{"id":40330,"date":"2015-09-25T14:45:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T14:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horseandcountry.tv\/zara-phillips-and-toytown-return-to-blenheim\/"},"modified":"2020-08-10T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T11:19:38","slug":"zara-phillips-and-toytown-return-to-blenheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/press.horseandcountry.tv\/en-us\/zara-phillips-and-toytown-return-to-blenheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Zara Phillips and Toytown return to Blenheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zara Phillips and Toytown have made a special return to Blenheim Palace, 10 years after they won double gold there at the European Championships.<\/p>\n<h2>Very emotional<\/h2>\n<p>The pair proudly led the \u2018parade of champions\u2019 around the main arena, as part of Blenheim&#8217;s 25th\u00a0anniversary\u00a0celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a massive thrill and obviously very emotional to have him back here, where we won double gold,\u201d said Zara. &#8220;I&#8217;m just happy to have him here.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Loves a crowd<\/h2>\n<p>The 22-year-old chestnut gelding, who is spending his retirement at Zara\u2019s Gloucestershire home, looked the picture of health &#8211; and ready for another run around the cross-country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s done really well in retirement, he looks so well and he feels amazing,\u201d said Zara. \u201cHe just loves this kind of thing, it\u2019s what he lived for. That\u2019s why he did so well at championship level \u2013 he loves a crowd. It\u2019s great to have him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following their double gold in the Europeans the pair went on to become World Champions in 2006 at Aachen.<\/p>\n<h2>Special horse<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re very lucky if you get horse like this to come along once in your career,&#8221; said Zara. &#8220;He was such a special horse and created my whole career in eventing. I can\u2019t thank him enough \u2013 he taught me everything I know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got connection with a horse like this and they pull out everything for you, it\u2019s very special. That\u2019s why we do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zara Phillips and Toytown have made a special return to Blenheim Palace, 10 years after they won double gold there at the European Championships. 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