Former bartender to miss 2020 Olympics after retiring horseGraves and Verdades burst from obscurity to reach world No 1Dressage duo helped US to rare bronze in team event in 2016Laura Graves, an Olympic bronze medalist and the United States’ top podium contender in dressage for 2020, will miss the Tokyo Games after announcing the retirement of her mount Verdades.
“With the retirement of my longtime partner, Verdades (Diddy), it will no longer be possible for me to pursue a place on the team that will represent the
United States in Tokyo,” Graves said in a statement issued on Friday through US Equestrian. “This decision was not taken lightly, but was made in Verdades’ best interests.”