BAMBINO (NOCTURN – MIMOZA)

In Gustav Rau's opinion: “an elegant horse with long lines. Fluid and flexible movements. In the field, Bambino gallops with a long, stretched neck and a springy back."
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Bambino, ridden by Capt. Kawecki, he completely fulfilled his task at the Olympics. He finished the dressage test individually in 15th place, in the steeplechase race. He scored 18 positive points, in the cross-country race he lost 160 points in accidents on the route, but by galloping energetically and persistently in this difficult course, he made up for 9 bonus points for the extra time. A well-known accident on the competition track, which served as a reason for a protest from the Czechoslovak team leader, resulted in Bambino being omitted from the official final standings.

This moment is irrelevant for the assessment of Bambino's sports performance at the Olympic Games. It in no way diminishes the fact that the horse of our breeding passed all the tough tests. That he was ready for further, new actions at any time, that he was always fresh, full of energy, courage and loyalty to his rider.

Therefore, when writing about Bambino, I do it with great respect for this 7-year-old horse, which, having been taken on for more serious work in the fall of 1934, managed to mature through 2 years of preparation for such a serious task as participation in the World Championship competition.

Bambino, born in 1929 in the flock of Mr. Si's Łańcuch family. Eng. Steckiego in Lubelskie, was purchased for renovation in 1932 for PLN 1955. At the renovation exhibition, Bambino received the first prize in the amount of PLN 575, and a silver medal among 5 awarded horses bred by Eng. Stecki. He joined his current rider, Captain Kawecki, in September 1934. Until then, he was at the Riding School of the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz, as a trainee - initially at the non-commissioned riders' course, then in the officer's class.

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Bambino, originally bred to be a stallion, was, as I wrote, sold for renovation. He represents the old, pre-war, excellent half-breed Lublin breeding farm - perfect both on paper and in proof of his outstanding prowess. Bambina's sports career includes the following successes:

In 1935 - 1936rd place in the Pom dressage competition. T-wa Zach, to Hod. Horses, 1935th place in the dressage competition in Warsaw. In XNUMX - XNUMXst place in the Opening Competition in Gniezno, XNUMXth place (shared) in the Opening Competition in Baranowicze, XNUMXth place in the Comprehensive Riding Horse Test in Warsaw and XNUMXst place in the Opening Competition in Tarnopol. In addition, Bambino won several honorary ribbons in various competitions. It should be emphasized that in XNUMX, Bambino passed the dog hunting season in Łańcut in good shape.

Author: Editorial team of the magazine Rider and Breeder
"Horses at the 1936 Olympics - Bambino" (1936)

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