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‘Thank you for the moments, my friend’: farewell to Olympic horse, aged 15

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    • Legend, the top grand prix horse and former Olympic ride of showjumper Eduardo Alvarez Aznar, has died aged 15.

    The Belgian warmblood gelding competed at the highest level around the world and represented Spain at the Tokyo Olympics and the 2021 European Championships and Nations Cup Final.

    “Some days ago we had to say goodbye to Legend,” said Eduardo, on 27 May.

    “Thank you for all the moments, my friend. Rest in peace.”

    Legend began his international career as an eight-year-old with Belgium’s Delphine Goemaere. Eduardo took over the reins in summer 2019 and they competed in the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona in October and the Global Champions League Prague Playoffs in November, where they were third in one of the opening rounds.

    As their partnership developed, they competed in World Cup legs at venues including Amsterdam, Bordeaux and Verona, and Global Champions Tour legs in Doha, Paris and Monaco. They finished 31st individually at the Tokyo Olympics and were 16th at the 2021 Europeans, where the Spanish team finished seventh.

    In the last two years Eduardo and Legend enjoyed top-10 placings in five-star competitions at Royal Windsor, La Baule, Doha and Cannes. They were third in a 1.50m in Paris last March and third in the 1.60m Shanghai GCT grand prix in May 2025.

    Their last competition together was the Rabat leg of the GCT in Marrakech, where they were 10th in the Longines grand prix.

    Asia Olsezweska, Eduardo’s groom, described Legend as her “soulmate”.

    “You always were and will be more than anyone could ever imagine,” she said.

    “I’ll miss you until we meet again somewhere.”

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