Poltroon Explained

Horsename:Poltroon
Damsire:unknown
Sex:Mare

Poltroon was an event horse ridden by American rider Torrance Watkins.[1] Poltroon and Torrance competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow winning a bronze Medal.[2] This was particularly notable due Poltroon's diminutive size for an event horse and that this was the first time a woman had won an Olympic Medal for eventing.[3] Poltroon was a 15.1h Paint mare who went on to become a broodmare in her retirement.

References

  1. Web site: Torrance Watkins & Poltroon Horses, Horse info, Equines. 2020-07-27. Pinterest. en.
  2. Web site: Spickard . Sally . #InternationalWomensDay: Five Incredible Women of Eventing - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary . 2023-05-02 . eventingnation.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Torrance Watkins - The Chronicle of the Horse . 2023-05-02 . en-US.