Boomerang (horse)
| Boomerang | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Irish Sport Horse |
| Sire | Battleburn (Thoroughbred) |
| Grandsire | Shapoor (Thoroughbred) |
| Dam | Girl From The Brown Mountain (Irish Draught) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1966 Ninemilehouse, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | May 1983 (aged 16–17) Kells, County Meath, Ireland |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay, star near the hind sock |
| Breeder | Jimmy Murphy |
| Owner | Eddie Macken |
| Last updated on: 18 December 2023. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1978 Aachen | Individual jumping | |
| European Championships | ||
| 1979 Rotterdam | Team jumping | |
Boomerang, later Carroll's Boomerang (1966 – May 1983), was an Irish-bred showjumping horse of the 1970s. He won the Hickstead Derby four years in a row, a record, and was one of the greatest of that or any decade. Boomerang also held the record for prize-money. Standing 16.2 hh (168 cm), Boomerang was ridden in show jumping most successfully by Eddie Macken, as well as by Liz Edgar (Broome), Johan Heins and Paul Schockemöhle.