“The pain is immense”… Stéphane Landois sees Chaman removed, the horse with which he won silver at the Olympics

The family of Thaïs Meheust, a rider who died competing with Chaman in 2019, has decided to sell the horse with which Stéphane Landois paid tribute to his friend during the Olympic Games.

“Despite my infinite desire to keep Chaman close to me, even for a simple retreat I had neither the time nor the opportunity to do so (…). It is a true friend that I lost today, much more than a simple sporting loss Today, the pain is immense.. With a heavy heart, Stéphane Landois confirmed, Saturday December 30, that he would no longer ride Chaman, the horse with which he won the silver medal in the team eventing event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

At Versailles, he stood on the podium and paid tribute to his friend Thaïs Meheust, who died at 22 while riding Chaman in full competition in 2019. “I was there for her, I did all that for her, to have this medal for her too”he declared on July 29.

Five months later, Thaïs Meheust's family decided to recover their horse and sell it in England so that it could evolve. “under the saddle of a young rider”. “We felt the need to close this book, which is at once so painful, so strong, so extraordinary and so paradoxical (…). Stéphane was an exceptional rider, professional and respectful. He entered the light by making it shine Thaïs' star grows ever stronger. We will be eternally grateful to him. He will write his own story, that of a great champion. Have a good trip BB Shaman”wrote the Thaïs Meheust Foundation on its Instagram account.