He borrowed a horse – and then won an Olympic medal
Ian Chadband
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Chris Burton has grabbed an unexpected individual eventing silver for Australia at Chateau de Versailles – on a loaned horse he has only been riding for five months.
The 42-year-old Queenslander ranked 151st in the world had ditched show jumping for another shot at eventing this year, and his switch paid off handsomely as he steered his brilliant new partner Shadow Man to second place on Monday.
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