After A South Carolina Equestrian Tragically Died, Her Trainer Took Her Horse All The Way To The Olympics

Published 07/31/2024

Paris, France – By Meghan Overdeep and Southern Living

Equestrian Annie Goodwin died doing what she loved on a horse she loved. 

Goodwin, 32, lost her life in a training accident at her South Carolina farm in July 2021. Her beloved horse Bruno was uninjured in the fall that killed her. 

Boyd Martin, Goodwin’s friend and former coach, took Bruno into his ownership after her death. Over the course of the next three years, Martin and Bruno formed a partnership that took them all the way to the pinnacle of their sport. 

Earlier this week, Bruno and Martin fulfilled Goodwin’s lifelong dream of competing for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Photo: Manu Reino/Europa Press via Getty Images

“I truly think that she’d be cheering us on from up above,” Martin, a four-time Olympic eventing rider who competed atop Bruno at the Games, told NBC 10 Philadelphia ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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