A zest for life, king of the field and beloved family member: top rider’s farewell to horse who brought her back into the sport she loves

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Medal-winning dressage rider Nicola Naylor has paid tribute to the much-loved “warrior” of a horse who brought her back into her sport, and represented his country. “Last Wednesday, at the age of 20, our beloved Amadeus left us for the big green fields in the sky,” Nicola said. And Amadeus was the horse who got her back into the sport after she had lost her sight. “We were looking for a team horse; I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” she said. A zest for life“Sometimes you’d walk him out and he’d be on all four feet, sweet as anything,” she said.