Breed Oldenburg Sex Mare | Dam Ratine (Oldenburg) Foaled 1997 | |
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Sire Argentinus (Hanoverian) Grandsire Argentan I (Hanoverian) | ||
Rafalca jan ebeling fei grand prix freestyle night of the musical freestyles 2013
Rafalca is a dressage horse co-owned by Ann Romney that performed in the equestrian competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with rider (and co-owner/trainer) Jan Ebeling.
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- Rafalca jan ebeling fei grand prix freestyle night of the musical freestyles 2013
- Rafalca jan ebeling grand prix freestyle evening of musical freestyles 2014
- Biography
- Career
- References
Rafalca jan ebeling grand prix freestyle evening of musical freestyles 2014
Biography
Rafalca is an 18-year-old mare with "a milk chocolate coat, raven tail and white socks above three of her hooves". She is an Oldenburg, a warmblood horse breed from the north-western corner of Lower Saxony. She was born in Menslage in Germany in 1997, and bred by Erwin Risch.
Rafalca's sire was Argentinus, a Hanoverian jumping stallion, and her dam Ratine was an Oldenburg. Her damsire was Rubinstein, also a dressage horse.
Career
Rafalca has competed with Ebeling at the Grand Prix level, the highest competition level in dressage, since 2007, and was a representative for the United States in the Dressage World Cup Finals in 2009, 2011, and 2012.
In June 2012, Ebeling and Rafalca won a spot on the U.S. Olympics dressage team. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, after participating over several days, Ebeling and Rafalca finished in 28th place with a score of 69.302 and did not qualify to move on to the final round for individual medals. They were part of a 6th place overall finish for the U.S. team. Romney said of her horse, "It was wonderful. She was elegant and consistent again. We just love her."