Mark Todd.
When I say his name I get goose bumps, when I saw him at HOY 2013 I felt seriously in the presence of greatness.

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Please comment your favourite horse of Mark Todd's, mine is definitely Charisma! R.I.P you beautiful horse😜

Mark Todd Biography

Here is some quick information about Mark Todd:

• Born: 1st March 1956
• Specialty: Eventing
• Place of Birth: Cambridge, New Zealand
• Current Horse: Campino, who Mark Todd says is a bit light on experience but should do him proud.
• Medald Won: 2 Golds, and 2 Bronze
• Fact: Mark Todd was hoping to be a jockey as a child but quickly grew to 6ft 2 and was forced to become a showjumper instead.
• Mark Todd married Caroline Berry in 1986 and had two children Lauren and James. He is now divorced.
• Best Horses: Mark Todd's best horse was Charisma, a beautiful bay with exceptional talent and a special connection with his rider. Mark Todd and Charisma made an unbeatable pair, but sadly Charisma had to be put down at Mark Todd's farm.

Mark Todd's Victories

Here is a list of Mark Todd's achievments:

• In 1984 he won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics and another gold at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
• in 1988 he won the Supreme Halburg Award, very high accomplishment.
• In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympics, he won team silver.
• In 1993 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
• Won Badminton again in 1994 and 1996, and Burghley Open European Championship in 1997.
• In 1999 an international poll named him three-day eventer of the century.
• In 2000 at the Sydney Olympics he won bronze with the New Zealand team.
• In 2008 Mark Todd placed 6th at a three day event in France, which earned him a place in the 2008 Bejjing Olympics..
• In 2008 he returned to events and competed in the 2008 Bejjing Olympic Games on a grey called Gandalf. The New Zealand team finished fifth and Mark Todd made the second best Kiwi performance coming in 17th overall.
• In 2010 he was part of the New Zealand team that won bronze at the World Equestrian Championships.
• In 2011, riding NZB Land Vision, he won Badminton for the fourth time, becoming the oldest winner of the event.
• In July 2012, he was selected to take part in his seventh Olympic Games: the 2012 London Olympics.

This is an interview with Mark Todd.
As youcan see Mark Todd has had many achievments, and we are hoping for another medal at London 2012.

Mark Todd and Charisma

This is a video of mark Todd on his famous horse Charisma at the Badminton Horses Trials.
Charisma was born on Octobr 30th 1972. In May 1983 Mark Todd tried out Charisma and loved every minute of his ride. He bought Charisma and took him home to get him fit and because he was a bit fat and keeping the weight off was quite a struggle. Charisma won his first two one-day events with Mark Todd, and then won the National One-Day Event Championship and National Three-day Event at Taupo (both of which he led after dressage and finished on his dressage score). The pair was then selected for the Los Angeles Olympics. Charisma was moved to England in February 1984. During the trip he became sick, and the illness never really left him for the rest of his career. The gelding was taken to the Badminton Horses Trials later that year, where he finished in 2nd place on his dressage score. Another satisfying finish came a few months later, at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Mark and Charisma finished well after dressage, and then put in a clear cross-country and stadium round. A rail down by Karen Stives, who was leading by a few points, allowed the pair to cinch the individual gold.Mark Todd continued to compete Charisma in England, where he placed second at the 1985 Badminton Horse Trials, and won every one-day event of the season in which they competed, except Dauntsey after a fall on cross-country. In 1986, the pair went to the World Championships in Australia. Unfortunately, they had a fall at the water, and two rails down in stadium, and they finished in 10th place. They redeemed themselves a few weeks later in Luhmuhlen, where they won both individually and as part of a composite team.
However, Charisma never got his chance to win Badminton, as it was cancelled in 1987. He won the three-star in Saumur, and the pair almost won Burghley that year, but two rails down in show jumping dropped them to second. They later won the British Open Championships before shipping to Seoul.
At the 1988 Olympics, Charisma put in a stellar dressage test, and jumped clear rounds in both the cross-country and stadium. He won the individual gold yet again, and beat the second-place horse, Sir Wattie, by the incredible margin of 10.20 penalties. The New Zealand team also won the bronze that year. The back-to-back Olympic win in eventing had only been accomplished once before.
Charisma was retired after his second Olympic victory, and he went home to New Zealand. He then went on a six-month tour before taking a well-earned rest. He was later shipped to Britain in 1995 to continue retirement.
On January 7, 2003, Charisma was put down at Mark Todd's Rivermonte Farm in Cambridge, after breaking a shoulder in the field. He was 30 years old. Mark Todd has never had a horses as great as Charisma.