After raising £500,000 through a crowd-funding campaign, Irish rider Jonty Evans gets to keep Cooley Rorkes Drift, known to his friends as “Art” in his stable. The campaign was spurred by interest from US buyers for the 11-year-old horse that Evans finished ninth and best of the Irish at the Rio Olympics in 2016. You can see the duos inspiring story that started with a chance encounter on the side of the road in the video below:

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