Ramiro B The Top Event Sire Who Captured Our Hearts Has Passed Away

Ramiro B The Top Event Sire Who Captured Our Hearts Has Passed Away

It is with great sadness today that Nina Barbour from the Bolesworth Estate has announced the passing of top event sire, Ramiro B. The 24 year old stallion had been diagnosed with irreversible kidney failure.

Ramiro B has been standing in the UK since 2011, and has consistently been one of the most popular Eventing Sires in the World, currently standing at number 6 on the World Breeding Federation Eventing Sire rankings.

He Captured Our Hearts

His progeny have had their most successful year to date in 2018, with Cooley Master Class winning the Rolex Kentucky CCI 4* with Oliver Townend, followed by Cooley SRS achieving runner up spot at Badminton Horse Trials also with Oliver later in the Spring.

Tullis Matson from Stallion AI services said:

Here at stallion AI services we were all terribly sad to hear of the loss of Ramiro B. We have been honoured and privileged to have him standing with us since 2011 and so he really has been a big part of the family here. His temperament was second to none and he was a gentleman in every way.

His legacy will live on through his incredibly successful progeny that are already out competing as well as his future foals. Our thoughts are with Nina Barbour and the whole team at Bolesworth at this incredibly sad time.’

Nina Barbour, owner of Ramiro B said:

Ramiro B owes us nothing. It was a real shock for us this week, when the team at Leahurst diagnosed him with irreversible kidney failure, following a deterioration in his appetite last week. He has been much loved and I am very grateful to both the teams at Stallion AI and Bolesworth who have looked after him beautifully to the end. We will all miss him very much, but it is a comfort that we have frozen semen stored and will be able to continue his legacy for some time to come.

Ramiro B’s frozen semen will be available for 2019 with a Live Foal Guarantee at a price of £850 plus VAT (This entitles the mare owner to frozen semen until a live foal is born and lives for 24 hours).

For all enquiries please contact Stallion AI services at sales@stallionai.com or call on 01948666295.

Suzanne Ashton

Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.