Winsome Adante Retires!

Here is a photo from the retirement party held for Winsome Adante, who won the Rolex three times! What an amazing horse. Here he is with Kim Severson, his wonderful rider, and his mom, Janie Atkinson. What a happy, sexy, lovely boy!

Breaking News! Winsome Adante to Retire

Here is a photo of Winsome Adante and his girl, Kim Severson, at the 2005 Kentucky Rolex competition on the morning of the soundness check right before the last jumping competition.

At this event, he won by an incredible 17 points and led all the way through all three events of the competition, starting with his first Dressage test on Day 1. He is the only horse in history to win the Kentucky Rolex 4 Star CCI event more than once, and he won THREE times! 2002, 2004, and 2005! He is undefeated at Rolex! He arrived three times, won three times. Big Ol' Boy!

Anyway, he lives at Plain Dealing Farm in Scottsville, Virginia and will retire there in glory. He is a 15 year-old English thoroughbred, and has had an amazing eventing career. But he injured a suspensory ligament in a hind leg in 2007, so will retire with love, kisses, and joy.

He will be honored by the Rolex Equestrian Events, Inc. prior to the jumping competition at this year's 2008 Kentucky Rolex on Sunday, April 27th. I cannot wait to see the crowds cheering this sweetie pie!

Winsome Adante and Kim Severson!!

Violet and Hailee are related to Winsome Adante who is a world famous competitive eventing horse. He is a British Sport Horse with thoroughbred, Irish Draught Horse, and Arabian in his family tree. He was voted #1 in the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (Eventing) in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He and Kim won a team Gold at the World Equestrian Games in 2002, and an individual Olympic Silver medal in the 2004 games in Eventing. He also won the Blenheim CCI***. And most incredibly, he won the Kentucky Rolex CCI**** an amazing 3 times!!! In two of those years, he also won the award for Best Conditioned Horse! I saw them compete and win at the 2004 and 2005 Rolex. Here's a photo of them in 2005, preparing to collect their ribbon and gallop the Victory Lap!

He and Violet share a number of lines, including Prince Rose, Rose Prince, Indolence, Gay Crusader, Bayardo, Gay Laura, Abbott's Speed, Nearco, Gainsborough, Hyperion, Nasrullah, Princequillo, Man 'O War, Teddy, Bull Dog, and Tudor Minstrel.