SAP Asha P retires to hitch 32-year-old grandmother in household herd

SAP Asha P, the proficient occasion mare piloted to success by Germany’s Ingrid Klimke, has retired aged 13 to change into a broodmare.

The Askari 173 daughter, who Ingrid owned with Dr Andres Lauber, scored many worldwide wins, together with the Covid-postponed German Championship at Luhmühlen in 2020.

She was topped seven-year-old world champion at Le Lion in 2018 and her phenomenal file featured 24 cross-country leaping clears from 25 begins. She solely had 5 showjumping rails in her whole worldwide profession and completed on her dressage rating on 14 events.

In 2021, she was dominated out of Olympic crew rivalry owing to an damage and spent that 12 months and 2022 away from the worldwide stage. In 2023, she returned to competitors with a second-place end at Westergellersen CCI3*-S adopted by victory on the identical degree at Strzegom the next month.

SAP Asha P completed third on the ultimate worldwide begin of her profession, within the CCI4*-L at Sopot in Could this 12 months.

Ingrid stated that “sooner than anticipated” SAP Asha P will begin her second profession as a broodmare for well being causes.

“Asha is a fully distinctive horse that I may at all times depend on. We’re very grateful that we had been in a position to expertise such particular moments along with her,” she stated.

“Along with the co-owner, Dr Lauber, now we have determined that Asha will return to her breeders Andrea and Lutz Pietscher. She is going to keep along with her 32-year-old grandmother and different kin within the herd.

“Carmen [Thiemenn, Ingrid’s long-standing groom] and I introduced Asha again to her previous residence on the big and luxurious pastures of the Pietscher couple with an excellent feeling. It was good for us to see how Asha felt very comfy straight away. We’ll miss her very a lot.”

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