Holsteiner mare by Alcatraz, owned by Ron and Densey Juvonen; Phantom Pursuit, owned by Abbie Golden; Cagney Herself, an Irish Sport Horse mare by Flagmount King (RID), owned by Bonnie Stedt; and Summer Breeze W, a Dutch Warmblood/Australian Thoroughbred mare owned by Anne Hennessey. Five horses—Neville Bardos, an Australian
Thoroughbred gelding owned by the Neville Bardos Syndicate, LLC; Otis Barbotiere, a Selle Français gelding
United States. Not only do they own Remington XXV, who has been successful at the four-star level competing at the Rolex Kentucky three-day event and in Pau, France, but the couple are also members of the Neville Bardos and Otis Barbotiere syndicates. They were relieved that both of those horses survived, but they lost their promising young Holsteiner mare Charla in the fire. Charla finished fourth in the Preliminary Championship at the 2010 American Eventing Championships; she had successfully moved up to Intermediate level in the spring of 2011 and was slated to run her first CCI** at Bromont, Canada just a couple of weeks after the fire. Trying to keep things in perspective, Densey says,
owned by the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate, LLC; Catch a Star, a Thoroughbred mare owned by Caitlin Silliman; Minotaure du Passoir, a Selle Français owned by Amy Lindgren; and Ambassador’s Rose, a Warmblood cross mare owned by Jackie Gilbertson — were all rushed to the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where they were treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
Initial Aftermath Recovery times would vary, with Ambassador’s Rose released after only a couple of days. Minotaure du Passoir and Otis Barbotiere would continue to have problems with colic even after they had returned home, and Catch a Star continues to recover from the serious burns all over her body, only recently being allowed to spend time outdoors during the day because of the sun. Neville, the last to be released, has made a recovery that can only be described as miraculous. Fortunately Boyd’s other four-star horse, Remington
XXV, owned by Ron and Densey Juvonen, had been turned out to pasture at his owners’ farm where he was enjoying a rest and break from competition. Like second parents to the Martins, the Juvonens have been supporters of Boyd since he first arrived in the
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“You have to think about what didn’t happen: none of the people died, and they could have.” Still, her dreams for her mare were cut short. “I think about Charla and she was so talented. Boyd used to say to me that every time he’d take her somewhere she was more than he thought she’d be. I don’t think he was that impressed with her at the start, but before she died he said she was the best coming horse that he had. It was very tragic to lose something like that, and for Boyd to lose all the time invested in her and the potential for her future. And we lost watching all of that come along. It was a tragedy; but you do go on.” Following that terrible night, a therapist from
Phillip Dutton’s daughters’ school met with those who were involved in the scene at the fire and helped them find ways to come to terms with
their grief. The horses that perished were laid to rest, and it was time to move forward. It seemed as if things could not possibly get worse after
such a tragic event, but only 18 days after the fire, Boyd’s father Ross passed away in Australia after being struck
Above top: The morning after the fire. Photo by Amy Dragoo Middle: The mare Charla, who unfortunately perished in the fire; and (bottom) the Juvonens, Boyd and Charla competing at Millbrook Horse Trials in 2010. Photos by Amber Heintzberger
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