Debbie McDonald's Career Making Horse, Brentina, Passed Away

Debbie McDonald's career making Grand Prix horse, Brentina, passed away on Thursday 22 April 2021. She was 30 years old.

Brentina was a Hanoverian mare by Brentano II out of Lieselotte (by Lungau x Nomade x Derby). Born in 1991, the chestnut mare was bred by Wilhelm Rethorst from Badbergen, Germany.

Brentina was a full sister to the Belgian team horse Hofgut Liederbach's Barclay which competed at the 2006 WEG with Carl Cuypers.

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Brentina was discovered at the 1994 Hanoverian Elite Auction in Verden by American Perry Thomas, who purchased her for 150,000 Deutsch Marks (75,000 euro).

She moved to the Thomas' River Grove Farm, Idaho, USA and was originally intended as a horse for Peggy Thomas. When she got bucked off, Debbie McDonald began training her.

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