I just read that they found a 4cm opening in the aorte (hope it’s English…)
Close enough Andy! It’s aorta in English. And is exactly what I expected they would find.
Yes it has been annouced that it was an acute aortic rupture… So Hickstead pretty much died instantly…
very very sad.
very very sad
He said he would decide in the coming weeks if he wants to continue competitive riding without the champion horse
So sad.
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As far as we know right now there will still be semen for sale.
We have had a lot of requests for semen contracts since yesterday, and are sending them out, but the next week or so will decide exactly what transpires- the team needs to digest and absorb their loss, understandably.
So I have just been telling people to get their names on the “list” if they really want, and then at least they are “in line” once decisions are made.[/QUOTE]
On the news they were saying that Francis Berger the broker in America had 500 demands for Hickstead semen in the past few days but unfortunately there are no more left. You would have to go in Europe where they have 50 doses left.
For french speaking people here is the link:
www.radio-canada.ca/sports/PlusSports/2011/11/09/001-hickstead-sperme-demande.shtml
I don’t think it is a cardiac event either…a rupture is a vascular event I suppose. Lots of stuff are lumped into heart attacks in people that are not really cardiac events. In truth they would be cardiovascular events to be general. And I agree that long ago parasite damage could very well be the cause for the weakened wall of the aorta. The secret life of hook worms. PatO
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On the news they were saying that Francis Berger the broker in America had 500 demands for Hickstead semen in the past few days but unfortunately there are no more left. You would have to go in Europe where they have 50 doses left.
For french speaking people here is the link:
www.radio-canada.ca/sports/PlusSports/2011/11/09/001-hickstead-sperme-demande.shtml[/QUOTE]
yes, we are trying to figure out if there is any hiding somewhere, or if it would be possible to get some from Europe, but it doesnt look good for North America right now. Should know for sure in a few days. Dont worry, as soon as it is 110% certain, you will know, Bloomington Farm:-)
So tragic for Hickstead and his team, especially Eric.
Regarding semen, reminds me of when Jus de Pomme died so suddenly after his Olympic gold medal and little frozen. Wonder what would be on the ground now if it had been different for him.
Some things are just meant to be I suppose, sad as it is.
Did anybody mention that Eric and partners are expecting a happy event from a mare Hot Stuff. Not sure where I got that from with so much going on.
Hickstead will, however, live on through his not so many progeny.
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All I know is that if i had $5500 laying around right now I would buy some semen. Then start looking for the right mare…
I believe wholeheartedly that hickstead will prove himself in his get.[/QUOTE]
What does he have to prove? He was one of THE greatest show jumping horses of ALL time. He proved HIMSELF and is unlikely to reproduce himself. As EL said, he had all the talent and they worried his temperament might provide his limit.
He could have been a gelding. He certainly has nothing to prove as a sire, and probably does little to prove his own parents as he was so far off the right side of the curve, but first look to the parents.
RIP Hickstead.
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yes, we are trying to figure out if there is any hiding somewhere, or if it would be possible to get some from Europe, but it doesnt look good for North America right now. Should know for sure in a few days. Dont worry, as soon as it is 110% certain, you will know, Bloomington Farm:-)[/QUOTE]
Please keep me in the loop too! 
Am anxiously awaiting the news so I can make a final decision…
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What does he have to prove? He was one of THE greatest show jumping horses of ALL time. He proved HIMSELF and is unlikely to reproduce himself. As EL said, he had all the talent and they worried his temperament might provide his limit.
He could have been a gelding. He certainly has nothing to prove as a sire, and probably does little to prove his own parents as he was so far off the right side of the curve, but first look to the parents.
RIP Hickstead.[/QUOTE]
Firstly I never said he wasnt one of the greatest showjumpers of all time - I have posted on many other threads stating that he is… However this thread is ABOUT HIS FOALS not him…
There have been many naysayers in terms of Hickstead as I sire - however I have always believed that he will not only be the greatest showjumper in history but that he will also prove that in his foals…
You obviously have not been posting here long with 42 posts so try and be a little more informed before making rude statements.
My tag line says it all anyway…
Can anyone speculate why a small horse, who was refused to be licensed by the KNWP, who was passed up as a showjumper by many professionals, was kept as a stallion in the first place?
As luck would have it, along came Eric and the rest is history, and what a story it is.
Didn’t he breed as a youngster before he started training?
I read in this forum about his past, when he was younger and before training he bred some 40 mares a year…Shouldn’t there be some proof of his progeny by now? These foals must be around 6 or 7, an age where you can start to see if they are diamonds or zircons…
Anybody know anything about these european youngsters? Andy?
I know there is a youtube video that states 9yr HicksteadXNimmerdor gelding
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I read in this forum about his past, when he was younger and before training he bred some 40 mares a year…Shouldn’t there be some proof of his progeny by now? These foals must be around 6 or 7, an age where you can start to see if they are diamonds or zircons…
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There is supposed to be around 100 of them in Europe but so far there is nothing outstanding. However the NRPS is not a registery that would attract the best mares and Hickstead was not the star he became. So I don’t think he had the best chance to prove himself.
The video of this Hickstead offspring belongs to Franssen who stood Hickstead at stud before he sold him to Eric. He has kept semen of him and he might still have some. On an interview in 2007 he was hoping great thing out of this gelding, his name is High Quality but he doesn’t seem to have reach his expectation. Obviously he must look much more as his dam than his sire, I don’t see much of Hickstead in him, not the same type at all.
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Can anyone speculate why a small horse, who was refused to be licensed by the KNWP, who was passed up as a showjumper by many professionals, was kept as a stallion in the first place?
As luck would have it, along came Eric and the rest is history, and what a story it is.[/QUOTE]
Just to get the record straight: Hickstead was never presented to the KWPN as a youngster, only to the NRPS. He was approved later on on his show record .
AND if he was passed up as a showjumper by some professionals is not because he was not talented… he was and A LOT. But because of his size (and the prized asked of course) they were not sure he would be able to be more than a 1.45 jumper. I am sure if he had been less expansive a lot of professional would have grabbed him fast.
In fact the only one who never had a doubt that he was able to do the Grand Prix class was not Eric but Franssen son, Tim.
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There is supposed to be around 100 of them in Europe but so far there is nothing outstanding. However the NRPS is not a registery that would attract the best mares and Hickstead was not the star he became. So I don’t think he had the best chance to prove himself.
The video of this Hickstead offspring belongs to Franssen who stood Hickstead at stud before he sold him to Eric. He has kept semen of him and he might still have some. On an interview in 2007 he was hoping great thing out of this gelding, his name is High Quality but he doesn’t seem to have reach his expectation. Obviously he must look much more as his dam than his sire, I don’t see much of Hickstead in him, not the same type at all.[/QUOTE]
True he is heavier in type but his way of going was very much Hickstead.
