August 31st, 2012 at 8:34PM

SAPPHIRE 

Chestnut Belgian warmblood mare

After two team gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, a team silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, winning the $928,501 CN International at Spruce Meadows (Alta.) in 2009 and the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix (N.Y.) in 2010, and placing second to Shutterfly at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Sapphire firmly established herself as the reigning American show jumper of our time.

On the strength of their past record, Ward and Sapphire were placed in 10th on the U.S. Equestrian Federation long list for the team for the London Olympic Games. Ward and his team planned to bring “Sara” back to the ring at the Old Salem Farm (N.Y.) shows and then compete in observation events for a spot on the team. But on May 14, they decided that it was time for her to go off her lifelong diet and enjoy the good life instead.

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