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. The end of his career: 1987–1988 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. Retirement 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 7 January 2003, Charisma was euthanized at Mark Todd's Rivermonte Farm in Cambridge, after breaking a shoulder in the field. He was 30 years old. Achievements Second Place at the Badminton Horse Trials in 1984 and 1985 Individual Gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Won the Luhmuhlen, Germany Three-Day Event in 1986 Second Place at the Burghley Horse Trials, England in 1987 Won the British Open Championships in 1987 Individual Gold and Team Bronze at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul Voted best NZ Sport Horse in the world in 1983 and 1985 Smallest Thoroughbred foal in Invercargill, NZ in 1972 Horse with the most fan mail in New Zealand Category:Eventing horses Category:Horses in the Olympics Category:1972 animal births Category:2003 animal deaths