Rafalca

Article summary

Rafalca (born 1997) is a former dressage horse, co-owned by Ann Romney, that performed in the equestrian competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with rider (and co-owner/trainer) Jan Ebeling. She was retired from competitions in 2014, and is now a broodmare. Rafalca is a bay Oldenburg mare, born in Menslage in Germany in 1997, and bred by Erwin Risch.

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1. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1315117267