VALEGRO, arguably the greatest dressage horse of all time, was put to sleep last week along with his stablemate and teammate Uthopia, at the ages of 23 and 24. The announcement was made by British dressage legend Carl Hester.

“It is with immense sadness that we have said goodbye to Valegro and Uthopia and, without question, this is a loss that just feels hard to comprehend. Trying to write a tribute to these two horses feels harder than I imagined. The yard just doesn’t feel the same without them, there’s an emptiness in the air,” Hester said.