind-stall-door-barron
  5. "Granddaughter To Agent Bob 'Barron' Frieze Helps USA Claim Team Silver At Olympics - Horse Racing News - Paulick Report". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. http://www.worldofshowjumping.com/WoSJ-Exclusive-photo-series/Close-Up-Barron.html
  7. Sports/USEF, Palo Alto Online. "Stanford grad Davis jumps her way to an Olympic silver medal". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2016/08/nick-skelton-wins-great-britains-first-individual-show-jumping-gold.aspx
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