De Amerikaanse amazone, Lauren Hough heeft op haar Instagram bekend gemaakt dat haar toppaard, Ohlala (Orlando) mag gaan genieten van een welverdiend pensioen. "Aan Ohlala's sportieve carrière is een einde gekomen voortaan zal ze zich focussen op de fokkerij," schrijft de amazone. De 15-jarige merrie vervoegde de stallen van Hough in 2012. De merrie bezorgde Lauren Hough overwinningen in Calgary, Genève, La Coruna, Lexington, Wellington, London, Maastricht, Wiesbaden en Washington. Een van de hoogtepunten was het winnen van team en individueel brons op de Pan Am Games in 2015. Sinds vorig jaar was de merrie out door een blessure. Ondertussen is ze wel hersteld.

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I would like to announce the end of Ohlala’s sporting career and the beginning of a new chapter of her life to focus on breeding. She is in very good health and very happy, but I just didn’t think that she would make it again to the very top of the sport with her injury from last year. * I would like to take a moment to thank my entire team and her wonderful owners for always allowing me to do what’s best for “Lala”. She has been a horse of a lifetime for me, and this was a difficult decision to come to terms with for me. However, I know in my heart that it’s the best one for her! * Thank you, Lala, for so many amazing victories all across the world... I'm not sure that I will ever replace you, but I hope to carry on your legacy with some beautiful foals! Lala, I know the sport will always remember you as the little mare with the biggest heart ❤️

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