Canadian Dressage News

Christilot Boylen's Lucky Lemon Passed Away

January 22, 2007

Christilot Boylen’s long-time partner, the 15-year-old Hanoverian mare Lucky Lemon, owned by Dora Pabst, died peacefully on her home farm after a sudden illness in December 2006. Right before Christmas, the mare became ataxic and was found in her stall unable to stand up. Boylen and her partner Udo Lange tried everything, but the mare could no longer get up. It was in the best interest of the horse, that she was humanely put down.

Boylen’s 10-year partnership with Lucky Lemon (Lemon Park x Tannenberg) began at the 1996 Elite Spring Auction in Verden, GER, where the talented mare was purchased. Boylen described Lucky Lemon as verging between genius and crazy, and between 1995 and 2006 Lucky Lemon had 17 wins and 16 second place finishes at the advanced and grand prix levels, not including her many international successes.

Highlights of Lucky Lemon’s career include taking the prestigious 2002 CDI3* Poznan in Poland by storm, winning the Grand Prix and finishing second in the Grand Prix Special. That same year the duo also took top honours in classes at Wintrmuhle-Neu-Anspach and Heroldsberg, Nurmberg, Germany.

In 2003, Boylen and Lucky Lemon were part of Canada’s Dressage Team at the Open European Dressage Championships, helping Canada finish in eighth place, which secured Canada a team spot at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Individually, Boylen and Lucky Lemon were the only Canadian pair to advance to the Grand Prix Special.

Photo copyrighted: Astrid Appels / Eurodressage

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Christilot Boylen at the 2005 Sunshine Tour CDI
Meet Christilot Boylen-Hansen