Toledo De Kerser: what makes this star event horse tick

Tom McEwen’s world team gold medallist was picked by William and Pippa Funnell to feature in this week’s magazine. Pippa Roome meets him

Toledo De Kerser – what you need to know

Age: 14
Breeding: Diamant De Semilly x Papillon Rouge
Rider: Tom McEwen
Owner: Fred and Penny Barker, Jane Inns and rider’s mother Ali
Breeder: Kerstin Drevet
Greatest achievements: second Le Lion d’Angers seven-year-old World Championships 2014; first Bramham under-25 CCI4*-L 2016; 11th Badminton CCI5* 2017; fourth Burghley CCI5* 2017; seventh Badminton CCI5* 2018; 12th and team gold medal World Equestrian Games in Tryon 2018; 11th Badminton CCI5* 2019; first Pau CCI5* 2019; fifth Pau CCI5* 2020 (all class names updated to current format).

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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.