Rising dressage star Cabana Boy, an 8-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Hilltop Farm, was euthanized on Monday, Aug. 23, after a catastrophic injury during turnout.

"He went out first thing in the morning. He goes in a paddock very close to the barn, and he’s been in that paddock for years," said Chris Hickey, the head trainer for Hilltop Farm in Colora, Md.

Aristos B, a Dutch Warmblood stallion (Onyx – Nenia), died Friday, August 6, due to spinal cord entrapment as a result of arthritis. He was 28.

Aristos B was born in the Netherlands in May of 1982 and was imported into the United States in 1984. Owned by Michael Korotkin of Sandalwood Farm in New York, Aristos B was retired to stud at age 11 after a successful run as a show jumper. He finished out his breeding career at Barracks Stud.

Lauren Hart O’Brien’s retired Pan American mount Wexford was euthanized on Friday, June 11, as a result of a severe tendon injury.

Wexford received the injury while turned out at O’Brien’s farm in Vass, N.C., with two other horses.

The 25-year-old Irish-bred Thoroughbred gelding carried O’Brien to multiple three- and four-star three-day events throughout his career.

Brentano II, a foundation Hanoverian stallion sired by Bolero, died Wednesday night, June 9, due to complications from colic. He was 27.

Max Schulz-Stellenfleth in Kehdingen, Germany, bred Brentano II. In 1985, the stallion was named the Stallion Licensing Champion at Verden, Germany. In 2003, he was named the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year.

Charlie Weaver, an icon in the hunter show ring, died Monday, June 7, due to complications from a riding accident he suffered on Feb. 12 in Wellington, Fla. Weaver sustained a neck fracture during the accident.

Weaver was a fixture in the hunter rings for more than 30 years and rode a number of well-known show hunters, including Ruxton, Stocking Stuffer, and Super Flash. He was inducted into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame and also served on their Board of Directors.