Primmore’s Pride

PRIMMORE’S PRIDE was the horse that provided two-thirds of Pippa Funnell’s epic Rolex Grand Slam in 2003, a feat achieved in the days of “proper” long-format (with roads and tracks and steeplechase) and setting a record that cannot be broken.

If ever there was a horse produced for traditional eventing, Primmore’s Pride was it, but this tall, leggy bay gelding, a spectacular sight to see at full stretch across country, ended up straddling the two formats. It was unfortunate timing in that it arguably denied him higher honours at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, but he did go on to make history as the last long-format winner of Badminton, in 2005.

Expectation surrounded Primmore’s Pride (stable name “Kiri”) from birth; he was bred in the purple and was an eyecatcher at the 1993 High Performance Sale. The successful bidders, Denise and Roger