{"id":22835,"date":"2026-02-11T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=22835"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:14:09","slug":"deces-imperial-hbf-mclain-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/news\/2026\/02\/11\/deces-imperial-hbf-mclain-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"La derni\u00e8re bataille de \u00ab\u00a0Paddy\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Le sport de haut niveau sait c\u00e9l\u00e9brer ses h\u00e9ros. Il sait moins facilement leur dire au revoir.<br>Hier,\u00a0McLain Ward\u00a0a annonc\u00e9 la disparition de son cheval\u00a0<strong>Imperial HBF<\/strong>, dit \u201cPaddy\u201d, emport\u00e9 par des complications li\u00e9es \u00e0 une colique. Deux op\u00e9rations, une mobilisation totale, et au bout du tunnel, la d\u00e9cision que tout cavalier redoute. Celle qu\u2019on ne prend jamais \u00e0 la l\u00e9g\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une lutte jusqu\u2019au bout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Selon les mots du cavalier am\u00e9ricain, Paddy a souffert d\u2019un \u00e9pisode s\u00e9v\u00e8re de colique. Malgr\u00e9\u00a0deux interventions chirurgicales\u00a0et \u201ctous les efforts possibles\u201d pour le sauver, l\u2019issue n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 favorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La d\u00e9cision finale a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise conjointement par son propri\u00e9taire, Michael \u201cMike\u201d Smith, McLain Ward et l\u2019\u00e9quipe v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire. \u201cLe choix le plus doux et le plus humain\u201d, \u00e9crit Ward. Une phrase que tout homme de cheval comprend sans qu\u2019on ait besoin d\u2019en dire davantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward a tenu \u00e0 saluer le travail des \u00e9quipes de\u00a0Rood &amp; Riddle Equine Hospital, ainsi que celui du Dr Tim Ober. \u201cExtraordinaires\u201d, pr\u00e9cise-t-il. Dans les cas de coliques s\u00e9v\u00e8res, m\u00eame les meilleures cliniques du monde ne peuvent pas toujours inverser le destin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un cheval de rendez-vous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial HBF n\u2019\u00e9tait pas un figurant du circuit. C\u2019\u00e9tait un cheval de rendez-vous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depuis\u00a0avril 2025, le hongre bai \u00e9tait mont\u00e9 par McLain Ward, qui avait succ\u00e9d\u00e9 en selle au Britannique\u00a0Tim Gredley. Ce dernier l\u2019avait pilot\u00e9 pendant trois saisons, installant Paddy comme un cheval fiable et comp\u00e9titif sur le circuit international avant le passage de relais vers l\u2019Am\u00e9ricain via Fran\u00e7ois Mathy, habituel fournisseur de champions \u00e0 Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Et sous la selle de l&rsquo;Am\u00e9ricain, il n&rsquo;avait pas fallu attendre longtemps les bonnes perfs:.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3e du Grand Prix Rolex 1,60m de La Baule, lors du CSIO5* de\u00a0CSIO La Baule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pi\u00e8ce ma\u00eetresse de l\u2019\u00e9quipe am\u00e9ricaine victorieuse dans la\u00a0Coupe des Nations de Rome Piazza di Siena, dans le cadre du prestigieux\u00a0CSIO Roma Piazza di Siena.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vainqueur de la Mercedes Benz Nations Cup d&rsquo;Aix-la-Chapelle l&rsquo;\u00e9t\u00e9 dernier avec notamment un second tour clair pour offrir la victoire aux Etats-Unis. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22836 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BA3U1758-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1333;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rood &amp; Riddle en premi\u00e8re ligne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward a tenu \u00e0 saluer le travail des \u00e9quipes de&nbsp;Rood &amp; Riddle Equine Hospital&nbsp;\u00e0 Wellington, ainsi que celui du Dr Tim Ober. \u201cExtraordinaires\u201d, \u00e9crit-il.<br>Dans les cas de coliques s\u00e9v\u00e8res, la rapidit\u00e9 d\u2019intervention et la qualit\u00e9 des soins sont d\u00e9terminantes. Mais m\u00eame dans les meilleures cliniques du monde, certaines batailles restent impossibles \u00e0 gagner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le propri\u00e9taire Mike Smith, lui, est rest\u00e9 \u201cd\u2019innombrables heures\u201d au chevet de son cheval. Pr\u00e9sent. Impliqu\u00e9. Confiant. Ward parle de \u201cv\u00e9ritable horsemanship\u201d. Dans le milieu, c\u2019est sans doute le plus beau compliment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un guerrier fid\u00e8le \u00e0 lui-m\u00eame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPaddy s\u2019est battu sans rel\u00e2che, comme il l\u2019a fait tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re.\u201d<br>La phrase dit tout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial HBF n\u2019\u00e9tait pas seulement un cheval de concours. Il \u00e9tait un partenaire de combat. Un cheval de caract\u00e8re, capable d\u2019entrer en piste avec l\u2019\u00e9nergie d\u2019un sprinter et la d\u00e9termination d\u2019un boxeur au douzi\u00e8me round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les d\u00e9tails sportifs de sa carri\u00e8re ne sont pas rappel\u00e9s dans le communiqu\u00e9, mais ceux qui ont suivi le circuit am\u00e9ricain savent que Paddy faisait partie de ces chevaux qu\u2019on remarque : g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9, engagement, mental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Godspeed, Imperial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le message de Ward se termine par deux mots simples : \u201cGodspeed, Imperial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pas de lyrisme inutile. Pas d\u2019effet dramatique. Juste l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gance du respect.<br>Dans le jumping, les grands chevaux ne disparaissent jamais tout \u00e0 fait. 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