THE GRASSHOPPER b. G, CROSSBRED PONY, 1948
| Color: b Height: 15.1hh
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Originally called Copper Coin.
Bred in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Purchased by Col. Joe Dudgeon whose son, Ian, rode him at the 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. He had a clean cross-country but was eliminated for missing a flag.
The Grasshopper\'s outstanding record stands as follows:
1955 European Championships -- Penelope Moreton;
1956 Olympic Games -- Ian Dudgeon;
1959 Pan American Games -- Michael Page;
1960 Olympic Games -- Michael Page;
1963 Pan American Games -- Michael Page;
1964 Olympic Games -- Michael Page
In the Eventing Hall of Fame.
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