Earlier this month, the Philippaerts-family announced the retirement of the now 15-year-old stallion Forever d'Arco Ter Linden (Darco x Tenor Manciais). The stallion has spent the last ten years with the Philippaerts-family, with Ludo, Nicola, Olivier, Thibault and Anthony all riding him. Forever d'Arco Ter Linden will now return back to Stud Ter Linden as a breeding stallion.

With Nicola Philippaerts in the saddle, Forever d'Arco Ter Linden won the Nations Cup in Rome in 2014 with the Belgian team. The pair also has top five finishes at venues such as Barcelona, Den Bosch, Hamburg, Sopot, Spruce Meadows, Toronto and Washington to look back at. Over the last two years, the stallion has had success with Anthony Philippaerts. 

With this photo special, we wish Forever d'Arco Ter Linden a happy retirement. 

All photos © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.