Big Ben Dies At 23
Big Ben, Canada’s most famous show jumping horse, died early Saturday, Dec. 11, from colic. He was 23.
Big Ben, ridden for over a decade by Ian Millar of Perth, came down with colic around 6 p.m. EST on Friday. He was euthanized in orde
Big Ben, Canada’s most famous show jumping horse, died early Saturday, Dec. 11, from colic. He was 23.
Big Ben, ridden for over a decade by Ian Millar of Perth, came down with colic around 6 p.m. EST on Friday. He was euthanized in order to stop the suffering.
Millar, who was in Toronto on Friday, travelled to Perth Saturday and arrived at Millar Brooke Farm an hour before Big Ben’s death.
“You look back on his life and things come to mind about the impact he had on people,” said Millar. “And it was not just the people that were close to him, but also the people from afar, and not just while he was competing, but he continued to have that impact long after he retired
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Written by:
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
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