Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025

Irish Eyes Were Smiling At Dublin

When Cian O’Connor sold Blue Lloyd, his ride for individual bronze at the 2012 London Olympic Games, he thought he’d bid goodbye to looking between his bay ears.

In December 2012, he sold the 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding Blue Lloyd to amateur rider Nicole Walker. The 19-year-old rides for Canada and spends her winters competing in Wellington, Fla. She trains with the Irish O’Connor and has kept Blue Lloyd in O’Connor’s stable since the sale. While O’Connor flats the horse regularly, he hadn’t jumped him again until very recently.

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