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Poltroon | |
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Maternal grandsire | unknown |
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1980 Fontainebleau | Individual eventing |
Poltroon was an event horse ridden[ when?] by American rider Torrance Watkins. [1] Poltroon and Torrance competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow winning a bronze Medal. [2] This was particularly notable due Poltroon's diminutive size for an event horse and that this was the first time a woman had won an Olympic Medal for eventing. [3] Poltroon was a 15.1h Paint mare who went on to become a broodmare in her retirement.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
general notability guideline. (December 2019) |
Poltroon | |
---|---|
Maternal grandsire | unknown |
Sex | Mare |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Equestrian | ||
1980 Fontainebleau | Individual eventing |
Poltroon was an event horse ridden[ when?] by American rider Torrance Watkins. [1] Poltroon and Torrance competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow winning a bronze Medal. [2] This was particularly notable due Poltroon's diminutive size for an event horse and that this was the first time a woman had won an Olympic Medal for eventing. [3] Poltroon was a 15.1h Paint mare who went on to become a broodmare in her retirement.