Wega (horse) explained
Wega (born 2001) is a Swedish Warmblood mare who won the individual silver medal at the eventing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[1] [2] with Sara Algotsson Ostholt as the rider. Wega was by the stallion Irco Mena, and out of La Fair (by the Swedish stallion Labrador), who was on the 4th place-finishing 2012 Olympic team with her daughter. Wega was also a member of the Swedish team at the 2011 European Championships.
References
- News: Terrängritten var den stora bragden. SvD.se. 21 November 2012. 11 October 2014. Hoff. Elisabet. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024001120/http://www.svd.se/sport/terrangritten-var-den-stora-bragden_7685330.svd. live.
- Web site: Sara och Wega fixade silvret - Svenska Ridsportförbundet. 11 October 2014. 16 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016171414/http://www3.ridsport.se/Tavling/Evenemang/2012/OSiLondon20121/Nyheter/SaraochWegafixadesilvret/. live.