Innholdsfortegnelse for 7-Jul-2022 i Horse & Hound

OUR thoughts are with rider Ros Canter, jointowner Caroline Moore and all of Allstar B’s connections following his death this week. The reigning world champion did a great deal for British eventing and was always a joy to watch across country. “Alby” was a brave and genuine athlete and a horse of a lifetime, launching Ros’s career. We will miss following his appearances, though he leaves a wonderful legacy. As we lurch into school summer holidays, I trust many young riders are entering into the happiest weeks of their year, full of Pony Club camps and days at the yard with like-minded friends, tending to their ponies’ every need while benefiting from time in their company as so many of us were fortunate to grow up doing. In this week’s…

Showjumper Scott Brash was second in the Rolex grand prix of Aachen with his Tokyo Olympic ride Hello Jefferson. The pair finished half a second behind Gerrit Nieberg and Ben 431. Olympic eventer Tom McEwen was third individually in the Aachen SAP Cup with his Olympic silver medallist Toledo De Kerser on a score of 32.8. Britain beat Germany to win the team event. Eventer Bubby Upton, 23, has graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a first-class degree in sports management. Bubby said “all the juggling and tough days” had paid off. Danish dressage rider Cathrine Dufour was on top in Aachen, with five out of five wins across the CDI4* with Bohemian and the CDIO5* with Vamos Amigos. She said “dreams do come true”. Producer Justine Armstrong-Small took…

GOOD WEEK ▲ MUSIC To the US, where a donkey called Monte has been going viral for his singing. Normal donkeys’ voices are loud enough but Monte hits all sorts of notes. Does he sing These are the Brays of our Lives, perhaps, or Mule Never Walk Alone? Or (that’s enough songs, Ed). ▲ ESCAPADES Another donkey was found on the central reservation of an A-road in Yorkshire by passers-by, who tethered him in a bus stop until police could find his owners. Was he given an ASSBO? Or maybe a (that’s enough. Ed) ▲ HOBBY HORSES Hurst Show and Country Fayre organisers hope they may have broken the world record for the biggest hobby horse parade. The show has a history of hobby horse classes, and as it was…

1) Which was the top dressage sire in the world in 2021? 2) Which white horse geoglyph represents King George III? 3) If you were competing at Boconnoc, Three Rivers and the Lion’s Tail, which discipline would you be taking part in? 4) All Morgan horses descend from one sire; what was his name? 5) Which horse did Tina Cook ride in the prize-giving at the 2019 European Championships? Answers from 30 June 1) Steal A March 2) Grey or black 3) Straw 4) Kiplingcotes Derby 5) A snaffle without a joint.…

WITH more red tape than ever before strangling Britain’s struggling riding schools, it’s not easy for children to gain experience riding green, tricky or challenging ponies. This means there is an even greater need for safe and schooled children’s ponies ready for future generations to pick up the reins. Kent-based Kate Spillett rehabilitates Shetlands before rehoming them as children’s all-rounders. They are trained both to ride and drive. “It’s all about how you train them,” says Kate, who has rehomed about 40 Shetlands. “I like to take them out in-hand to see the world. When they are at shows, I will take them up to scary things, like bins and flapping flags, so they get used to them. I think from the point of view of a tiny person, so…

NETIA WALKER has two daughters – Tinks, 13, and Iris, 11. Both had benefited from learning to ride and having a fabulous introduction to hunting with Molly, who was “the most amazing pony”. “We were lucky, ” says Netia. “But then the time came that Molly wasn’t right. She owed us nothing and we owed her everything.” When it was time to make the decision to have Molly put down, the children benefited from being involved in that conversation. “Being countryside-based, they know about the circle of life. They were upset, but we had a long family discussion. We agreed she didn’t deserve to be in pain. Because the children are hands-on with their ponies, they could see for themselves that she was uncomfortable, her eyes weren’t as bright, and…

TREVOR IS A TREASURE DAFYDD WATKIN JONES and Trevor H (pictured) closed Bolesworth with a meaningful win in the International Arena. Dafydd and the “kind and honest” 11-year-old grey, who won the pony Foxhunter final at HOYS in 2019 with his sister Glain, were the first of two to jump-off for 1.25m glory in the last class of the show. “I had to go for it, but at the same time, as there were only two of us, I didn’t want to go full speed and chase, in case I knocked a pole, so we went for a nice clear, ” said Dafydd, who is coming towards the end of his partnership with the gelding as he steps up to horses. BATMAN AND HULK PROVE UNSTOPPABLE BATMAN and the Incredible…

PART-TIME artist Amelia Halley and her own Wishing On A Silver Star made it three wins from three this season when they topped the sole BE100 section at Launceston (1). The pair had already laid claim to BE90s at Howick (1) and Pontispool (1). “Everything we have achieved this year is thanks to Lucy and Padraig McCarthy,” said Amelia, who started working for the couple once a week a year ago and benefits from regular lessons and mentoring. “Less than a year ago we were getting eliminated, but Lucy has really helped me, especially on the cross-country; Star and I are now on the same page.” Amelia divides her time between working with horses and specialising in equine portraits. “My life revolves completely around horses, but in two totally different…

Share your news story Call 01252 555021 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ BREEDING for temperament over “pizazz”, and taking a leaf out of racing’s book on aftercare were suggested as the way forward for plaited show ponies. Speaking at The Showing Council’s summer conference on 28 June, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher spoke of her concerns and possible solutions. Ms Hamilton-Fletcher, a vet, competitor and coach, who was involved in affiliated showing for years, gave a presentation on “Suitability of show riding ponies and their life after showing”. “I see things from a number of perspectives and I think that’s useful here, ” she said. “Showing has been wonderful for my daughter; it gives an insight into ringcraft, it’s helped with her dressage and eventing. There’s a lot to commend about a showing upbringing…

REGISTER VIEWS ON FARRIER DEBATE THE Farriers Registration Council (FRC) is seeking horse owners’ views on part of its disciplinary process. The FRC has opened a consultation on the standard of proof used at the first stage of the process, as its current position, the criminal rather than civil standard, “may be described as at variance with other regulatory bodies exercising similar powers”. The council said it is “keen to receive the views of the public, and in particular the owners of equines”. • Visit: farrier-reg.gov.uk by 5 August TRAIL-HUNTING ON SHOW AT GAME FAIR THE 2022 Game Fair is aiming to showcase trailhunting in all forms. Each day of the annual event, which runs from 29–31 July at Ragley Hall, Warks, will feature three hunts parading in the main…

polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 AT the time of writing, Fallatijn and I were in action as part of the Nations Cup team in Aachen alongside Lottie Fry, Susan Pape and Lara Butler, with our family’s home-bred Kristjan. It had been a good few years since I competed on a team and I was honoured and excited to have been selected. Aachen is to dressage and showjumping what Badminton is to eventing, and it will be the biggest test that Fallatijn (Finn) has ever faced. It is always special to ride in front of the crowd in the big dressage stadium there, not just for its size and the number of spectators, but because it is also a very educated crowd, who have been known to make their opinions heard if they disagree…

We’ve been going for five years; it was only supposed to be a six-month pop-up to prove the need for inner-city riding. That need, to be around ponies, is the same anywhere. It’s hard to explain the magic they bring to someone who’s never spent any time with them. We love our cats and dogs, but it’s not the same as the camaraderie, trust and friendship you build with ponies. There are five of us running it as a social enterprise and the driving force behind it is my dad. He watched me flourish around horses as a child and understood the importance of letting people access ponies, as well as helping to regenerate the area and putting something back into the community. We teach basic riding up to trotting,…

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International, Cheshire LOUISE SAYWELL’S rising stable star Kingsborough Kasper came of age to score an emphatic grand prix win. The nine-year-old Kannan stallion, owned by Ian and Ruth Dowie and bred by Cliodhna Carroll, was the FEI leading seven-year-old in the world in 2020, and has graduated from child prodigy to back-to-back international grand prix winner. “He wants to win. He loves being competitive as much as I do, ” said Louise. “This was a big step up as he hadn’t done a 1.50m before, but he has a lot of talent.” The pair came into Bolesworth on the back of glory in a CSI2* grand prix at Keysoe (report, 23 June), and have now scored top-five placings in four consecutive grands prix. “He…

FEISTY mare G Zara Zing showed she was back at her best following a careful return from injury with a brace of wins. “It’s been a long time coming, ” said rider Joanne McGlory, who acquired the 11-year-old mare from Elsa Black two years ago. The partnership were flying, before injury brought their plans to a halt. Joanne gave her a year off and gradually brought her back into work. “We’ve been building her up, and I feel now she’s the horse she was before her injury, ” said Joanne, who was riding for owner Samantha Sellers and trains with John Ledingham. “She just loves the work, she loves to jump. That’s why I’m so pleased. You’re always pleased when you win, but I’m a little emotional because I feel…

pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle Baileys Horse Feeds Somerford Park (2), Cheshire TOM WOODWARD led throughout to win the Baileys Horse Feeds CCI3*-S on his own Low Moor Lucky, with impressive performances in all three phases. The combination added just 0.8 of a cross-country time-penalty to their dressage score of 24.6 to win by nearly four marks. “He is an absolute hero with the heart of a lion, ” said Tom who has been in top form of late, coming to Somerford off a win in the CCI2*-S at Nunney with another ride, Jaeger Master. “I got Lucky when I was 16 and just coming off ponies and he’s done way more than anything I could ever imagine. He’s been foot-perfect here apart from a minor misunderstanding at the second water – we…

A HORSE who only a year ago had an indefinite competitive future is now being described as “Mr Consistent”, by his owner-rider Sophie Isaccs. Shanbally Duffy, a 15.2hh part-Connemara lockdown purchase, defied the odds to win BE90 section J at Alnwick Ford (1). “A couple of months after I bought Duffy he started having soundness and performance issues and was subsequently diagnosed with a sacroiliac injury,” explained Sophie. “I spent seven months rehabbing him, only for him then to injure his deep digital flexor tendon [DDFT] on the same leg, which required further rehab.” Although the pair were eventually back on track, neither Sophie nor the vets at Scott Mitchell Veterinary Care were sure how much work Duffy’s fragile limbs would withstand. “I started doing bits and pieces again, but…

alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ North of England Summer, Arena UK, Lincolnshire A HIGHLAND stallion in his first open season pulled out all the stops en route to the top spot in a hotly contested Andrews Family £1,000 ridden native supreme. Lancashire producer Vikki Smith had Lynda Johnson’s super typey nine-year-old Finglands Braveheart (Ernie) right on song to lead the 17-strong finale. “For a £1,000 supreme, we wanted something to sparkle and the Highland certainly did, ” said judge Debbie Harrod, who officiated alongside British Show Horse Association chairman Nick Thompson. “He’s a beautiful stamp, very light on his feet, sat up and looked through his bridle, and really used himself. He also gave a brilliant gallop.” Ernie was following in family footsteps as his sire, the Stanfords’ multi-garlanded Benbreac Of Croila, also…

A HORSE bought out of Ireland for the hunt field landed his first ever HOYS pass as he flourished over the meaty rustic qualifying track provided by Kevin Millman. Laura Juniper was in the saddle of her stepfather Derek Ricketts’ Renaissance Man (Rodney, pictured) to jump one of few clears. “It was a lovely course to ride, but every fence needed jumping, ” said Laura, who made use of nine-year-old Rodney’s hunting experience to clear each obstacle, which included walls and ditches, with ease. “It rode really well if you established a good, forward hunting pace. Rodney really shines around this kind of track.” Derek bought Rodney, a former hunter hireling, three years ago to continue his path as a hunt horse. “I didn’t have anything to ride last year…

catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123 WE now find ourselves at the end of June, puppy shows are in full swing and hound shows are all building up towards the Festival of Hunting at Peterborough. Our puppy show here at the Pytchley with Woodland was a great success, with the young entry showing confidently for our judges Daniel Cherriman MFH and Chris Bowld, retired huntsman of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale of 25 seasons. To have two such senior men putting them in order was a real privilege and I thank them for joining us on our highlight day of the summer months. Our puppy walkers did the hounds proud as always and I hope they enjoyed their day, which is the hunt’s way of thanking them for their efforts and patience in walking…

FROM an inauspicious riding school start to top-level jumping, the legendary Strawberry Mojo propelled several riders in the 1990s to pony stardom, including current Olympic individual gold medallist Ben Maher. Mojo was idolised by riders of that generation, the poster that pony-mad kids had on their wall, the one that every budding showjumper wanted to ride. “My best memory was winning in Italy, ” says Ben. “It was a big class [Verona grand prix] and they paid lira back then and it seemed like we’d won millions – there were lots of zeros at the end. “She was mareish with lots of blood and energy, had the wow factor of being coloured which made her stand out, but most of all she was a real winner.” Memories of her “pony…

BUVEUR D’AIR JP McManus’s dual Champion Hurdle winner and eight-time Grade One victor Buveur D’Air has been retired. The 11-year-old, trained by Nicky Henderson, won £1.23m in his career, winning 17 of his 27 races. KEYFLOW NOP Dutch eventer Tim Lips’ world team bronze medallist, with whom he came seventh at Badminton, has died aged 25. Peter Eck’s gelding was produced by Tim Price, then ridden by Anna Siemer before he went to Tim Lips. REBELS FLIGHT Sarah Parker’s Connemara has died aged 26. The gelding won at major shows and claimed his section of the mountain and moorland working hunter pony final at the Royal International on three occasions.…

alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ THE last couple of weeks in June are always the busiest time of the year during the show season, as several major fixtures, including some of the biggest county shows, run during this period. Shows are held back to back – and some even overlap – during this week in the calendar, which is hard for everyone as we can only do so much with our animals. It’s a bit of a shame, as after this manic stretch finished on the weekend of the 25 to 26 June, there is now a lull of around three weeks until mid-July. This busy period probably accounts for some of the dismal entries in Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualifiers. While some shows have seen strong numbers, there have been…

Need to know CAN YA MAKAN Age: 16 Breeding: Holstein by Canturo out of Aroma (by Fier Du Lui) Rider: Shane Breen Breeder: Gerald Lenaerts Owner: Team Z7 (Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum) Greatest achievements: first Hickstead Derby 2022; second Hamburg Derby 2019; first Championnat of Hamburg 2019; first CSI5* Manama Rose show stakes at Royal Windsor 2019; first CSI5* Negrita Cup, Barcelona 2018; first British speed classic at the Royal International 2018; first CSI2* Keysoe grand prix 2018; first CSI4* Derby trial at Hickstead 2018; third in Hickstead Derby 2018; equal first in five-fence challenge, HOYS 2017; first CSI2* grand prix Mijas with Marion Hughes, 2015. RIDER SHANE BREEN “IT was never the plan to go and jump Derbies with Can Ya Makan, but I tried…

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“WHEN my non-horsey parents bought me a pony with a bridle, I didn’t tell them for six months we needed a saddle, too, for fear they might sell the pony, ” laughs Annette Frazier. Having just celebrated 50 years teaching with the South-West Devon branch of the Pony Club, Annette has witnessed countless children desperate to keep hold of their ponies, such is the wrench of losing them. The idea of experiencing emotional turmoil because your parents have to sell your pony may feel like the most first world of first-world problems. But it is worth considering and being prepared to support children through this. As Elaine Freeman, a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) psychotherapist and equine facilitated psychotherapist (EFP), says: “Whatever problem a child has, if it’s causing them distress,…

polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 Sparsholt College Celebration of Dressage, Hants “THIS time last year he had laminitis and three foot abscesses, and no one knew if he would recover,” said Gracie Catling of Qwinton, who scored outright wins at novice and elementary. The 14-year-old Quaterback gelding, whose scores never dropped below 73%, also secured second and third places at the levels. “He’s coming along well,” added Gracie, who started riding Qwinton for Anke Hoeffler in January after the horse had spent time out on loan in Germany. “We qualified for the regionals earlier this year and we’ve just returned to competition as I’ve been doing my A levels. Our scores have gone up, as we now know each other well and he’s becoming fitter, stronger and more able to cope with the…

AS bad habits go it’s a minor one, but I should probably ditch it all the same. I am addicted to weather apps. Can’t stop looking at the things. It’s fine in the winter, I take what comes my way, but in the summer, I want to wear shorts and feel the sun on my back. What I am hoping to see when I study the forecast for the fifth time in a day is sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s. It’s a behaviour which, in “wellness” speak, “does not serve me”. We live in Northumberland. The clue is in the name. Really, I should accept that warmth is fleeting and get on with my life. This morning, the sun was blazing in the sky when I got up…