Innholdsfortegnelse for 04-Oct-2018 i Horse & Hound

WE ran a news story last week on the welfare issue of owners leaving it too late to have horses put down, as highlighted by vets and charities. Whether with the best intentions, or due to costs, some owners do avoid the decision, to the detriment of the horse. This dilemma was made real for me last week as I had to make the call for my first horse, Tally — a sweet, beautiful, impeccably mannered Irish thoroughbred I’d owned for 21 years, enjoying Pony Club, eventing (badly) and dressage (a little better). Retired long ago, she injured a suspensory 18 months ago that was getting worse and was never going to get better. She has had a happy summer and was looking fantastic for her age. I made the…

BEING PREPARED At the British Dressage National Championships, the wind had been creating havoc. When someone was looking for scissors to deal with some flappy flags, a super-prepared member of BD staff calmly produced a pair of secateurs from her bag. Ready to deal with any gardening emergency then. THROWING SHAPES Which top dog of which equestrian body declared that he’d been on the dance floor till the early hours that morning in a recent speech? “I only wanted them to play Wham and I’d have gone home happy,” he said, wistfully. Shall we wake him up before we go go? MUGGLES Top marks to the boyfriend who texted his partner, while WEG was on, to say: “There’s dressage on TV this morning. The girl with the famous horse is…

Sir — MP Simon Hart’s opinion (20 September) on the need for reform of hunting’s infrastructure was excellent. Hopefully, the hunting office will ensure the text is widely circulated around masters and hunt chairmen of mounted and foot packs. It would make an excellent working paper for a conference on “The Way Forward for Hunting”. The previous Masters of Foxhounds Association team — from whom Lord Mancroft and his committee took over — had a self-assessment test by which all hunts were asked to measure themselves: healthy, well-maintained, practical kennels; sufficient country; sufficient money; effective leadership; and, prior to the Hunting Act 2004, sufficient quarry. Without the first four of these boxes ticked, changes are clearly indicated, but too many of us stick our heads in the sand. Opportunities for…

WITH daylight hours diminishing and the colder, wetter conditions setting in, it is worth considering the challenges our horses will face in the coming months. While management changes are inevitable, some up-front planning can ease in a new regime and prevent the more common winter health problems. For horses spending more time indoors, the stable environment becomes critical. By far the most effective method of keeping dust-related problems, such as recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), under control is to limit the presence of airborne particles. Good ventilation is vital, so a stable should ideally open onto fresh air. If the stable is in a barn, a good rule of thumb is that the turnover of air should be sufficiently brisk that spiders cannot weave their webs — that is, there should…

JANET (pictured, right, with Cipriani), worthy recipient of the grooms’ prize at Burghley, has worked for the Newton family for 33 years. What changes has she seen in that time? “Horses’ routines are roughly the same, but they go out much more now — previously, once the hunters were in after their summer holiday, they were in full time,” she explains. “The canter and gallop work has changed; it is less intense, and we do much more slow work with them. “Feeding has changed for the better. The Dodson & Horrell nutritionists are very good at advising us. You still feed by feel, but in a more scientific way. “I think we are more aware of how to manage horses’ legs — we never used to ice horses after they…

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Knight Frank Dauntsey (2), Wilts GEMMA TATTERSALL’S golden run continued at Dauntsey, where she won the open intermediate section — and its £1,000 bonus, sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Management — on the Pebbles Syndicate’s Quicklook V. The Urkel mare, Gemma’s partner for both the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the 2017 European Championships, has missed the majority of the season with a minor “niggle” to a front leg. She proved herself in top form here, however, leading the dressage with a mark of 20.9, showjumping clear and just picking up 0.8 of a time-fault across country. “She’s a real-life unicorn,” said Gemma adoringly. “She did the dressage and showjumping at South of England last weekend, but after the heavy rain I decided not to run her in the mud.…

CIC*.— 1, AKD Cooley Lockdown (W Oakden) 26.4,0,0=26.4; 2, Ballintoher Harry (L Crawford) 30.6,0,0=30.6; 3, Quinara (J Adams) 31.1,0,0=31.1. nov sec B.— PRF Spartakiss (N Wilson) 28,4,0=32; 2, Cooley Crawford (K Lindsay) 29.8,0,2.8=32.6; 3, Angel Night (J McKie) 33,0,0=33. sec C.— 1, The Full Monty VIII (L Soeder) 32,0,0.4=32.4; 2, Ooda Loop (A Wybergh) 30.5,0,2.8=33.3; 3, Darkwood Peri (E Galbraith) 32.8,4,0=36.8. sec K.— Macgregors Cooley (W Oakden) 36.5,0,0=36.5; 2, Ballysax Cotterstown (L Marshall) 35,4,0=39; 3, Haslemere Quin (A Drummond) 37.3,4,1.2=42.5. BE100 sec D.— 1, Pebbly Limited Edition (S Mason) 36,0,0=36; 2, Thunderball (T Clark) 36,0,0=36; 3, HHS Canya (R Macpherson) 34.3,0,2.8=37.1. sec E.— 1, Ardagh Bobby (V Edgar) 21.3,0,0=21.3; 2, Ballingowan Carrie (R Macpherson) 20,0,2=22; 3, JB Hot Shot (J Mantel) 22,0,1.2=23.2. sec J.— 1, Painters Bay (B Hobday) 21.8,0,0=21.8;…

BONNIE FISHBURN’S home-bred 11-year-old gelding, Mr Precision, lived up to his name at Kelsall Hill (2), where he topped a novice section after jumping one of only four double clears. “‘Percy’s’ dam, Moonstreich, was my first event horse and took me from BE100 [then called pre-novice] to novice,” explained Bonnie. “When she injured herself, I decided to breed from her. I chose a local stallion, Bazaars Texas [by Dallas Brightspark]. “Percy has been a pleasure to produce; he loves to work. Three years ago I rode him in a borrowed side-saddle to church on my wedding day.”…

26 Sept: adv med 91 silv (S Bartholomew, S Wood, C Deithrick).— 1, Ifya Like (L Baker) 69.4; 2, Gameboys Welcome (I Goodwin) 68.5; 3, Zebedee II (K Lisk) 67.31. brnz.— 1, Keystone Starstruck (D Fryer) 72.01; 2, Calva La Cornilliere (D Rhodes) 70.13; 3, Fiasco (P Clifton) 65.56. prelim 19 silv (J Green, F Goodhind, H Lefort).— 1, Greatest Time (K Sawyer) 73.54; 2, Vinisaurous (J Mackenzie) 70.49; 3, Flowing Equity (R Chick) 68.82. brnz (N DuPlessis, S Prew, C Beard).— 1, Cassidy’s Finbar (J Cassidy) 67.92; 2, Rahugh Girl (D Gethin) 66.88; 3, Llanidan Survivor (J Warren-George) 66.39. u21 (J Green, F Goodhind, H Lefort).— 1, Cnoc An Noinin Clover (A Hitt) 70.76; 2, Coedfryn Secret Surprise (A Hendy) 68.4; 3, Cloudy Bay Socks (F Rees) 66.18. 27…

TANIA JOHNSON has owned her PSG silver champion, Zidaan, since he was four, and in the past three years he has nearly died twice. Three years ago he required colic surgery and was out of action for months. Then, the Mantovani 14-year-old became very ill in January with a bacterial infection. “He was in hospital for a week being pumped full of antibiotics. When he came home he rejected the catheter, so had to have his medication orally. He looked like a skeleton where the weight just dropped off him,” said Tania, whose plans for a new bathroom for her new house had to be put on hold to pay the vets’ bills. “It was a month before we knew he was out of the woods.”…

British Breeding Futurity evaluations 2018, various venues THIS year marked the first in which the Futurity series was run under new management, known as British Breeding. However, much of it remained the same, including the number of young horses forward, just one fewer than last year at 342. The new management — a consortium of individuals — took over the Futurity after the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) disbanded the former organising team at the beginning of the year, due to financial cutbacks at the BEF. The former team under the BEF had previously run the Futurity since its inception in 2005. “We had a short window to pull together the Futurity this year,” said British Breeding’s Rachael Holdsworth. “Our aim was to provide continuity of format and a familiar environment…

I’VE always advocated the water jump as a very fair test on a track — it requires bravery, the ability to open up over 4m-plus, then tests control and balance afterwards as you normally ride a related distance to a big vertical. But, after recent events in top-level competitions, I’m calling out for a change. At the Spruce Meadows Masters last month, there was a contentious decision regarding Portuguese rider Luciana Diniz at the water (report, 13 September). I’d say 99% of people were sure her horse’s foot was in, but she objected and the judges reversed their original adjudication. She finished fourth in the end but, had she won, it would have been shrouded in controversy. Then at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), the water jump had far too…

BRITAIN’S showjumping team still stands an “amazing chance” of securing a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, performance manager Di Lampard has said. Showjumping was the only Olympic or Paralympic discipline in which the British squad did not collect a ticket at Tryon’s World Equestrian Games (WEG), finishing two places away from qualification in eighth. “It was so close, we were just two fences off qualifying and one time-fault away from seventh place. Considering we had three World Championship debutantes and a horse extremely inexperienced at this level [Holly Smith’s nine-year-old ride Hearts Destiny], it was a remarkable achievement,” said Di. The top six finishers at WEG — USA, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Australia — plus host nation Japan, have now guaranteed their places at the next Games.…

EDREDON BLEU The Queen Mother Champion Chase and King George VI winner has died aged 26. Formerly trained by Henrietta Knight and owned by Jim Lewis, the French-bred gelding retired from racing at the age of 13. DONNPERIGNON The medal-winning dressage horse has retired aged 19. He competed at every Olympics, WEG and European Championships from 2010 to 2017 with Germany’s Christoph Koschel and Denmark’s Anna Kasprzak. APPALOUSIE FIREFLY Pam Jordan’s long-serving endurance horse has died aged 36. The Crabbet Arabian/Appaloosa competed in international and national rides well into his 20s, before enjoying an active retirement.…

International grand prix rider and trainer Anna Ross told H&H she believes the study is a stepforward. “I wholly believe that a lot of horses are overtrained,” said Anna. “Horses certainly do not forget [what they have been trained]. I think going round and round an arena repeating a movement one after the other on a daily basis is a bad idea. “We don’t want these horses to be servants, we want them to have joy in what they do. I like my horses to be fit, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to drill them around an arena. With our horses, we train them on a variety of surfaces; we ride them in fields, we ride them in the arena, they go hacking. “We try to really cross-train our…

Top jockey Richard Johnson partnered his 3,500th jumps winner in Britain and Ireland at Warwick on 25 September riding He’s A Goer. Richard is second in the jump jockeys championship. Olympic eventer Pippa Funnell will mentor three up-and-coming event riders through the new Young Eventers’ Programme, funded by the Windrush Equestrian Foundation. Injured eventer Jonty Evans made a special guest appearance at the Equestrian of Sport 2018 evening at Osborne Horse Trials on 28 September. The evening raised £7,120 towards Jonty’s rehab. Paralympic dressage rider Natasha Baker has been shortlisted for the Adidas Sports Personality of the Year award at the European Diversity Awards on 29 November. Four-star eventer Nana Dalton has stood down from competing for the rest of the season. She is suffering ongoing problems as the result…

BRITISH reining competitor Jessica Sternberg, 27, has been cleared of any intentional wrongdoing after a horse she was competing tested positive for the prohibited anabolic steroid, Stanozolol. Jessica was riding her mother Rosanna Sternberg’s Shiners Chic in a three-star reining competition in Katy, Texas, USA (20-21 April 2017) when the positive test occurred. The pair were disqualified from the competition as a result of the test. Evidence submitted to the FEI Tribunal (30 August 2018) showed the substance had been given to the horse by vet Dr McCarroll, who was undertaking a pre-competition check of the horse’s health, but he did not inform anyone he had done so. Dr McCarroll told the tribunal: “Nobody was trying to seek a competitive advantage or do anything that would harm the welfare of…

ONE drum horse, two ponies, a pair of Irish wolfhounds, a couple of goats and a ram met for the first time at the Army’s first ever mascot training camp, where Shetland pony Corporal Cruachan IV, of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was crowned champion mascot. Also attending were Welsh mountain pony Trooper Emrys Forlan Jones, of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, as well as drum horse Alamein of The Queen’s Royal Hussars. They were joined by goats Fusilier Shenkin IV and Fusilier Llywelyn (3rd Battalion Royal Welsh/1st Battalion Royal Welsh respectively), Irish wolfhounds Corporal Domhnall and Ranger Brian Boru X (1st Battalion Irish Guards/ Royal Irish Regiment respectively) and The Mercian Regiment’s ram Private Derby XXXII.…

I have been involved in training the Wylye Valley branch mounted games team for 20 years and am now their senior team trainer. The riders train up to four hours a week, twice a week in the summer and once a week in the winter, while the ponies have a break in November and December before we start again in January. My role is very much voluntary. I used to work for my family’s plant hire business, but now I help my husband on our farm near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, which overlooks Glastonbury. We’ve had a few occasions when I’ve been training the kids in our fields at home while Glastonbury has been going on, which is pretty exciting and very noisy. Most of our training sessions take place…

1 COLIC A potential killer, typically caused by worm damage, dehydration or sudden dietary change. Tackle parasites, ensure a constant supply of fresh, ice-free water and avoid any abrupt alterations to feed, forage or management. 2 FOOT PROBLEMS Wet, muddy conditions or soggy stable bedding will increase the risk of thrush, so pick out the feet twice daily to allow air to circulate and to remove any stones jammed in the clefts of the heel and frog. Foot abscesses are common, usually caused by bacteria from soil that penetrates the white line where the horn of the hoof wall meets the sole. Excessively long toes can cause this junction to “spread” and increase risk of infection, so regular professional farriery or hoof trimming is a must. 3 SKIN CONDITIONS Repeated…

ALICE OPPENHEIMER ALICE rides and trains the successful Headmore horses bred at her family’s stud. She was a member of the 2009 young rider European Championships team, has trained four horses to grand prix and ridden internationally at grand prix level. TRAINING THE STARS DURING a test, Headmore Davina (who is currently winning at prix st georges and inter I) used to back off and consequently get behind my leg at the first halt. Now, however, I almost have her too sharp in the warm-up so that, when she goes into the ring, she’s still forward enough even if she does back off a little.…

REMOTE-CONTROL RUGGING TECH doesn’t yet stretch to changing rugs for you, but if you want to fine-tune your rugging by knowing exactly how toasty your horse is, well — there’s an app for that. Horseware’s Horsepal app and sensor “aim to eliminate the guesswork from rugging”, says Niamh Walsh. “With the increasing changes in seasonal weather, our BETA award-winning Horsepal app and sensor can be used to track and record your horse’s temperature and humidity throughout the day, or solely as an app that will advise you on the best rug for your horse based on their condition, breed, location and weather.” METAL FOR THE MUSCLES RIPSTOP fabric, technical waterproofing and the like are familiar, but what about metal or bio-ceramic powder? Bucas’ Claire Nulty says: “The functionality of fabric…

“WANTED: Master/Huntsman for the Dartmoor Hunt” read the advertisement in a recent copy of Horse & Hound. What an opportunity for someone for the 2019/20 season. The Dartmoor country could not be more different from the Pytchley country where I hunt hounds, although I did have a rare taste of its remote, rugged country — or more specifically that of its neighbour, the Spooner’s and West Dartmoor, when we took hounds down for a joint-meet in March. Every country comes with its own pleasures and challenges. Their then master and huntsman, Henry Bailey, had brought their hounds up to us in January, having visited us minus hounds occasionally before. I think he enjoyed being able to be right with hounds as they draw and check, and therefore getting a really…

London Capital & Finance Plc Osberton, Notts DRESSAGE score completions were the order of the day for anyone looking for a podium finish at Osberton and Izzy Taylor managed five. Two of these came from a pair of new equine faces in her yard — Caroline Hurt and Francesca Fitzherbert’s Conguistador II and The Lancer Stud’s Liscarrow Conista — who finished first and third in the London Capital & Finance CCI2*. The third also earned her a win in the London Capital & Finance CCI* with one of the youngest horses in the field, six-year-old MBF Harley Rebel. “Both two-star horses came to me in July and they’re very different characters,” said Izzy. “Conguistador is a very big personality and when he’s on side, like he was today, he’s a…

CCI2*.— 1, Conguistador II (I Taylor) 28.9,0,0=28.9; 2, Sandman 7 (Y Ingham) 30.3,0,0=30.3; 3, Liscarrow Consita (I Taylor) 30.9,0,0=30.9. CCI*.— 1, MBF Harley Rebel (I Taylor) 30.4,0,0=30.4; 2, Diamond Holly (F Harris) 30.9,0,0=30.9; 3, Belofte (K Tarrant) 31.4,0,0=31.4. 7yo CIC2*.— 1, Corouet (S Bullimore) 25.5,0,0=25.5; 2, Calmaro (L Collett) 27.9,0,0=27.9; 3, Celus D Ermac Z (A Clark) 28.8,0,0=28.8. 6yo CIC*.— 1, Weston Goodfella (O Townend) 27.0,0,0=27; 2, Emerald Jonny (P French) 28,0,0,0=28; 3, Flash Cooley (E Halliday-Sharp) 28.7,0,0=28.7.…

OI.— 1, Quicklook V (G Tattersall) 20.9,0,0.8=21.7; 2, Topaze Du Plain (R Scalisi) 23.6,0,0=23.6; 3, Isaac Newton (J Rimmer) 32.7,0,0.8=33.5. int sec A.— 1, Morelands Casanova (S Milnes) 30,0,9.2=39.2; 2, Ferona (D Morgan) 37.1,0,8.4=45.5; 3, Duke Of Champions (D Jocelyn) 32.3,0,14.4=46.7. sec B.— 1, Corriebeg Vivendi (F Scala) 30.5,0,0.8=31.3; 2, Feroza Nieuwmoed (R Kitajima) 30,0,1.6=31.6; 3, Vivendi Time (S Milnes) 27.7,0,7.2=34.9. int nov.— 1, Fernhill Aldo (L Lockwood) 33.9,0,0=33.9; 2, Todays Special (D Sheerin) 34.1,0,0=34.1; 3, Dancing Ghareeb (A Bragg) 31.1,4,0=35.1. ON.— 1, Jockey Club MJI Wendy (A Ho) 31.5,0,0=31.5; 2, Pao Des Aucels (L Lockwood) 33.8,0,0=33.8; 3, Djakota EB (C Pearce) 34.8,0,0=34.8. nov sec E.— 1, Connador (J Campbell) 24.8,0,1.2=26; 2, Caraghs Royal Quality (V Panizzon) 25,0,1.2=26.2; 3, Barley Sugar Twist (J Ferguson) 29.8,0,1.6=31.4. sec F.— 1, Dolley Phantom…

IN.— 1, Friendship VDL (A Millar) 30,0,1.6=31.6; 2, Finesse Aspida RS (T Cheffings) 30.7,8,0=38.7; 3, Dalsaans Hasty Prince (R Foster) 35.2,4,2.4=41.6. ONu18.— 1, Strike A Pose (E Jowett) 33.5,4,12=49.5; 2, Carnsdale Mr Cool (P Muirhead) 37.3,4,15.2=56.5; 3, Imperial Trump (A Procter) 32.3,12,24=68.3. nov.— 1, Cooley Rehy Time (S Milnes) 30,0,10=40; 2, Langaller Sea Fox (A Lucas) 34.3,0,6=40.3; 3, Emerald Spirit II (J Roome) 33,4,6.4=43.4. BE105 sec L.— 1, Asparagus (G Bolt) 27.3,4,0=31.3; 2, PBW Mullagh Murphy (J Dart) 26.5,4,4=34.5; 3, Classicals High Flyer (S Heal) 27.8,0,6.8=34.6. sec M.— 1, Corrieview Merlin Magic (J Rogers) 25.8,0,8.8=34.6; 2, Urlingford Tom (B L Liles) 29.8,0,5.6=35.4; 3, Aztec Exclusive (S Barden) 31.5,0,8.4=39.9. BE100open.— 1, Mounttemple Mistress (J Rimmer) 28,0,1.6=29.6; 2, Honey Bunny II (F Cullen) 31.5,0,1.6=33.1; 3, Lady Griz (L Henretty-Lee) 32.5,4,0=36.5. BE100ou18.— 1,…

THE way things worked out in Tryon wasn’t what I wanted from what was definitely my final World Equestrian Games (WEG) — an event at which I have never had any luck. People had high expectations of the New Zealand team, perhaps higher than our own; I think we were hopeful, rather than overconfident. Full credit to the Brits — they had four very good riders and horses and produced the goods, as did the Irish in silver. We had a slightly alarming introduction to the whole thing. We were staying at a vineyard close to the venue, and had three golf carts to get into it via a back route. The first time we set off, we got lost, finding ourselves in a yard, where a woman on a…

Prelim 19 silv (A Duck, D Peacock, J Catling).— 1, Giolita (M Percy) 70.9; 2, Spirit Of Equites (A Daros) 70.07; 3, Zuvola (H Cannon) 70. brnz (A Bostock, C Lycett, S Barr).— 1, Annie V (R Punch) 69.72; 2, Trojan Warrior (E Sears) 69.24; 3, Clohessys Sinbin (M Parish) 68.75. u21 (C Alston, A Dane, F Langley).— 1, Glasson Lad (E Powell) 69.58; 2, Athlone Jill (J Byrne) 69.24; 3, Dreamy Gent (K King) 67.5. nov 23 silv (J Black, P Connolly, A Hooper).— 1, Frank Sinatra I (C Babbs) 70.69; 2, Loriens Graceful (J Williams) 68.61; 3, Whiskey Bandit (R Pearce) 68.12. brnz (S Butterworth, S Barr, S Laurens).— 1, Foxglove UCS (J Hill) 71.11; 2, Ireldo L (L Green) 69.03; 3, Quick BZ (S Andrews) 69.03. u21…

THE world of championship sport is rather like a travelling circus, with the same people going round and round in a four-year cycle. Each country that hosts a championship has its own challenges, and Tryon had many, stepping up when Bromont dropped out with an ambitious plan to deliver the World Equestrian Games (WEG) on a world-class site in just 18 months. On first sight, the Tryon venue didn’t look good. The entrance, VIP areas and the press office were still under construction, and the grooms’ accommodation in mixed tents was totally unacceptable. Merry hell was quite rightly raised, the British Grooms Association helped lobby for change and tents were quickly swapped for acceptable cabins. They were in the car park and a bit of a trek from the stables,…

Solihull Riding Club, W Mids HUSBAND and wife team Jess and Adam Botham cleaned up with five wins between them during the five-day meeting, including two Blue Chip qualifiers. Jess convincingly claimed the Blue Chip Dynamic B&C with more than three seconds in hand on Spencer Roe’s Dutch-bred Gusto. “He’s lovely but he was very fresh in the first round; he hasn’t jumped since Arena UK a week ago,” said Jess, who got the ride less than two months ago. They were the only pair to attempt the ultra-tight inside turn midway in the jump-off. “He was brilliant and so good behind, he flicked away then dropped into the turn to get inside a wing. That turn won the class, the rest of the course I could just jump in…

KBIS British nov.— 1, Ippolito (C Crow); 2, Cassino Diamond (C Harding); 3, Ince II (H Stevens). Nupafeed Supplements discovery.— 1, Chavon (E Sargeant); 2, NBE Temple La Belle (O Coles); 3, Best Of Both (C Crow). 1m.— 1, Zodiac Z (G Marshall); 2, Koblesse (L Foster); 3, My Ballyglass De Reve (C Saunders). Connolly’s Red Mills newcomers.— 1, Hanima (M Townshend); 2, Reenmore Chatterbox (C Gunning); 3, Phoebe Red Rivers Pride (M Swanne). 1.10m.— 1, Bella XIV (V Edwards); 2, Diplioma B (C Robertson); 3, Contrichta (A Kent). Equitop Myoplast Foxhunter/1.20m.— 1, Karmijn (S Posnett); 2, Fireball X (G Ellis); 3, Wings Z (Z Potter). 1.30m.— 1, Fireball X; 2, Foesuela (S Posnett); 3, Haya Loma N (M Potter). Connolly’s Red Mills newcomers.— 1, Twinkle Toes HK (A Botham);…

Bloomfields Horseboxes major 1.40m GP.— 1, Ambra II (M Whitaker); 2, Valse De Pepinvast (M Sampson); 3, Lady Lou (L Saywell). BCP Caravans speed Derby.— 1 & 2, Happy Boy & Lux Fabulous (P Barker); 3, Muckno Princess (H Wainwright). Dodson & Horrell six-bar.— 1 eq, Frau Antje (N Benterman), Elucar V E (J Whitaker) & Uforia JX (S Billington). Dodson & Horrell puissance.— 1 eq, Edelboy VD Renger (M McLeish), Millfield Baloney (C Sketon) & Florida VDL (I Bussey). Shearwater Insurance mini major.— 1, Valencio (D McCoppin) & Barracurra Jellybaby (T Kyle); 2, Landown Illusion (H Hammond) & Newtown Mighty Max (D Saunders); 3, Midnight Time (D Wise) & Buddy II (A Diaper). Trevor Burrows memorial 1.30m GP.— 1, Lovarno (J Whitaker); 2, Doobally (E Ward); 3, Dalton W…

Berkeley, New Park Farm, Glos TEAM RIDE AWAY III scooped the first Skinner’s Pet Foods open qualifier of the autumn season, with a measured round that took firm conditions into account. Joe Stevenson and pocket rocket Xucra gave Amber Cartlidge and Stephen Clark’s less experienced horses a solid lead and, despite running as a three, they always looked polished and confident. They made little of the early hedges and all had a great shot at the drop, a fearsome hedge on top of the hill with a yawning ditch in front. Tight turns at the switchback in the bottom of the valley and the tidiest run through the pen clinched their victory. “It was a brilliant experience for my mare, Cougar, in her first open,” said Stephen, who had suffered…

AMBER CARTLIDGE is a new recruit to Team Ride Away, but made her open debut a winning one, with a rather special horse. “I team chased in novice classes from 13 but had a break to go to university. Then Ben Pauling offered Dave’s Dream to me and he’s the perfect open horse,” she explained. National Hunt trainer Ben is a founder member of Relentless and intended to team chase the horse himself when the Imperial Cup winner retired from racing, but didn’t have time. “Sophie Candy, who manages the teams, said that the Berkeley wasn’t too big and we wouldn’t be going that fast, neither of which was true. I can’t wait to do it again,” concluded Amber.…

Open.— 1, Team Ride Away II (J Stevenson, S Clark, A Cartlidge); 2, Berkeley Balls (H&C Baker, L Lingham, W Biddick); 3, Boring Gorings (C Alexander, D Harrison, J Stevenson). int (speed).— 1, Cunning Stunts (M Paxford, B Campion, J Begley, S Tideswell); 2, Dapper Dobbins Hedgehoppers (H Fitzpatrick, E&T Johnson, S Clarke); 3, Crowd Pleasers II (M Comley, N O’Hara, H Wallace). nov (bogey time).— 1, Thrills And Spills (L Tucker, L Grey, K Judd, S Carter); 2, Berkeley Bonkers (V Vatcher, V Smith, P Mitchard, Z MacGillivray); 3, Not Fast But Furious (E Austin, E Cooper, J Neil, H Sayers).…

‘You find yourself asking after horses when they’re not there, as you would about someone’s wife’ WHAT a difference a year can make. This time last year Jim had just arrived, but I ended up doing all my autumn hunting on the children’s ponies — Custard the wanton palomino, who has moved to pastures new, and Rusty the 12.2hh power pack. Jim had to be nursed through a dodgy back and when I finally got on board he did everything wrong — napped, reared, bucked, and nutted me while descending a steep hill. I would have got rid of him except no one was interested. Funny that. Scampering around our home patch with the hounds this morning, I counted my lucky stars I persevered. Jim loves hunting, totally gets what’s…

WILLIAM FOX-PITT will represent event riders’ views on the FEI’s newly elected athletes’ committee for the next four years. The six-time Burghley winner is one of two Brits voted on to the committee; the second is reiner Francesca Sternberg. Ireland’s Cian O’Connor will be on the panel to voice the opinions of his fellow showjumpers. They are joined by Spanish dressage rider Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, endurance rider Tarek Taher from Saudi Arabia and Germany’s vaulter Kristina Boe and para dressage rider Angelika Trabert. There is a tie for the driving representative between Hungary’s Vilmos Jámbor and Germany’s Mareike Harm. A second round of online voting will take place from 1-10 October, with the result due to be revealed on 12 October. “The athletes’ viewpoint is central to the global decision-making process”,…

NEW equine identification regulations making it a legal requirement for every equine to be microchipped (news, 29 March) came into force on Monday (1 October). The British Horse Council has welcomed the new legislation, which it hopes will result in greater protection against theft, the spread of disease and neglect. The details of all equines must be stored on the Central Equine Database (CED). Owners of horses born before 30 June 2009 will have two years in which to ensure they are microchipped, with horses born after this date already required to be chipped. Any changes in ownership or status of a horse — for example, if they are put down, lost, stolen or signed out of the foodchain — need to be made to the horse’s passport-issuing organisation, which…

INFORMED FEEDING FOR HORSE HEALTH THE new annual British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) feed awareness week will run from 10 to 18 November. The initiative intends to dispel feeding myths and improve equine nutrition knowledge among horse owners. It is supported by the British Horse Society, the Pony Club, British Riding Clubs and BETA retail members. BETA executive director Claire Williams said: “By focusing on good feeding practice, separating fact from fiction and helping owners to make more informed choices when it comes to buying their feed and supplements, the campaign will play a powerful role in raising awareness of equine nutritional welfare.” POINT-TO-POINT ELIGIBILITY RELAXED FORMER professional jockeys who have had fewer than 26 wins will be allowed to ride in point-to-points following a change to the rules governing…

CARLO 273 The charismatic grey will retire in a ceremeony at Casas Novas CSI5*, Spain. The horse, ridden by Sergio Alvarez Moya and Nick Skelton, competed at the 2016 Olympics and multiple European Championships. SANDMAN 7 Pippa Funnell’s 2015 European team silver medal-winning eventer is enjoying success under new jockey Yasmin Ingham. The combination finished second in the CCI2* at Osberton. (Report, p52) MOOR HALL SERENADE The star show pony and broodmare, owned and bred by Jennifer Newnham and Mandy Godden, has died aged 28. She won numerous championships, and qualified for Horse of the Year Show and the Royal International.…

VETS A stressed owner with a badly injured horse was also undergoing treatment for a water infection herself. Having travelled to the surgery, she sat there, complete with urine sample, waiting to see the doctor — when the receptionist pointed out she was actually at the vet’s. CLEANING Feel for the rider whose dog tipped an entire tub, and we’re not talking a small one, of molasses all over the tack room floor. That’s sticky stuff, and there’s a lot of it. Still, might “Sorry, I was stuck to the tack room floor” be a good excuse for being late for work? (No go, Ed). RUGS Ah, it’s that time of year again. Visit any horsey social media page and you’ll find someone asking whether or not to rug their…

IT’S Toby’s first season in hunt service, and he had no idea it was possible to be so tired. Hunting has been his obsession since he was 10, and the huntsman of his local pack let him come up front and open gates for him one day. Toby was totally hooked, and a job in hunting has been the only thing he’s wanted every since. Now he’s 18 and second whipper-in to the mighty Duke of Avon’s hounds. After months of hound exercise on bikes, he’s thin and fit. He was caught admiring himself in the valeting room mirror by the stud groom, so he’s been christened “Kate” (Moss) by the kennel-huntsman, which will probably stick with him for the rest of his life. Toby was so excited that he…

THERE is every reason to be positive, whatever your temperament, according to World Class sports psychologist Leonie Lightfoot. “Temperament should not hold you back, provided you spend time and effort on your mental skills in the same way as you do on your physical skills. There is one thing that unites all top athletes; they understand themselves well and work to maximise their strengths as well as working on their weaknesses,” she explains. “Usain Bolt is extremely gifted physically, but he was not just reliant on that — he still needed to train. “Sports psychology is about optimising yourself to perform the best you can — fulfilling your potential. There are three key points. Firstly, everyone is unique and you need to understand yourself and what works for you. Secondly,…

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Doghounds (M Hankinson, T Allen MFH), unentered rest.— 1, Meath Bingo (Quorn Billesdon 16–Passion 14); 2, Meath Peanut (Bicester Halifax 13–Flint & Denbigh Apple 16); 3, Tipperary Anton (Beaufort Hannibal 15–Amazon 14). old English.— 1, Louth Ringer (Randal 12-Lapwing 14); 2, Ballymacad Penknife (Louth Randal 12–Penny 12); 3, Louth Richmond (Randal 12–Lapwing 14). couple.— 1, Co. Limerick Tinder & Tiger (Sizzler 12–Treason 12); 2, Meath Billy & Bingo (Quorn Billesdon 16–Passion 14); 3, South Union Hannibal (Beaufort Hannibal 15–Crystal 14) & Hazard (Beaufort Hannibal 15–Cassandra 15). unentered ch.— Louth Ringer. res.— Meath Bingo. entered couple rest.— 1, Meath Lancer 17 & Ladder 17 (Bicester Halifax 13–Tipperary Linnet 14); 2, Louth Racer 17 & Ranger 17 (Randal 12–Tipsey 13); 3, Tipperary Biggins 17-Baker 17 (Zetland Woodcock 09–Blister 14). entered two-couple.— 1,…

SARAH BULLIMORE’S seven-year-old winner Corouet (pictured) is by the same sire, Balou Du Rouet, as her four-star ride Reve Du Rouet. Balou Du Rouet also sired Wills Oakden’s Ballbreaker SD (fourth in the CCI2*). Balou’s own sire, Baloubet Du Rouet, showjumped under Rodrigo Pessoa at the Sydney and Athens Olympics. Corouet is out of Sarah’s four-star mare Lilly Corrine and is the first of several home-bred horses the mare produced via embryo transfer before retiring from competition after sustaining an injury at Chatsworth earlier this year. “He has Lilly Corinne’s talent and temperament for sure,” said Sarah. “Both are quite opinionated and precocious, but Corouet is not quite as hot-headed which is a good thing. Another of her progeny, Coroyale, went well here in the five-year-old class and we also…

ON.— 1, Falvaro (A O’Connor) 28,0,1.2=29.2; 2, Breifne (E Dobby) 34,0,0=34; 3, Quantanamo Z (A Hawker) 36.5,0,0.8=37.3. nov sec A.— 1, Monbeg By Design (S Berry) 32.5,0,0=32.5; 2, Cosmos Du Figuier (C Bacon) 30.3,0,6.4=36.7; 3, Indian Prince (M Heath) 30.3,4,3.2=37.5. sec B.— 1, Glamour Girl (N Brook) 32.8,0,0.8=33.6; 2, Royal Beach (M Heath) 27.5,4,4.8=36.3; 3, Hera S (I White) 35.3,0,4=39.3. sec C.— 1, So Chic Des Costieres (N Brook) 28.3,4,0=32.3; 2, Fread Needle (I Macpherson) 28.8,0,4.8=33.6; 3, Vitoria DH Z (G Mason) 26.8,0,7.2=34. sec E.— 1, Gambler VD Beekzijde (C Hatton) 29.5,0,0=29.5; 2, Randalstown Quest (L Collett) 27,0,4.8=31.8; 3, Jamakin Faer Trial (R Canter) 29,0,4=33. BE100open.— 1, Esko (H Norvill) 28,0,0=28; 2, Lawa (K Bambridge) 30.5,0,0=30.5; 3, Lafranco Larry (C Harrison-Gates) 30.8,0,0.4=31.2. BE100 sec F.— 1, Brokenborough Bouncer (M Jackson)…

Bicton Petplan Equine Area Festival semi-final, Devon FAMILY horse Willis scored an emotional prix st georges (PSG) silver win. After an illustrious dressage career with Julia Morris, the 15-year-old KWPN gelding once again rose to the occasion — this time with Julia’s daughter, Rebecca, who took over the ride just two months ago and this time last year had major neck surgery. “I had osteochondroma, a bit like a splint in a horse, which was only discovered when I was X-rayed for shoulder pain,” said Rebecca. “They removed it and fused vertebrae C4 to C7.” Julia added: “She couldn’t walk — it’s a remarkable recovery.” Despite a seven-hour trip from Cardigan, the Obelisk son was on sparkling form and also finished third in the inter I bronze. “Mum has done…

Field House Petplan Equine Area Festival semi-final, Staffs MEL ROWLEY proved to the rest of her family that she can still hold her own, with an advanced medium silver win. “The pressure was on,” laughed Mel. “My husband, Phil, is the reigning champion point-to-point trainer and my daughter, Isabella, was part of the Wheatland’s winning team at the Pony Club regional dressage championships this year, so finishing second was not an option!” Her win came on The Don II, a nine-year-old son of Willem Van Nassau, who was bought after coming to Mel’s for backing. “He’s always had the component parts to be good, it was just whether he’d have the brain,” reflected Mel, who trains with Kate Cowell. “He can be a bit of an introvert or like a…

Inter II silv (T Downes, C Ballantyne).— 1, Shining Light (J Critchley) 62.24. inter I silv (T Downes, C Ballantyne, K Barker).— 1, Spitfire (G Pinson) 67.68; 2, Vermandois (E Taylor) 66.75; 3, DHI Krackatoa (J Hyslop) 64.82. brnz.— 1, Espirito (J Clark) 69.39; 2, Tamaimo (J Stoyell) 64.61; 3, Mister Sampson (L Darby) 63.42. PSG silv (H Bradley, S Kingwells, K Barker).— 1, Quinet Du Buisson Z (J Morris) 68.07; 2, Don Dimitri (J Coope) 67.5; 3, Gunstone Liberty Belle (S Fish) 66.62. brnz (H Bradley, S Kingwells, R Baldwin).— 1, Bojack JX (H Dunning) 65.44; 2, Chanrita M (P Sharman) 64.52; 3, Sam The Man Veldhoek (L Fisher) 64.12. adv med 91 silv (T Downes, R Baldwin, C Ballantyne).— 1, The Don II (M Rowley) 67.31; 2, Chanrita…

THAME organiser Chris Parker’s move to take over Addington Manor next year set some tongues wagging that this might be the final edition of this popular show. Chris was quick to dispel the rumours, saying that despite a weather-induced low crowd-attendance, the plan was to keep the event — launched in 2016 to take over from Thame’s sadly unviable agricultural show — running in this format. “Four of us decided to carry on running it [in 2016] and we fund it ourselves with a sponsor,” said Chris, whose dedicated team spent £3,000 watering the main ring in this year’s challenging heatwave. “I love the ring and wouldn’t want the show to stop. I won a big class there myself as a teenager, it’s my local show and it’s always been…