Innholdsfortegnelse for 27-Sep-2018 i Horse & Hound

THE World Games in Tryon have been an emotional rollercoaster from the outset, fraught with controversy and appeals while simultaneously providing some of the best sport we’ve ever seen. And from here we inevitably look forward to Tokyo 2020. Sophie Wells was sensational in the para dressage to win two individual grade V golds. Her team-mates had some drama, from the wrong music being played during Erin Orford’s freestyle, to Natasha Baker being eliminated for an uncharacteristic fall from her double silver medallist. Anyone who follows Sophie will be aware of the incredible effort and number of hours she puts in to ensuring she is the best she can be. She did all she could for the hat-trick and team gold, though it was not to be, as the British…

OUR CASHEL BLUE The multiple championship-winning cob, this week’s H&H cover star, is recuperating following an operation to remove a tumour. The nine-year-old, owned by Lady Caroline Tyrrell and ridden by Allister Hood, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. BOX QUTIE The 12-year-old mare, ridden by Sweden’s Anna Freskgård, who pulled up lame after cross-country at the World Equestrian Games, has been put down. She had soft tissue injuries and was initially improving, then suffered complications. WEIDYFLEUR II An embryo out of Valegro’s full sister, Weidyfleur II, was the top lot at the Anglo European Studbook & Brightwells Elite Foal Auction at Stoneleigh (22 September). The foal, by Finest, is due in June 2019 and sold for £15,000.…

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Sir — I read the news article (20 September) about the obesity epidemic with sadness. I lost a very precious dressage pony to laminitis several years ago. Not only was it distressing to watch him suffer, but I had terrible guilt that he was overweight and that maybe I had contributed to his demise. I vowed never to allow any horse of mine to be overweight ever again. Then I started hunting and I learnt for the first time in 30 years what a fit horse actually looked and felt like. Horses have evolved to gallop fast over open country. In my experience, it enhances dressage performance by improving stamina, forwardness and attitude. However, there’s a thought that a horse will get injured or pull something when hunting, but from…

BACK in the late 1940s, with the war still fresh in the nation’s mind but thankfully firmly in the past, the equestrian calendar was returning to full swing. But, pondered one shrewd horseman, it was lacking a certain something — there was no climax to the season. The man in question was Somerset-based Captain Tony Collings, who came up with the concept for a special event to celebrate the end of the equestrian sporting year and to crown the champion of champions. Now, as we look forward to celebrating the Horse of the Year Show’s (HOYS) 70th anniversary with a show that is bigger and better than ever, we all have a lot to thank him for. Capt Collings, a keen producer of show hunters himself, actually had his HOYS…

ALONGSIDE maintenance costs, you should also budget for the expenses linked to the home-buying process, which range from legal fees to local authority searches and stamp duty. These costs vary hugely, depending on the size and value of the property you are purchasing. For example, says Knight Frank’s Rupert Sturgis, an individual survey can range from £500 to £3,000 plus VAT. “A building survey, financial survey and planning consultant reports may be necessary,” he says. Stamp duty is another big variable. Since 2014, it is charged in incremental rates (from 2% to 15%) on different portions of the sale price, with an allowance of £125,000. So, for example, on a property costing £750,000, your stamp duty bill would be £27,500 (0% on the first £125,000, 2% from £125,000 to £250,000…

IF the auction room seems like a nail-biting way to exchange on a property, the traditional candle auction has an even more unpredictable conclusion. The end of the auction is signalled by a candle flame dying out, which was intended to ensure that no one could know exactly when the bidding would end and make a last-gasp bid. Experts soon grew wise to the sudden flare of the candle before it expired. The practice went out of favour a few hundred years ago in England, though there are still a handful left, which run as a tradition. However, they are still held in France, where they use a candle that stays alight for only about 30 seconds. After the extinction of two successive flames without new bids coming forward, the…

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I’VE been riding at championships for 40 years and Alan Wade’s course-building in Tryon was the best I’ve ever seen. There were 127 competitors and no disasters — he did an unbelievable job. His track for the individual final was very difficult but completely fair — it required carefulness, needed good riding and the time was tight. Alan certainly got the right result because DSP Alice was the only horse to go through the week without a fence down. Fair play to Simone Blum, she’s only the second female rider to win the world title (after Gail Greenough in 1986) and deserves to be champion. We heard a lot of bad things about the venue beforehand, but the stabling and arena were excellent; the brand new surface made for perfect…

I RUSHED back from work to watch Sophie Wells fight for her individual grade V title online. To be able to watch world-class para dressage live is a dream. Across all grades, from a walk-only test to the advanced movements of the grade V, the overall picture needs to be harmonious. A para judge will forgive lack of expression and power if it makes them smile. It was easy to forget that Natasha Baker has only had the ride on Diva for 8 months. I’m excited to see what the future holds with the partnership, as test riding and experience will easily tidy up the places where she can gain marks. The spook in the freestyle was really unfortunate and reminds us that we are working with living animals and…

CHALLENGING weather will be the lasting memory of this year’s nationals. Carl Hester described the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Tryon, which suffered the effects of Hurricane Florence, as “a bit of rain with a breeze” in comparison. On Wednesday — arrival day for many — 40mph winds blew roofs off stables, and arena boards were taking off. Stable manager Steve Fazackerly had no alternative but to insist that horses remained on their transport until the worst of the storm had passed, and arena familiarisation was cancelled. I have been complaining for years about the totally inadequate stabling at the nationals. It floods, the stables are tiny, the base has sharp stones and there is nowhere to keep equipment dry. Locally-based riders sensibly take their horses home each night. Steve…

SCOTLAND’S Jo Barry proved that her winter elementary freestyle title wasn’t a fluke by taking the Childéric Saddles elementary gold title with a convincing 73.5%. The victory was all the more special to Jo, who suffered a horrific fall in December 2015 which left her with a severe brain injury. Just months after learning to walk and talk again, Jo was back in the saddle, and this win continues to show just what sheer determination and faith can achieve. Her mount, the leggy 17.3hh gelding Goofy La Perle, floated across the arena, pulling off a masterclass clear round under Jo’s soft and sympathetic tutelage. The Belissimo M x Jazz seven-year-old has been with Jo since July last year. “I was very lucky that a client of mine persuaded her husband,…

CIC2*.— 1, Billy Shania (G Tattersall) 31.2,0,0=31.2; 2, Chilli Knight (G Tattersall) 30.3,4,2.4=36.7; 3, Clonmore Lily (M Edmundson) 34.9,4,6=44.9. OI.— 1, Calmaro (L Collett) 24.6,0,8=32.6; 2, As Is (A Nicholson) 28.9,0,4=32.9; 3, Killadeas (K Cook) 24.6,0,10.4=35. int sec N.— 1, Braveheart B (T McEwen) 24.1,0,10.4=34.5; 2, The Magician (T McEwen) 32.1,4,7.2=43.3; 3, RS Mateus (S Damment) 30.2,8,16.4=54.6. sec O.— 1, Dreamaway II (T McEwen) 27.7,1,9.6=38.3; 2, Dream Big (T McEwen) 33,4,6=43; 3, Kinnordy Rhondo (T Tanaka) 30.5,4,14=48.5. CIC*.— 1, Cooley Moonshine (E Halliday-Sharp) 26.6,0,2.4=29; 2, Vic (N Dixon) 27.9,4,2.4=34.3; 3, Coolrock Wacko Jacko (G Bartlett) 30.2,0,4.4=34.6. pony CIC*.— 1, Master Macky (F Partridge) 31.7,0,5.6=37.3; 2, Bookhamlodge Pennylane (I Watson) 29.5,0,14.8=44.3; 3, Baramona Lass (X De Wesselow) 32.2,8,9.6=49.8. nov sec G.— 1, Chillis Prince (G Tattersall) 26,0,6.4=32.4; 2, Flash Cooley (E…

ON.— 1, Coolrock Wacko Jacko (G Bartlett) 31.5,0,0=31.5; 2, Master Pocket Rocket (G Selley) 31.3,0,0.4=31.7; 3, Jensen III (F Insley) 26.8,4,3.2=34. nov sec A.— 1, EMS Futura Estrella (S Smith) 24.8,0,0.8=25.6; 2, Heartbeat (V Tuffs) 24.8,0,3.2=28; 3, Kilkern Rock (N Gauntlett) 31.5,0,1.2=32.7. sec B.— 1, Brechfa Baruch (L Harwood) 28.5,0,0=28.5; 2, Killbunny Gainevere (A Mersh) 32.8,0,0=32.8; 3, Dassett Golden Touch (L Harwood) 31.3,4,0=35.3. sec N.— 1, Ferdinant N (K Raybould) 27.8,0,0=27.8; 2, Early Morning (N Gauntlett) 30.3,4,0=34.3; 3, Brookfield Pointiliste Boy (H Meade) 30.3,4,0.4=34.7. BE100plus.— 1, Gebaliaretto (V Panizzon) 31,0,0=31; 2, Classicals High Flyer (S Heal) 31.3,0,0.4=31.7; 3, Happy Dayz (H Martin) 32.3,0,0=32.3. BE100open sec F2.— 1, V Max (R White) 24.8,0,0=24.8; 2, Storm Jack (H Bayley) 30,0,1.2=31.2; 3, Bazaars Hightown (D Eccleston) 30.8,4,0=34.8. sec L2.— 1, Idith De Saar…

THE chef de mission of Team GBR has praised horses, riders, owners and support staff for a “memorable championships”. As the World Equestrian Games (WEG) drew to a close in Tryon, David Holmes congratulated all those involved in Britain’s success. “Our athletes have delivered some outstanding performances,” he told H&H. “The medals and personal bests delivered across the disciplines have been brilliant to see and I hope they have inspired people watching at home.” Mr Holmes said one of the main aims across the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines was to gain qualification for the 2020 Games and that it is “fantastic” this has been achieved in dressage, para dressage and eventing. “Our showjumpers put in some fabulous rounds, showing their potential, and I know will come back even stronger next…

CUMANO Jos Lansink’s legendary grey stallion has died aged 25. The pair won individual gold at the 2006 World Equestrian Games and represented Belgium at two Olympics and the 2005 Europeans. THE SECRET WEAPON A highly successful advanced eventer, the 16.2hh gelding owned by Lucinda Froggatt has died aged 22. Chris King won Blenheim CCI3* and Barbury CIC3* on him in 2007 as well as numerous national events. CONEYGREE A potential comeback is on the cards for the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner. The 11-year-old, who has been rehabbed for several injury setbacks this year, is being carefully aimed for a run in early November.…

H&H TEAM Some felt the fact last week’s H&H cover was prepped with a picture of Ros and proclaiming British eventing gold was tempting fate but, as the late George Michael said, you gotta have faith. One has to admit to some relief as well, though, that it didn’t have to be changed at the last minute… PREDICTIVE TEXT Talking of eventing’s First Lady,an H&H-er who had never written her name in a text was gobsmacked to see when she typed “Ros”, the phone suggested “Canter” as the next word. Even Apple knows she’s a legend. UNDERSTATEMENT Good old Cian O’Connor. As he warmed up at WEG, the showjumper, whose ride Good Luck was swathed in a sheet, gave a comment on Hurricane Florence. “As they say at home, it’s…

‘A donkey can increase a family’s income by 500%’ The seed for the charity was sown a very long time ago, when my late sister, Stella [Marsden OBE, wildlife conservationist], and I were teenagers growing up in Gambia. We were both horse-mad, but there were no horses in Gambia at that time. One day we went to a market over the border in Senegal and a tape in the car was playing “May each day of your life be a good day”. I looked round and saw tears streaming down Stella’s face. “Not one of those horses will ever have a good day,” she said. Years later, in 2002, I was living in England and Stella sent me a photo of a horse dying of starvation and tryps [trypanosomiasis or…

IN April, six-year-old thoroughbred event mare Millie developed swelling of the cannon region of her right foreleg, thought to be a result of a knock during turnout. She was not lame but ultrasound was performed as a precaution. The medial margin (inner edge) of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon appeared less well defined than normal, so Millie’s exercise was restricted to walking only. A repeat scan in May showed an improvement, and her exercise was increased to allow turnout in a small paddock and some flatwork. A further scan in July again looked good and the mare’s work has subsequently returned to a normal level. Because the injury in this case was mild, with no significant damage, return to work was much quicker than with a…

ANNA ROSS ANNA is an international grand prix dressage rider, British team member, Olympic coach and breeder. She is a popular trainer and, with her team, holds regular masterclasses at British Dressage championships. TRAINING THE STARS MY grand prix horse Pegasus MK was difficult to keep straight in his left change. He always wanted to canter with his hindquarters in, so I had to learn to keep a firmer outside rein to stop his swinging. Eventually the problem was corrected and he learnt to do 15 balanced one-time changes.…

Tickets for the first show in 1949 cost 3 shillings (nearly £5 in today’s money) Originally a points system was used to judge the showing classes, and the winning horses or ponies were the ones who had collected most points throughout the year. In 1954, judging was changed so as not to be influenced by past form, making the championship a stand-alone climax to the season. In the early days, prize money for showing and showjumping classes was fairly similar and the winner of the 1951 show cob of the year won £30 as well as a trophy. In 1958, in its final year at Harringay, HOYS featured in the first broadcast of the BBC’s new Saturday afternoon sports programme, Grandstand. There was a £400 prize fund for the 1951…

Other rides competing more than once… Uphill Freddie Fox — Chloe Heathcote has qualified the grey Welsh section A in both the M&M first ridden and junior ridden finals, while producer Sarah Parker has ridden him to claim his open ridden ticket. Jambalaya II — Jim McTiffin’s cob won his heavyweight qualifier at Ashbourne and is also through as a ridden coloured. Mexican Summer — this super-consistent small hunter is HOYS bound in the intermediate show hunters, small hunters and ladies’ ranks. Royal Engagement — sisters Imogen and Lydia Trice will take respective hack and intermediate rides on this special horse. Cashel Bay JJ — the Eddis family’s Connemara will return to the NEC with Lucy Eddis in both plaited and native working hunter classes, two classes they have won…

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• ARGENTINA’S Luis Magnasco (pictured) was not only the oldest WEG showjumper at 64, he also competes in an eye patch after losing an eye “and half my face” when a horse kicked him 20 years ago. Luxembourg’s Christian Weier was riding a horse called Global, who lost his right eye when he developed an infection after a splinter entered it when he was a five-year-old. • PORTUGAL’S Duarte Seabra made his WEG showjumping debut here, but it wasn’t his first WEG as he rode in the eventing at the 2010 Games in Kentucky. The 32-year-old switched disciplines three years ago and his WEG ride, Fernhill Curra Quinn, belongs to the same owner, Carol Gee, as his 2010 ride, Fernhill Gloster Rebel. • GERMAN team bronze medallist Laura Klaphake describes…

OBVIOUSLY everybody is very disappointed with the result from Tryon as we came hoping to qualify for the Olympics. It was frustrating because if William Whitaker or I had jumped clear on Friday we’d have achieved that — we were so nearly there. It’s easy to make excuses but at the end of the day we simply weren’t good enough. We could have had a bit more luck the first day — we knew Billy Buckingham wasn’t going to be the quickest, so the first leg was never going to be my strong point. If I’d cleared the water and completed on that one time-fault on Thursday I’d have been happy. Amanda Derbyshire was unlucky that first day, too — the mare just picked up out of her hands at…

ISRAELI rider Danielle Goldstein, who finished 20th on the British-bred Lizziemary, has over 1,000 feathers woven into her hair. “It was my fiancé Alan Waldman’s idea and they’ve been in about a year,” she said. “I change the colour every four months or so and before coming here I made them extra long.” The feathers weren’t ideal for Tryon’s hot weather. “It’s like wearing a down comforter on my head!” admitted the 33-year-old. The former Billy Twomey ride Lizziemary has been with Danielle for two years. “I need a horse who drags me around and when I saw her on video, she had a lot of natural energy,” said Danielle, who is based in the Netherlands. “When I tried her in England, we had a natural connection.”…

Adequan-sponsored para dressage, FEI World Equestrian Games, Tryon International Equestrian Centre, USA THIS year’s Games proved a rollercoaster ride for Great Britain, as triumph jostled with heartbreak and history was made as the team came face to face with an unfamiliar scenario — silver. It was always going to be the toughest championship so far for the Brits, who have remained unbeaten for an almighty 22 years, ever since dressage first became a Paralympic sport in 1996. The Netherlands arrived in Tryon with a crack team, all desperate to knock Britain off the top of the podium, with Denmark and Germany lurking just behind. And it proved achingly close, with 0.6% separating two class teams. “We always knew this was going to be really tough, but it’s great that the…

LeMieux National Dressage Championships, Stoneleigh Park, Warks SHE is one of British dressage’s brightest stars, but the National Dressage Championship crown has eluded Lara Butler. The 29-year-old has been close before, filling the reserve champion spot several times and last year winning the grand prix before finishing second overall. But 2018 was her year. Riding the Bechtolsheimers’ Rubin Al Asad — known as Rufus — Lara produced two fantastic tests to finally take the title. “It hasn’t sunk in. It feels bizarre; you hope, but I didn’t think it would happen,” she said. Gareth Hughes led overnight with Classic Briolinca, owned by his wife, Rebecca. Sadly the mare became unsettled shortly after the combination started their freestyle and Gareth retired. “I feel really sorry for Gareth because that must have…

ONLY an ultimate professional could put jet lag and a sore back behind her to clinch the three small tour titles on offer and retain the Saracen Horse Feeds inter I supreme championship. Fresh from her double bronze-medal exploits in Tryon, Charlotte Dujardin replicated her success with Mount St John Freestyle last year and pulled out one sound performance after another on the elegant grey eight-year-old Vivaldi mare Florentina VI (Flora). Charlotte admitted that being at the World Equestrian Games in the lead up to these championships wasn’t the best preparation, and that all her horses were lacking the last-minute tune-up that she usually gives them. It showed in the first day’s competition, with both of her rides in the Fairfax Saddles prix st georges (PSG) — Flora and River…

COMING second to Charlotte Dujardin is the new win, especially when only just over 1% separates the scores, as happened in the TopSpec medium gold. Michael Eilberg and his new ride Mount St John Valencia were just pipped to the post, but Michael was more than pleased with the eight-year-old Vivaldi mare’s 77.19% performance. Her elastic shoulder-in and half-passes, ground-covering extended trot and soft, relaxed canter verify her as a top-class future prospect. “She’s only been with me six months,” said Michael. “We’ve been getting more of a partnership and have had some really good scores. She was definitely in the hunt today and I came out thinking there was a possibility [we’d beat Charlotte]. She is starting to find the confidence to keep the harmony throughout the whole test,…

SsangYong South of England, West Sussex JUST five days after arriving home as team world champions, Gemma Tattersall and Tom McEwen continued their exceptional form of late, with both riders dominating across the sections. There were numerous withdrawals from Sunday’s classes after a heavy deluge of rain. Sunshine followed and the organisers were credited for their efforts to keep the show on the road. Gemma’s SsangYong CIC2* section M victor, Billy Shania, was one of the few horses who relished the wet ground and the pair stayed on their dressage of 31.2. “She absolutely loves the mud,” said Gemma of the eight-year-old daughter of Billy Congo. “We jumped in the worst conditions of the day and she didn’t touch a pole in the showjumping.” Australian Chris Burton led the dressage…

OI.— 1, Coddstown Pet (K Hancock) 27.3,0,0=27.3; 2, Penhill Touch Of Class (M Dumas) 28.4,0,4=32.4; 3, Bayano (F Harris) 27.5,0,6.4=33.9. int sec P.— 1, JTH Zest (C Henriksen) 26.4,4,6.8=37.2; 2, 22 Carrot Gold (H Rowcliffe) 33.9,4,0=37.9; 3, My Lucky Day (A Bragg) 30.9,4,5.6=40.5. sec O.— 1, Chytodden Crystal Rose (K Hancock) 27.1,8,0=35.1; 2, Wishing Time (G Phillips) 33.4,0,5.6=39; 3, Cooley One To Many (D Berkeley) 31.6,4,5.2=40.8. OIu21.— 1, Candyman Leanorth (T Bartlett) 27.7,0,4.8=32.5; 2, Cool Fantasy (H Ewell) 34.1,4,1.2=39.3; 3, Renegade Marmalade (A Carthy) 30.5,3,6=39.5. ON.— 1, Promise Me Lottie (J Rimmer) 29,0,0=29; 2, Graphene (S Griffiths) 26,4,0.8=30.8; 3, Vendi Fox (G Spence) 31,0,0=31. nov sec T.— 1, Granito DHI (D Doel) 23.5,0,0=23.5; 2, Homerus (G Spence) 27,4,0=31; 3, Huberthus AC (C Hall) 31.8,0,0.8=32.6. sec S.— 1, Cooley River (A…

CICO3* Nations Cup.— 1, Great Britain 130.4 (Valentino V/S Bullimore; Amazing VIII/F Harris; Artistiek/C Dumas; Collien P 2/W Furlong); 2, France 136.4 (Alertamalib’Or/A Nicolas; Vendee Globe’Jac HDC/N Touzaint; Trompe L’Oeil D’Emery/A Goury; Picasso D’Oreal/M C Barbier); 3, Germany 148.1 (Samourai Du Thot/J Krajewski; Carjatan S/C Wahler; Fischergreenline/M Jung; Grand Prix Iwest/J Mestern). CIC3*— 1, Samourai Du Thot (J Krajewski) GER 24.6,0,4.8=29.4; 2, Jum Jum (F Ostholt) GER 31.6,0,8.4=40; 3, Down To The Wire (A Bergendahl) GER 30.1,0,11.6=41.7; 8, Valentino V (S Bullimore) GBR 29.2,4,9.6=42.8; 9, Amazing VIII (F Harris) GBR 29.2,4,9.6=42.8. CIC2*.— 1, Chance Encounter (C Powell) NZL 33,0,15.6=48.6; 2, Sir Boggles (P Thomsen) 28.2,0,20.8; 3, Monbeg Medlar (H Meade) GBR 31.5,2,18.8=52.3. CIC*.— 1, Tabries (J Verwimp) BEL 25.7,0,0.4=26.1; 2, Mister Higgins (C Powell) NZL 30.7,0,0=30.7; 3, Geluk (N van…

WEE BURGIE RESULTS Nov.— 1, Furioso De Foja (C Smith) 28.8,0,8.8=37.6; 2, Willoughby Magic (A Ward-Smith) 30.3,8,5.6=43.9; 3, Storm Ahead Ted (A Ferrari) 36.3,0,7.6=43.9. BE100open.— 1, The Face Of Rome (E Webster) 31.3,4,0=35.3; 2, Cavalier Candy Floss (D Eddie) 32.8,4,4.4=41.2; 3, Bloomfield Bordeaux (V Reid) 32.3,0,12.8=45.1. BE100RF.— 1, Blaze (E Buchanan) 29.5,4,0=33.5; 2, Rockwood Beau (R Davison) 29.3,4,0.4=33.7; 3, Thunder VII (K Gordon) 30,4,1.6=35.6. BE100.— 1, Wickstead Swanky Panky (E Hedgecoe) 27.3,4,0.8=32.1; 2, Aragon House Liana (C Padfield) 29.8,4,0=33.8; 3, Caballo Rojo (R Grant) 30.5,4,0=34.5. BE90 sec A.— 1, Coonahinch George (H Chisholm) 34.3,0,0=34.3; 2, Willows Darling (E Miller) 34.8,0,0=34.8; 3, Ridinghill Pop A Long (K Waters) 35.5,0,0=35.5. sec B.— 1, Mini Echo (E Grant) 29,0,0=29; 2, Fan Daby Angus (A Waugh) 31.5,0,4.8=36.3; 3, Blue Bayou (H Maclennan) 37,0,0=37. sec…

Elite Foals Registration Tour National Final, Moreton Morrell College, Warks THE colt foal For Flight was described as “perfection” by the Oldenburg assessors when presented in the first round of the Elite Foals registration tour at Catherston Stud last month. He returned for the national final having lost none of his sparkle, gaining 9.5 for both movement and conformation before standing champion dressage foal. Bred by Essex-based Mandy Luesley, the athletic and flashy dark bay foal was promptly bought when he was presented in round one at Catherston Stud by Lorna Wilson and Anna Ross of Elite Dressage — both of whom are part of the team behind this new initiative. The tour was designed to simplify the process of registering sport horse foals in the UK, for both studbooks…

NATIVE specialist Fiona Cork once again proved her pony-scouting credentials are second to none when she rode Anna Tomlinson’s five-year-old bay Connemara gelding, Crusheen Shadow (Major) — a pony she bought last year, having seen him only in a photograph — to land his first Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) ticket in a strong qualifier at the Connemara breed show (14 July). Major, who is by Bay Shadow out of Crusheen Scarlet, went through the card to also win the Rosmean ridden final followed by the overall ridden championship. “A friend told me about a sale and I saw Major in the catalogue,” said Fiona. “I couldn’t attend in person but took a gamble and bought him unseen. “He arrived at the yard while I was away and my…

THE Pony Club was represented at WEG by at least 20 former members, including riders and support staff. In eventing, Dickie Waygood is the performance manager, while all five riders were members: Ros Canter, Tom McEwen, Piggy French, Gemma Tattersall and Tina Cook. Dressage riders Carl Hester and Spencer Wilton were members, while in showjumping, it was William Whitaker and William Funnell, along with para dressage rider Sophie Wells. Vaulters Luke Smith, Rebecca Norval, Lucy Phillips, Carys Morgan and lunger Julie Newhall were all members, as were media representative Becky Elvin, para squad physio Lucy Bell and Clive Milkins, the chef d’équipe of the Canadian para dressage team. “Their hard work and dedication is an inspiration to all of our current members, and a great reminder of where horses can…

A CLUB aiming to represent showjumpers and benefit the sport as a whole is to be resurrected, after an initial meeting was a success. H&H reported (news, 20 September) that Tim Stockdale and Robert Smith hoped to recreate the Professional Showjumpers’ Association, known as the Riders’ Club, which had been “dormant” for some time. Tim told H&H that between 50 and 60 riders turned up at Arena UK for the first meeting, on 19 September, and that some have already subscribed and paid their fees. “It was very positive; we’re definitely going ahead with it,” he said. “The Riders’ Club will be up and running very shortly.” Tim said elections will be held for various roles on a working group, and reiterated that the idea is in no way to…

British Olympic dressage rider Laura Tomlinson has announced she is pregnant with her third child. Laura and her husband, international polo player Mark, are expecting the baby in January. Eventer Maxime Livio’s partner Mathilde Montginoux gave birth to son Marcel on 22 September, less than a week after Maxime was on the bronze medal-winning French team at WEG. British Dressage has appointed Linda Whetstone as its new chairman until the 2019 AGM. Linda replaces Penny Pollard, chairman since 2013, who stood down due to health reasons. Point-to-point jockey Ed Barrett, who suffered a spinal injury in a fall in 2015, walked a lap of Newbury racecourse for the Injured Jockeys Fund and the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. Horse Sport Ireland has appointed Joe Reynolds as chairman, replacing interim post-holder Jim…

“SLUDGE” containing sewage has been blamed for a positive dope test in an endurance horse. US rider Nicki Meuten has been cleared of any wrongdoing after her ride FYF Dutch tested positive for a human antidepressant at a three-star ride in Canada last July. It was found the gelding had ingested grass and water contaminated with human sewage, as sludge and effluent had been spread on fields used in the ride. The FEI Tribunal said horses on a 160km ride “need to eat and drink all day”, and that endurance riders always allow horses to graze and drink along the route. Ms Meuten told the tribunal she is a vet, who “would not risk any potential harm” to her licence to practice, and that neither she nor her husband had…

HACKING An email arrived at H&H Towers entitled “Hacking… is anything safe?” Expecting stats on rider road safety, a staffer opened the message, only to find it said “Hacking has become a cybersecurity nightmare.” Oh. Not that sort of hacking, then. SPECIFICS A four-star eventer who was asked the height of her son’s outgrown pony she wants to find a new home for answered: “As you can see, he’s bigger than a Labrador and quite a bit smaller than a 17hh horse.” What more does one need to know? A CHEEKY TIPPLE One hears unconfirmed rumours that within two hours of the superlative British double eventing gold, the WEG venue had run out of tonic. One has no idea whether or not this is true but if so, really, Tryon,…

“LUCKY you — have fun!” cry all Kate’s friends when she tells them she is off to report the World Equestrian Games (WEG) for Clip Clop magazine. Kate knows she is lucky, and it will be quite fun — but also totally exhausting and quite scary. The WEG organisers, understandably, do not bear the single-handed journalist in mind when they prepare the timetable, and Kate hasn’t quite worked out how to clone herself so she can be at the driving marathon and the dressage kür at the same time. Apparently, Horse & Hound has been working on the problem in a secret laboratory deep below the offices for years, as yet unsuccessfully. Kate is relatively new to the game, and is terrified of missing something, so writes down what every…

The rider must sit very straight and central in the saddle. Try riding a metre in from the track to improve balance. This will ensure you don’t allow the horse to ‘hang’ on to the side of the arena. Remember that the horse’s back end is wider than the front, so the front legs will move slightly between the track of the hindlegs. I hate using bits that are too wide and pull through the horse’s mouth. We start our young horses in fulmer snaffles. They help keep them straight and the cheeks stop the bit being pulled through.…

1949 SHOW COB OF THE YEAR: Mrs R Cooke with Knobby SHOW HUNTER OF THE YEAR: JR Hindley with Mighty Fine SHOW HACK OF THE YEAR: Mrs Selwyn Butcher with Liberty Light CHILDREN’S RIDING PONY OF THE YEAR: Elizabeth Spencer with Legend BSJA SPURS: Pat Smythe HARRINGAY SPURS: Chevalier d’Orgeix (France) LEADING SHOWJUMPER OF THE YEAR: Pat Smythe with Finality HORSE & HOUND CUP: Miss GP Whewell on Spring Meeting MIXED INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE: Ireland 1950 SHOW COB OF THE YEAR: Miss E Profumo with Nutmeg THE GORDON RICHARDS STAKES: Lt Col Harry Llewellyn with Monty BSJA SPURS: Seamus Hayes HARRINGAY SPURS: Lt Col Harry Llewellyn (Great Britain) LEADING SHOW JUMPER OF THE YEAR: Seamus Hayes with Sheila 1951 INVITATIONAL INTERNATIONAL PAIR RELAY COMPETITION: France BSJA SPURS: T…

IT takes a certain partnership between horse and rider to make it to the top, but for some combinations the bond is extraordinarily close. The horse performs unquestionably well for one person in particular — sometimes to the exclusion of all others. The complex but talented eventer Midnight Dazzler, described by Harry Meade as the greatest he has ever ridden, was a memorable example. While Harry’s patient handling of the “hot-headed and argumentative” gelding after a troublesome start paid off, the ride remained his alone. ‘I learnt never to try to be an alpha male with him — I was always on his side’ HARRY MEADE ON MIDNIGHT DAZZLER “I couldn’t put anyone else on him for the next six years,” explains Harry, who partnered Midnight Dazzler through seven…

THE individual medallists are all from horsey families. • Simone Blum’s father, Jürgen (pictured), competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in eventing. • Martin Fuchs’ father Thomas is a five-time European team medallist in showjumping, including two golds, and won world team bronze at the 1994 WEG. He is also a two-time Olympian (1988 and 1992). Martin’s uncle Markus is a five-time Olympian, who won team silver in 2000 in Sydney, an individual European silver medallist and seven-time European team medallist. • Steve Guerdat’s father Philippe is a double Olympian in showjumping (1984 and 1988) and two-time European team medallist. He is now chef d’equipe to the French showjumping team.…

1 Maximillian (Marie Antoinette Leviste, Phillipines): the 17-year-old stallion was originally bought by John Whitaker as a 2012 London Olympics hope. They jumped on Nations Cup teams and won the 2013 Cock O’The North. 2 Don VHP Z NOP (Harrie Smolders, Netherlands): this 14-year-old (Diamant De Semilly x Voltaire) was produced at the Brendon Stud in Sussex and ridden by Louise Pavitt, winning the grade C final and the Walwyn novice championship. 3 Lizziemary (Danielle Goldstein, Israel, see p72): the scopey 12-year-old British-bred mare started her competitive career under the great rider/owner team of Emma-Jo Slater and Kim Barzilay, taking the grade C championship at HOYS. Ireland’s Billy Twomey took over in 2014, winning the 2016 King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead. 4 Newmarket Venture Clover (Janakabhorn Karunayadhaj, Thailand):…

THE 2018 World Championship was the first since the 1970s to be decided without the famous four-way “horse-swap” final. Until the 2014 Games in Normandy, the top four showjumpers rode each other’s horses to determine the overall winner. However in 2016, the FEI decided to drop this final phase, so the gold medallist would be the rider with the fewest penalties from the team and individual competitions. The old format, which had been in operation since 1978, had been a real highlight for many spectators but had lost favour with riders. “This sport is about partnership between rider and horse and that’s why I think it’s right like this,” said Steve Guerdat. Would Simone Blum have still been crowned world champion if Tryon’s final four had competed in a horse-swap…

• GERMANY’S team stalwart Angelika Trabert returned to ride at her first championship since 2015, winning grade III freestyle bronze. The 51-year-old has spent the past year getting to know her new ride, the eight-year-old Diamond Hit gelding Diamond’s Shine (pictured), as well as adjusting to motherhood. Angelika met her husband Naby Issa on a medical mission to West Africa as part of her work as an anaesthetist, and in 2017 they brought his two children — Bintou, six, and Alpha, eight — home to Germany. • A TECHNICAL error during the draw for the freestyle resulted in a Dutch flag inadvertently appearing next to Natasha Baker’s name. “Wow — I didn’t realise that when you won gold, they gave you an extra rider!” joked the Dutch chef d’equipe Joyce…

WHAT is it about Charlotte Dujardin that stands her out from the rest? Andrea Smith, judge at B in the PSG and inter I, explains. “Charlotte has all her horses very collected and for me, that is what sets her apart. The high degree of collection makes the pirouettes her trademark because all her horses can really sit. “She’s also quick and efficient at ironing out mistakes. A few small things crept up in the PSG, but by the time I saw her again in the inter I, she had ironed those out. “The basics are always very good. She keeps them on her seat really well, her aids are invisible and you never see her looking flustered, even when they make a mistake. “She’s hugely accurate, which is where…

OI.— 1, Buckle End Bertie (Y Ingham) 24.8,0,15.2=40; 2, Heat Wave (R Thomas) 33,0,10=43; 3, Just William XX (A Downes) 28.6,5,13.6=47.2. int sec O.— 1, RLE French Clover (L Robinson) 33.4,4,2=39.4; 2, Galvinised (H Bate) 31.8,0,13.6=45.4; 3, All Thats Mine (S Hobbs) 33.2,0,12.4=45.6. sec P.— 1, Red Jazz (L Robinson) 29.1,4,6.4=39.5; 2, Metropolitom (M Owen) 31.6,1,7.2=39.8; 3, Lime Rickey (S Hobbs) 29.5,4,14.8=48.3. ON.— 1, Mantra (E Lawton) 32,0,0.8=32.8; 2, EG Michealangelo (R Nesbitt) 34.5,0,2.8=37.3; 3, Spypark Ferro XS (L Blades) 32.5,0,4.8=37.3. ONu18.— 1, Queens Toxica (K Taylor) 27,0,0=27; 2, Cooldiamond Cruise (M Gedge) 28.8,4,0=32.8; 3, Toome Napoleon (C Sellers) 34,4,0.4=38.4. nov sec F.— 1, Mr Precision (B Fishburn) 30.5,0,0.8=31.3; 2, Arklow Puissance (O Townend) 33.3,0,0=33.3; 3, K Gondolat (O Townend) 31.8,4,0.8=36.6. sec G.— 1, JSC Bucketlist (A Duffort) 26.5,0,2.4=28.9; 2,…

LIKE everyone, I was gripped watching Tryon, which came to such a thrilling climax. When only the second rider out on the cross-country, Spain’s Carlos Diaz Fernandez, achieved the optimum time, I thought, “Oh no, this could be dull.” But it turned into a brilliant competition that went right to the wire — I felt so sorry for Ingrid Klimke, whose expression was one of sheer disbelief as the last fence fell. Ros Canter has had an extraordinary rise to the top in the past two years; she looks tiny aboard her exceptional horse, yet they are completely secure and smooth as a partnership. It was lovely for Allstar B’s owner, Caroline Moore, who has put a lot into the sport and is so passionate about training. There were some…

BE100open.— 1, Cavalier Breeze (L Taylor) 22.8,0,0=22.8; 2, Monbeg Hero (E McFarlane) 25.5,0,0=25.5; 3, Vivendi De Vardag (F Harris) 28,0,0=28. BE100 sec F.— 1, Diamond Zest (C Hanson) 27.8,0,0=27.8; 2, Our Larry (A James) 31.5,0,0=31.5; 3, Sandros Serendipity (L Bird) 30,0,2.8=32.8. sec G.— 1, Silken Crème (M Joannides) 22.3,0,0=22.3; 2, Billy Castle (H Witchell) 24.3,0,0.4=24.7; 3, Evert II (S Moody) 29.8,0,0=29.8. BE90open.— 1, I Dunno (M Joannides) 24.5,0,0.4=24.9; 2, Craan Bob (M Joannides) 25,0,0=25; 3, Primitive Night (C McKenna) 27.8,4,0.8=32.6. BE90RF sec D.— 1, Macadam Jewel (C Bull) 25,0,0=25; 2, Med Night Attitide Too (P Anderson) 27,0,0=27; 3, Touch Of Frost IV (E Peek) 28,0,0=28. sec E.— 1, Grand Revolution (M West) 26,0,0=26; 2, Taurmore Buster (D Hills) 28,0,0=28; 3, Stolen Kiss (C Ellis) 28.8,0,0=28.8. BE90 sec A.— 1, Sable…

DRESSAGE CHAMPION: For Flight, bay Oldenburg colt by For Romance x Johnson. Breeder Mandy Lesley RESERVE: Saskatoon WD, black British Hannoverian colt by San Amour x Don Frederico. Breeder Lindsey Roberts 2ND RESERVE: Newton Vamouche, bay British Hannoverian filly by Valverde x Fürst Heinrich. Breeder Ally Walton EVENTING CHAMPION: Amalie, chestnut British Hannoverian filly by Asagao XX x Don Bosco. Breeder Ella Livingstone RESERVE: Catherston Touch Of Spring, chestnut Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain colt by Timolin x Catherston Springsteen. Breeder Catherston Stud 2ND RESERVE: Luckington, bay Anglo European Studbook filly by Timolin x Kahtan XX. Breeder John Wrottesley SHOWJUMPING CHAMPION: Ashdale Casino, bay AES colt by Casall ASK x Cassiano. Breeder Henry Harding RESERVE: Millfield Bambalina, bay AES filly by Balou Star x Cristallo. Breeder Sue Jaggar 2ND…