Hello Sanctos (born Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof the 2002/05/13) is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...

gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

. He is listed in

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sBs and ridden in

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. From 2014 to 2015,. he was the best show jumping horse in the world. His rider was

Scott Brash Scott Brash MBE (born 23 November 1985) is a Scottish showjumper. He began riding the horse Hello Sanctos in early 2012. They competed as part of the British Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London winning a gold medal in the team jumping e ...

. He is the only horse in the world to complete a

Grand Slam of Show Jumping The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, is a unique initiative, which unites the four Major tournaments: * The World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, Germany (Stadium, footing: grass) * The CSIO Spruce Meadows “Masters” in Calgary, Alberta, Cana ...

. He stopped due to an injury in December 2015. The horse returned in February 2017. He was born on 2002-05-13. at Willy Taets stud,

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, Belgium,. and named Sanctos van het Gravenhof. Peter Wylde was the first to ride him.. After a year, Sanctos was exported to

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for Katharina Offel. Hello Sanctos was noticed by Lord Kirkham and Lord Harris who bought him for

, for the London Olympic games in 2012.

References

{{Reflist 2002 animal births Show jumping horses