“So Sorry for Your Loss”: Sports World Mourns the Death of Paralympics and Kentucky Derby Horse After Years of Victorious Performances

Anytime a champion athlete passes away, it calls for collective mourning from the whole sporting world. The thoroughbreds who are trained meticulously and obey their riders’ needs in order to develop a bond together are no different. In yet another sad news from the equestrian front, a champion horse, one that won numerous titles with his equestrian Sharon Jarvis, has recently passed away. The whole equestrian community has come together to mourn the tragic loss.

Applewood Odorado, also known as Odie, has recently met his earthly demise for reasons not yet fully disclosed. However, his death did bring the whole equestrian community together to commemorate his numerous achievements and mourn his loss. His jockey Jarvis is the most heartbroken of all.

Odie formed a permanent relationship with his equestrian till his death

A recent Facebook post by the Australian Equestrian Team went, “We are saddened to learn of the passing of ‘Applewood Odorado’ better known as ‘Odie'”. The post further delved into the times Sharon Jarvis and Odie won the twin bronze at the Kentucky World Equestrian Games in 2010 and missed a medal by a whisker at the 2008 Bejing Paralympics.

Odie and Jarvis came 4th at the Beijing Paralympics, and that bought them into the equestrianism map. The post further detailed Odie’s initial years developing into a thoroughbred. It read, “Odie was bred in Holland but grew up in the UK, originally as a jumping horse but soon showing more talent in Dressage”.

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Jarvis found Odie while she was flicking through a Horse & Hound magazine. She was looking to compete at the 2007 World Championships at Hartpury at the time and found her ride at the right time. Today, 15 years later, as the gelding passed away, it created an enviable connection with Jarvis and left an indelible mark on the equestrian world.

The equestrian world simply wished him a great afterlife

When the world at large found out about the sad news of Odie’s death, they took to the comments section of the Facebook post and expressed their grief. Here’s how some of them reacted:

“So. Sorry to hear this Sharon”, wrote a fan who was expressing his condolences to the rider.

“So sorry for your loss Sharon. RIP Odie run free in the fields up there”, wrote another person who was sad about the demise of Odie.

“Terrible news”, wrote a fan who simply called it a sad piece of development for any equestrian.

“Legend in his own rights”, wrote a fan who gave worthy respect to the champion horse.

“Beautiful Odie”, wrote a fan, giving a tender and heartfelt adieu to the horse.

It was a struggle for Sharon Jarvis at first to get Odie inside Australia, due to the Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak at the time. However, convinced that Odie and she are meant to form a rider-ride relationship and attain glory, Jarvis waited 6 months before she could get him entry into her nation. In the end, her efforts were all worth it. The equestrian world has always mourned the loss of a great horse, just like the legendary racehorse Galileo in 2021. Now, they are saddened at the death of Applewood Odorado.

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