‘Every day was special’: sad farewell as former advanced event horse and his best friend go peacefully together

Andrea Morris has paid tribute to her much-loved, quirky, talented advanced event horse Dust In The Wind, who has died aged 31.

Andrea told H&H she had to let “Murphy” go, on the same day as his best friend, constant companion Cool Waters Blue, a 26-year-old former two-star eventer owned by Lorraine Elliott.

“He’s been a good lad for me,” Andrea said. “I never knew if he’d retire as he was so switched on but with his friend Blue, he had a dream retirement. They were like Tweedledum and Tweedledee...