Template:Did you know nominations/Snowbound (horse)

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:36, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Snowbound (horse)[edit]

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... that Snowbound was the first horse to win Olympic gold for the United States?

Reviewed: Variegated squirrel

Created by White Arabian Filly (talk). Self-nominated at 21:09, 16 September 2016 (UTC).

Date, length and hook all OK. QPQ done, no close para. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:22, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

For promoter, voluntary trial run per WT:DYK — Maile (talk) 14:30, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

Article: ...his registered name was Gay Vic. He and Steinkraus were the first American horse and rider to win an individual gold medal in Olympic equestrian competition.
Source: Learn about the amazing feats of William Steinkraus' Olympic show jumper Snowbound. The U.S. owes its first individual Olympic show-jumping gold medal to a talented yet temperamental off-the-track Thoroughbred originally named Gay Vic. The staff at Barbara’s barn nicknamed the young ex-racehorse Snowbound... "Part 1 - Salute to the American Thoroughbred: Snowbound". Retrieved 14 September 2016.

Pulled from prep and reopened. Not the first. Fram (talk) 09:15, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Suggesting alt hooks:

ALT1 ...that Snowbound was the first show jumper to win Olympic gold for the United States?

(The prior American gold medal winners were in eventing.) Or,

ALT2 ...that Snowbound was the first American horse to win individual gold in the Olympics?

White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 20:12, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

I would go with ALT2, it is sourced, and this was the first horse in any equestrian event to win individual gold. (Steinkraus was pretty cool, too!) Montanabw^(talk) 22:13, 20 September 2016 (UTC)