Coulisa (born February 8, 2004, died October 11, 2014) was a chestnut mare registered in the Oldenburg studbook, a daughter of Couleur Rubin.
Heavily whipped during the Grand Prix of the official 5-star International Show Jumping Competition (CSIO5*) in Rotterdam in June 2014, she fell into Spa bars and fractured her hip.
[7] Two weeks later, they took the Grand Prix at the CSI3* in Nörten-Hardenberg, Germany,[8][9] with a clear round in 40.38 seconds, ahead of Brazil's Marlon Modolo Zanotelli on Extra van Essene.
The pair commit a big fault on the river, which Coulisa barely manages to cross under the severe blows of her rider's whip and spurs, after nearly stumbling.
[14][17][18][19] The fall, broadcast live on Dutch television, provoked a widespread "reaction of horror", including among the riders, journalists and judges.
Despite a request for intervention from the president of the Geesteren CSI jury, Joop van Dijk de Wierden, Lynch received no sanction.
[1] Couleur Rubin's breeder, Harli Seifert, describes the Grannuschka mare as "magnificently tall for a Grannus daughter, confident in her character and sensitive, but not fussy".