‘We were as one’: heartbroken owner’s final farewell to 30-year-old horse, who represented her country

Lara Dennis - Barforth Sea Lady

The owner of a horse who represented her country, won a World Cup qualifier and succeeded at able-bodied as well as para dressage has paid tribute to the 22-year bond they shared.

Lara Dennis’s Barforth Sea Lady had enjoyed years of happy retirement, and was looking well and happy until she succumbed to colic last week (12 January), aged 30.

“She was a superstar, and she had an amazing retirement,” Lara told H&H. “I retired her at the age of 22 and we bought this house for her...