The Irishbred show jumper Flexible died peacefully on Aug. 22 of natural causes in his sunny paddock in Oregon. The stallion, who won the World Cup title in 2012 with rider Rich Fellers was 25 and still in work, occasionally jumping which he loved.Flei was owned by Harry and Mollie Chapman.
Flexible and Rich Fellers.
Flexible, the best finisher in eighth place for the U.S. team in the 2012 London Olympics, was small of stature but large of heart. He did not retire from competition until he was 20, which was amazing, since he had several major health issues in his career. By Cruising out of a mare named Flex who won the 1995 Irish National Championships, he was the U.S. International Horse of the Year in 2012.