Vivant van de Heffinck, an approved stallion, has passed away at the age of 26.
The son of Fuego du Prelet jumped up to the highest level of the sport and had set quite the record. He jumped a lot of championships, including the Olympics of London 2012, the World Equestrian Games in 2014 and the European Championship in 2015.
Under the saddle of Chris Chugg (AUS), he played his part in the World Championships (Kentucky, 2010) but also in the World Cup Finals (2010, Geneva). Aleksandr Onishchenko (MKD), riding for Ukraine, took over the reins as well as Katharina Offel (Olympics London, 2012) and Cassio Rivetti (World Championships, 2014) who took place in his saddle. In 2016, he retired under the saddle of Cassio Rivetti at the age of 18.
After his sportive retirement, he was used for breeding, stationed in Ireland. Kieran Kennedy posted on the passing of the stallion, saying: "He was a world class horse and it was an honour to have him at Coolballyshan stud. Thanks to all the breeders that supported him, it’s been a sad few days."
The son of Fuego du Prelet jumped up to the highest level of the sport and had set quite the record. He jumped a lot of championships, including the Olympics of London 2012, the World Equestrian Games in 2014 and the European Championship in 2015.
Under the saddle of Chris Chugg (AUS), he played his part in the World Championships (Kentucky, 2010) but also in the World Cup Finals (2010, Geneva). Aleksandr Onishchenko (MKD), riding for Ukraine, took over the reins as well as Katharina Offel (Olympics London, 2012) and Cassio Rivetti (World Championships, 2014) who took place in his saddle. In 2016, he retired under the saddle of Cassio Rivetti at the age of 18.
After his sportive retirement, he was used for breeding, stationed in Ireland. Kieran Kennedy posted on the passing of the stallion, saying: "He was a world class horse and it was an honour to have him at Coolballyshan stud. Thanks to all the breeders that supported him, it’s been a sad few days."