In my news and notes this morning I mentioned a tweet by Ecogold that it was rumored My Boy Bobby had retired and would continue being ridden at the lower levels. The Chronicle has confirmed that Bobby is retired and that there are no plans to compete him at any lower level events, but Bobby will continue to be ridden and worked throughout his retirement to keep him happy. Bobby’s owner, Carl Segal said regarding the decision to retire Bobby:
“We don’t want to chase it. Some people just keep going and going and going until the horse breaks, but we figure it’s good for an athlete to go out on top sometimes.”
Certainly this was a classy decision by Buck and the Segals to retire Bobby rather than trying to push the line too hard to the detriment of such a fabulous horse. Lots of fans loved Bobby for his dressage talent, but I loved him because he was such an honest and kind jumper and because he had an incredible heart galloping on XC. You will be deeply missed Bobby. Go eventing. [COTH]
