‘I just fell in love with him, we were similar’: farewell to sensitive yet bold horse who won Olympic medal

GH81N8 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 8th August, 2016. Fence 33. Stuart Tinney (AUS) riding PLUTO MIO with favellas in the background. Equestrian Eventing Cross Country (XC). Olympic Equestrian Centre. Deodoro. Credit: Sport In Pictures/Alamy Live NewsTributes have been paid to Olympic team bronze medallist Pluto Mio, who has died in retirement, aged 28. The much-loved gelding, owned and bred by Jane and John Pittard, jumped clear across country at the Rio Olympics with Stuart Tinney, helping the Australian team win bronze – just 6.3 penalties behind champions France. Stuart told […]