Running Brook, the first five-star horse of Georgie Goss, has died

Running Brook, the horse Georgie Goss rode at her first five-star events, has died, aged 29.

The horse was bought by Georgie’s parents when she was 16 to show her the ropes at intermediate level, but went on to jump clear across country with her at both Badminton Horse Trials and Burghley Horse Trials.

“He surpassed all expectations – when I was only 19, he took me clear across country around Badminton and Burghley,” said Georgie. “He didn’t have the ability of most horses competing at those events but he had more heart than all of them put together.”

Running Brook (George) was produced by Nick Gauntlett to advanced level before Georgie took over in 2006. The pair were sixth at the young rider championships at Weston Park that year and the following year were second in the under-25