RIP Extravagance
The Poplar Place Farm Horse Trials would like to express their condolences to Hilda Donahue on the loss of her eventing partner Extravagance, a 14-year-old Australian Thoroughbred gelding. Hilda and Extravagance were competing in the CIC*** division at the September Horse Trials and suffered an injury associated with a fall at a fence. Extravagance was humanely euthanized.
Sincerely,
Donna and Gary Stegman
Poplar Place Farm owners and organizers
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