Cabral (2001–2017), also known as JP, was a gold medalist dressage horse ridden by Natasha Baker. The Polish-born British dressage horse, a Paralympic gold winner (2012) in Rio, was euthanized.
Background JP was previously owned by Christian Landolt, a FEI Dressage and Eventing rider and judge. He brought JP to event however he was not bold enough in the cross country.Natasha-Baker.com My Horses - Cabral
Paralympics Natasha Baker was selected as part of the para-dressage squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom. In the individual championship test grade II event Baker and Cabral scored 76.857% to set a new Paralympic record for the grade II classification and win the gold medal ahead of German defending champion Britta Napel who won silver with a score of 76.000%.
The two won their second gold medal of the Games in the individual freestyle test grade II. They set a new Paralympic record of 82.800%, beating second placed Napel by over 5%.
Death Cabral was put down on 26 February 2017 after contracting a bacterial infection.
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