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Sleep Late one of Germany’s top eventer has been retired by rider Ingrid Klimke.

Sleep Late a 1991 English Thoroughbred gelding by Kuwait Beach has had many top performances in his career including the 2005 European Championships in Blenheim where he took bronze, 2nd place in Badminton in 2006 and also competed in the Olympic Games held in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004 with his rider Ingrid Klimke who is the daughter of the great Dr. Reiner Klimke

Sleep Late’s last event was at the weekend at Luhmuhlen where they finished the four star three day event when he was withdrawn from the competition after the dressage and cross country phase and did not participate in the show jumping.