Coulisa

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".

Coulisa ridden by Denys Lynch on the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne in 2013, during a rising phase over jumps.
Spa bars, the type of obstacle in which Coulisa fell.
Coulisa during the gliding phase over an obstacle, at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne in 2013.
Coulisa during the rising phase at the jump, at the Global Champions Tour stage in Lausanne in 2013.