Rafalca Retires
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She was a political punch line in the last presidential election, she is an Olympic veteran,
she is Rafalca. The breathtakingly beautiful
bay Oldenburg mare is being retired from
competition. According to rider Jan Ebling, a
ceremony of sorts should be expected later
this year.
Rafalca is owned by three ladies, who refer
to themselves as the "Three Amigos". The trio
includes 2012 Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's wife Ann Romney, Beth Meyer, and Amy
Ebling. Amy Ebling is wife to Rafalca's rider,
Jan Ebling.
would try breeding her after her
competition career was over.
For breeding, Rafalca has stellar bloodlines, Argentinius x Rubinstein, that would cross well
on a large number of top dressage stallions.
Enjoy the video below of Jan Ebling and
Rafalca at the 69th Annual Del Mar National
Horse Show.
Jan and Amy Ebling have their training base in
Southern California and Jan has been Rafalca's
rider in the international arena since 2007.
The Ebling's facility, The Acres, is where they
met Mrs. Romney. Mrs. Romney took to riding
and dressage as therapy for her MS, which she
credits her marked improvement to Jan's help.
The question on everyone's mind is, what's
next for Rafalca? Since she is being retired
sound and in good health, it is widely assumed that she will be bred. In an interview
in 2012, Mrs. Romney mentioned that they
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