Widmer, Bucks | Checkendon, Oxon | Sparsholt College, Hants
Samantha rode Carolyn Gardiner’s five-year-old mare, known as Marley, to two novice victories at Checkendon. The Gribaldi granddaughter is currently eventing at BE100 and, for the moment, Samantha has no plans to switch to pure dressage, despite encouragement from Carolyn (a List 2a dressage judge) and her trainer, dressage Olympian Trish Gardiner.
“I first saw Marley on Facebook and fell in love with her,” explained Samantha, who works full-time in financial services. “She didn’t put a foot wrong here.”
Tor Fenwick has had to take her time with Gucci III, an 18hh six-year-old, by Genghis Khan x Weltmeyer, to allow him to grow and strengthen. With wins at Widmer and Sparsholt, she completed his novice qualification.
She said, “His brain is…
