Stroller the only pony to compete at the Olympics in Show Jumping.

• Color: Bay
• Markings: Star, Near Hind Sock
• Height: 14.2 hh approx.
• Sex: Gelding
• Breed: Irish Sport Horse
• Breeding: By a Thoroughbred out of a Connemara pony
• Breeder: n/a
• Riders: Marion Mould (nee Coakes)
• Owner: Marion Mould

He was a member of the British Team who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, ridden by Marion Coakes. Bill Steinkraus and Snowbound won the Gold Medal while Marion and Stroller won the Individual Silver Medal, only four faults behind Steinkraus. He was one of only two horses to jump a clear round in the entire 1968 Olympics. In 1967, Marion rode 14.2 hh stroller to victory in the Hickstead Derby, the only pony to have ever won this event. This partnership won the Hickstead Gold Medal which is awarded on points for consistency throughout the season for five consecutive years. Stroller was the grand age of 20 when he won the 1970 Hamburg Derby. The pair won 61 international competitions.

Stroller died of a heart attack aged 36 in 1986, after 15 years of happy retirement. He is buried at Barton-on-Sea Golf Club, New Milton, Hampshire, England.

Stroller has been forever immortalized as a Royal Worcester piece.

Achievements

• Individual Silver at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico
• Winner of the Women's World Championships 1965 (Hickstead)
• Won 1967 Hickstead Derby
• Won 1970 Hamburg Derby as only clear round
• Winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup 1965 and 1971
• 2nd place, Women's World Championships 1970 (Copenhagen)
• Only pony to compete at International level among horses and win consistently in Europe
• BHS (British Horse Society) Hall of Fame Laureate

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