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World Star still rules in his world

By Roger Fitzhardinge

Pampered with luxury shavings in his private shed, World Star, the horse that took Kate Taylor-Wheat on a remarkable rise through the ranks, still thinks he is royalty – if not human.

Kate Taylor-Wheat is a name often heard of in top dressage competition circles. She has several outstanding horses and is currently producing her next FEI horse in Destino II. But there were two horses that launched her career – Oscar B and World Star.

Oscar B was a very beautiful Grand Prix horse that won many titles before retiring in style in 2014 at Kate and husband Adam’s property at Glenorie on the outskirts of Sydney. He was still stabled at night and let out into a grass paddock during the day as he always had been during his very successful career. He was not ridden in his retirement due to a minor suspensory ligament injury but, needless to say, he managed to play the fool around his paddock until his untimely death induced by an extreme colic attack.

World Star’s story is one of Kate finding her dream horse and embarking on a journey full of ups and downs. Kate’s father, Graham, was a very successful businessman starting his own construction business and also becoming managing director of Lendlease. He was always enthralled by Kate’s competitive and dedicated passion for dressage and fully encouraged her. Before he passed away in 2004 from cancer, one of his final wishes was for Kate to find a seriously fancy, competitive dressage horse and campaign it to the top of its game!