Her reputation is as lustrous as her name. Sapphire, the Belgian Warmblood owned by two-time Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, is sure to go down in show jumping history books as one of the greatest grand prix horses ever.

Her coat shines like a jewel, and her arrow-shaped blaze points upwards, the same direction Sapphire and McLain’s brilliant career has taken since their U.S. team Gold at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

In 2009, the pair collected 23 U.S. Equestrian Federation wins (including an unprecedented five Grand Prix victories in 21 days), and earnings of more than one million dollars.

Sapphire also scored a double clear in the Grand Prix of Aachen (Germany), one of the most prestigious classes in the world, and prevailed in a thrilling jump-off against 2008 individual Olympic Gold medalist, Eric Lamaze, in the CN $1 Million Grand Prix at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary (Alberta, Canada).

This model is from the 'Traditional Series', scaled to 1/9th scale.