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Tripple X III

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Tripple X III
Tripple X III competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival
BreedAnglo European Warmblood
DisciplineShow Jumping
SireNamelus R
DamCalve B Z
SexStallion
FoaledJune 1, 2002
ColorDark Bay
BreederBen Maher
OwnerAstrisan Farms LLC
RiderBen Maher Tiffany Foster

Tripple X III (Namelus R x Calve B Z) is a horse formerly ridden by Canadian Tiffany Foster and British Ben Maher.[1][2] Most famously he and Maher were on the gold medal winning team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Foster also rode him to the team gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto on home soil.

Life

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Triple X III, also called "Hugo" around the barn, was bred by Ben Maher at his farm in the United Kingdom.[3] Although described as being "ugly" as a young horse, the feeling Hugo gave when being ridden couldn't be ignored, and Maher decided to keep the stallion. Maher rode Hugo for the formative years in his career, taking him all the way to the 5* level and competed him at the 2012 London Olympics in which the British team won the gold medal and the pair finished 9th individually, as well.[4] Maher and Hugo also won major Grand Prixs at London Olympia, Hickstead, and LGCT of Valencia.[5] In 2014, Maher was ready to sell Hugo, and Andy Ziegler of Artisan Farms LLC stepped up to buy the stallion.[4]

Originally intended to only be a short-term partnership, Foster, Ziegler's rider, meshed so well with Hugo that they decided to keep the horse in her string. Jumping more than 100 international classes, Hugo and Foster had an excellent career together.[4] In 2015, they helped the Canadian team to the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where the team was 4th overall and Hugo and Foster finished 26th individually.[1]

In July 2019, Foster and Artisan Farms LLC announced that Hugo would be retired at the age of 17. According to Foster, Hugo was in good health despite some minor injuries, however they did not see the risk of injury being worth bringing him back to the competition ring. Hugo had a retirement ceremony at the CSIO Hickstead show, a venue where he won the Grand Prix in 2013 with Maher.[6] Hugo is still ridden regularly and splits time between Foster's Belgian farm during the summer and Maher's farm in England during the winter while Foster competes in Florida.[4]

Hugo was known to be easygoing and easy to work with, and enjoyed paddock time. He did not like other horses coming near him. He was also especially known for his striking, light colored eyes. He is not currently available for breeding[5]

Pedigree

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Tripple X III

(Anglo European Warmblood)

Namelus R

(KWPN)

Concorde

(KWPN)

Voltaire[2]

(Hannoverian)

Flyer

(KWPN)

Eamelusiena

(KWPN)

Joost

(Holsteiner)

Amelusiena

(KWPN)

Calve B Z

(Zangersheide)

Nissan Catango Z

(Holsteiner)

Cantus

(Holsteiner)

Zita

(Holsteiner)

Kamalve

(KWPN)

Ramiro Z

(Holsteiner)

Dalve

(KWPN)

Major Results

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Tripple X III's Major Results[1]
Year Place Rider Event Rating Show Location
2016 4 Tiffany Foster Olympic Games - Team OLY Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
2016 5 Tiffany Foster Rolex Aachen Grand Prix CSIO5* CHIO Aachen Aachen (GER)
2015 Gold Tiffany Foster Pan American Cames Pan-Am Pan American Games Toronto (CAN)
2014 1 Tiffany Foster Spruce Meadows Nations Cup CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters Calgary (CAN)
2013 1 Ben Maher London World Cup Qualifier CSI5*-W London Olympia London (GRB)
2013 1 Ben Maher Winning Round 1.50m CSI5*-W Stuttgart German Masters Stuttgart (GER)
2013 1 Ben Maher Longines King George V Gold Cup CSIO5* Hickstead Hickstead (GBR)
2012 1 Ben Maher The Christmas Masters 1.50m CSI5*-W London Olympia London (GBR)
2012 Gold Ben Maher Olympic Games - Team OLY Olympic Games London (GBR)
9th Olympic Games - Individual
2012 1 Ben Maher GCT Grand Prix of Oliva CSI5* GCT of Oliva Oliva (SPA)
2011 1 Ben Maher 1.55m Table A CSI5* Longines CSI Basel Basel (SUI)
2011 1 Ben Maher London World Cup Qualifier CSI5*-W London Olympia London (GBR)
2011 1 Ben Maher 1.55m Table A CSI5* Paris Paris (FRA)
2011 1 Ben Maher Linz-Ebelsberg Grand Prix CSIO4* Linz-Ebelsberg Linz (AUT)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FEI - Tripple X III".
  2. ^ a b "Performance Pedigree of Tripple X III - Hippomundo". www.hippomundo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. ^ "Tripple X III - LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. ^ a b c d "Tiffany Foster's Former Mount Tripple X III is Retired". Horse Sport. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ a b Showjumping, www worldofshowjumping com, World of. "Close-Up: Tripple X III | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Well deserved retirement for Tripple X III". Equnews International. Retrieved 2020-05-29.