Bonfire - Erp - the Netherlands
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A bronze statue for the famous Dutch horse Bonfire. Amazone Anky van Grunsven lives here in Erp. She won lots of prices, including Olympic Gold with Bonfire.
Waymark Code: WM16JK8
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 08/14/2022
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Bonfire (March 21, 1983 – October 28, 2013), in full Gestion Bonfire, was the horse with which Anky van Grunsven won many dressage prizes. Bonfire was a brown Oldenburg gelding, his father was Welt As. Bonfire has been succeeded by Salinero.
On March 25, 2001 Bonfire retired, he was allowed to go out in the meadow in Erp, where he spent his last years. In 2005 a bronze statue of Bonfire was placed in that place, it was made by the Gemert sculptor Toon Grassens.
Bonfire died on October 28, 2013 and was cremated a day later. His ashes were scattered over the meadows of Van Grunsven in Erp, where he always grazed.
Bonfire is probably the most famous Dutch horse ever.
Anky van Grunsven has won almost all important competitions and championships with this horse, even Olympic titles. The overview below shows that Bonfire was a real Champion.
Prices
Dutch Championships 1991-1992-1993-1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-2000: gold
1991 European Championships: fifth individual, bronze in Nations Cup
1995 European Championships: silver individual, silver in Nations Cup
1997 European Championships: silver individual, silver in Nations Cup
1999 European Championships: gold individual, silver in Nations Cup
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 World Cup: Gold
1998 World Cup: Silver
1994 World Championships: individual gold, silver in Nations Cup
1998 World Championships: silver individual, silver in Nations Cup
1992 Summer Olympics: fourth individual, silver in Nations Cup
1996 Summer Olympics: silver individual, silver in Nations Cup
2000 Summer Olympics: gold individual, silver in Nations Cup
Type of Memorial: statue
Type of Animal: other
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