Innholdsfortegnelse for 16-Mar-2023 i Horse & Hound

IN this week's dressage special, we look at one of the talking points in the sport - whether or no t snaffle bridles should be allowed at international grand prix, instead of a mandatory double bridle (p30). The suggestion is that double bridles should become optional, not that they be banned. There are many riders who argue that the finesse afforded by and required when using a double correctly at the level is the epitome of correct riding. Others counter that some horses don't welcome the extra bit in their mouths, nor necessarily react well to the action of the second bit. These horses would go better at grand prix in a snaffle, so why not let them? From letters we've received, there is a feeling that if you can…

ENABLE The 11-time Group One victor, who won 15 of her 19 starts, had her second foal, a filly by Dubawi, on 11 March. Juddmonte said she is “a quality, tall filly in the mould of her dam”. SARAH D'ARGOUGES The mare, owned by Michel Lancelot and ridden by France's Sebastien Cavaillon, has retired aged 17. They went clear across country at Badminton and Burghley. CUPID MARCH The March Stud's promising home-bred stallion, who won the 2022 Burghley Young Event Horse four-year-old final with Piggy March, has died from colic aged five.…

RACING and rehoming must tell the story of equine welfare much better to promote the positives and counterbalance the voices of those against the involvement of horses in sport. That was a key message from the 2023 International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) last month. Australian sports presenter Tim Gilbert stressed the point. “People need to be proud of the whole equine welfare story and it needs to become part of the mainstream,” he said. “It needs to be part of dinner parties, so if there's someone there who saw something on social media, on TV, or read it in a newspaper, you can give a counter viewpoint to stories that are given out by the anti-racing brigade.” He added that the industry is “not going to convince”…

Email to hhletters@futurenet.com Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. BREXIT DEAD END FURTHER to Graham Fletcher's column (opinion, 2 March), I'm a French showjumper who has been living: in the UK, near Northampton, for the past 15 years. We used to regularly compete our horses abroad until Brexit came along. Since then, we and our owners cannot afford the travel costs and as a result, we are aiming at more shows in the UK. It's obviously nice, but makes us feel more like we're in a dead end, with not many openings for business. HAVE YOUR SAY Do you feel strongly about an issue in the horse world? Write to H&H at hhletters@futurenet.com and please include your full name and address. “We cannot afford, the travel costs…

BRITISH EVENTING (BE) has often come under the spotlight in recent years, and at times the governing body has faced some harsh criticism. So when Mark Sartori threw his hat into the ring to become the new chairman, he was taking on a challenge. When he was appointed last February, Mark was no stranger to the sport - as a coowner of Izzy Taylor's Monkeying Around and former competitor at advanced - but it is his business acumen that is key for this role. He had an extensive career as chief executive of an investment bank and had worked in capital markets, before his retirement from full-time employment eight years ago. He continues to work with companies providing executive coaching and guidance on governance. “A few years ago, I was…

A MARE'S oestrus cycle usually occurs from May to October with roughly seven days of oestrus (heat) and 14 of dioestrus (not in heat). There is anecdotal evidence that cycling is beginning earlier; this may be related to unusual, inconsistent weather. The ovaries become smaller and inactive from autumn to early spring; then the mare's behaviour alters as no hormones are released. It is important to recognise the normal signs of oestrus: • Frequent urination in small volumes • “Winking” (parting the vulva, exposing the clitoris) • Being easily distracted by other horses • Squealing Although this behaviour may be challenging, we must appreciate that it is normal behaviour.…

TRINITY FOOT & SOUTH HERTS BEAGLES 25 February Edited by Catherine Austen catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfaustenl23 Trinity Foot & South Herts Beagles, Cainhoe Manor, Beds IF you are going to go for a day's hunting in South Bedfordshire, where better to start it than under the bedroom window of the hunting lodge where Henry VIII used to stay when he hunted in the area? With clear blue skies on a fresh spring morning and an eager pack of beagles in front of me, we can gloss over the fact that the word “allegedly” should probably feature in that sentence. Senior joint-master Matthew Higgs, who has been master since 1988, had brought 12 couple of beagles to the meet at Cainhoe Manor, a splendid 16th-century, timbered manor house, sitting on top of a…

MYERSCOUGH PREMIER LEAGUE 7-12 March polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 Myerscough Premier League, Lancs MYERSCOUGH has always been a happy hunting ground for Yorkshire-based Becky Moody but even she must have been slightly taken aback at the seam of success that ran throughout the show. Topping it has to be her own home-bred Jagerbomb's win in Sunday's grand prix, the Dante Weltino x Jazz gelding scoring an impressive 71.27% despite a couple of errors, including in the final piaffe. “That was only the second grand prix he's done, so it was pretty good going on his part!” said Becky. “This year is very much about building strength and engine, but there's no doubt that the bigger the atmosphere, the better he is. “There's no doubt that the bigger the atmosphere, the better he…

“IT'S good to be passionate about the same thing,” said PSG silver winner Oliver Gould, whose father and trainer Andrew headed the gold section with Active Solaris. Oliver rode Jane Howard's Feiner Stern II, who competed to PSG level with Andrew before Oliver took over. “I'd just started riding after a three-year break and took my opportunity to train ‘Fonzo’ when I could,” said Oliver, who was recently selected for his first young rider CDI at Addington. “Fonzo has only one eye as he lost the other to uveitis, so he needs to trust. He's smart and I love him like a best friend.” Oliver added: “My game plan was to ride an accurate test and present the horse well. The marks reflected his work.”…

BRACE OF WINS FOR HOME-PRODUCER HELEN LITTLE won both prelims outright at Yorkshire Riding Centre, North Yorkshire, with sixyear-old home-produced gelding Merlot ‘T Hage. “I always wanted a Spielberg, for the temperament, and Merlot has turned out exactly as hoped,” Helen said. BALLERINA IS FOOT PERFECT IN a confident dressage debut, five-year-old Della Ballerina scored a prelim double with Alicia Lee at Burrows Court Farm in Gloucestershire. “She's sharp but quite chilled and takes it in her stride,” said Alicia. “She didn't put a foot wrong.”…

ROSIE HULL celebrated a special BE100 win at Poplar Park on a horse she bred herself, sold and subsequently bought back again last autumn. Jeremiah was one of seven foals that Rosie and her family bred from a mare called Lollipop, and Rosie did all the initial work with him before selling him on as a fiveyear-old. “I'd always really liked him, so when his owner rang me last autumn to tell me she needed to sell him I offered to take him back with a view to finding him a new home,” she explained. “But I enjoyed riding him so much that I bought him back. I have a lot of youngsters at home and rarely get to sit on anything more established, so I've been really enjoying myself.”…

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS PAGE? HAVE YOU WON A CLASS? Email jennifer.donald@futurenet.com within 24 hours of your event and please include a contact telephone number Arena UK laige pony premier, Lines DARCY BREEN picked up her first ticket for the Royal International Horse Show when she headed Saturday's winter JC/JD qualifier with eight-year-old mare Pixie, who she has been riding for iust two months. The 13-year-old is continuing her family's legacy Hickstead was founded by her grandfather Douglas Bunn and both her mother Chloe (née Bunn) and father Shane Breen have won major classes in the international arena. “I'd been trying for ages to qualify with my 138cm, but we never made it,” said Darcy, who has now passed her 138cm ride on to her…

INDIA LATTER had plenty to celebrate when the five-year-old Welsh section A working stallion Glebedale Jumanji, a son of her former HOYS winner, Powys Sprite, went through the card to stand supreme at Mid Wales winter show - on his first ridden outing. The pair began their run by winning the National Pony Society (NPS) pure novice qualifier and section title. India broke him in and he'd been to one dressage competition before today,” said her mother Chris. “The aim is to do some novice classes and qualify him for the Picton final at NPS, in order to prepare him for his open career. We won't rush him or overshow him - he'll also do dressage and fun things too.”…

AMATEUR home-producer Georgie LewisRoberts was surprised - and delighted - to land the Fell Pony Society Peahill Basil annual veteran award with the super-consistent Waverhead Dazzler (Possum), now 21. “I didn't even know that he'd been nominated,” confessed Georgie, who also works full-time for a financial software company. “He was up against ponies from all over the world, so to win is beyond amazing.” Possum is so far the oniy horse or pony to have been supreme champion at both the Veteran Horse Society and Senior Showing and Dressage championships, and is a multi RIHS and HOYS finalist. In 2021, he was the oldest pony in both the Pretty Polly and UKPH amateur finals at Hickstead, and last year he stood supreme at Equifest. AGAINST THE ODDS His feats are…

Quantock Hunt, Cothelstone, Somerset WILL BIDDICK did no harm to his chances of securing the men's jockey championship when riding five winners across the weekend, meaning he is now neck and neck on 22 victories for this season. He rode a double at this meeting, with the first coming in the restricted aboard the Chris Barber-trained five-yearold Joe Cotton. The Mount Nelson son, owned by The Boundary Stables Partnership, ran three times in Ireland and has now made it two victories from two runs in the UK. “He won quite well at Larkhill last time and then gave a good performance today on ground that became quite soft throughout the day,” said Will. “He's for sale.” Will's second victory came in the maiden, when four-yearold grey gelding Jo Arengeot Bey…

Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ NEARLY half of grooms are not paid in line with the law, a survey found, which is pushing people out of the industry. The Equestrian Employers Association (EEA) carried out research as a “dip test” ahead of national minimum wage (NMW) increases on 1 April. More than 200 people completed the survey, the aim of which was to understand how overtime and time off in lieu (TOIL) are treated, and how this affects the NMW. It found that 45% of respondents are paid at or below the NMW but are not paid overtime or taking TOIL. This means their real wages are below the legal minimum. “What we found was expected, as we hear it all the time,”…

A NEW LOOK FOR LUHMÜHLEN COMPETITORS at Luhmühlen CCI5* (15-18 June) will now be vying for more prize money and riding the cross-country in a different direction. Organisers have announced that the winner will take home €125,000 (£111,000), up from €100,000, and course-designer Mike Etherington-Smith said he is changing the direction of his track. There will also be falconry and horsemanship displays and the return of the “Kids’ Cross-Country Fun” on the Friday. HEAVY HORSES TO FEATURE IN SFAS A HEAVY horse class will be added to the roster in the 2023 SEIB Search for a Star (SFAS) series. SFAS hosts qualifiers around the country, offering tickets for finals at Horse of the Year Show and Your Horse Live. “Last year, a Shire qualified and to celebrate this we have…

Dressage superstar Charlotte Dujardin and her fiancé Dean Golding welcomed their first child, daughter Isabella Rose, on 6 March. World dressage champions Lottie Fry and Glamourdale won the grand prix and freestyle at the Den Bosch World Cup qualifier in the Netherlands (9-12 March). grand prix at the Sunshine Tour on 13 March on John and Laura Renwick's Arkuga. Showjumper James Smith continued his winning form in the CSI4* 1.55m Olympic dressage rider Laura Tomlinson is “delighted” to have taken up an ambassador role with Jessie May Children's Hospice at Home. The Queen Consort has been named joint owner of The King's racehorses. The royal couple have horses under both codes with a number of trainers.…

▲ A CHEEKY TIPPLE On average, 220,000 pints of Guinness are downed at Cheltenham not to mention 20,000 bottles of champagne except in 2020, when it was 265,000. Timing a coincidence as lockdown loomed, perhaps? ▲ FALLING OFF A nod to Jeremy Clarkson, who is giving a crate of beer, cider or champagne to anyone who falls off at Thoresby. Has it ever before been better to hit the deck than win? ▲ LANGUAGE A pal trying to find kind words to a rider whose horse had run past a jump asked: “A bit off-piste?” The rider paused. “Well,” she said. “Right words, wrong way round…” ▼ DEALERS Rumours abound that North Korea's Grand Fromage Kim Jong-Un's 10-year-old daughter loves riding, which is all good. Not sure we'd be the…

polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 OPINION GOING back 30 years or so, the British Dressage Convention was a cause of annual excitement. Dr Reiner Klimke and Herbert Rehbein were just two of the legends to have offered their wisdom there. The events were hugely popular as chances for people to see these top trainers were limited due to expense or lack of opportunity, as they still are with riders so busy training and riding. There's so much to learn and as Herr Rehbein needed an interpreter it made me realise that spot-on timing is everything when giving instruction. Dr Klimke was a master at this. The things I took away from his masterclass were detail and precision. Ulla Salzgeber was all about the rider's position and influence and from Herr Rehbein, a brilliant…

HORSE&HOUND ALL IN A DAY'S WORK I grew up in an Eastbourne townhouse, where I had friends with horses, and took riding lessons when I was 12. My parents didn't have much money and, one day, realising my equine passion was here to stay, I asked my mum if I could have a horse of my own. “Of course, darling!” she replied, “you just need to save up and buy one for yourself.” Well, it took me two or three years, working in a burger bar each evening after school, but eventually I had enough cash to buy Molly, who came from Ireland, and is what I'd describe as a “sports cob”. I was 16 when I met Molly, and she was five - we're now 33 and 23, and…

THROUGH refinement of dressage horses, the way they move, their type, conformation and sensitivity have all been altered - and the shape of their mouths has changed, too. “I rode a lot of talented horses, some of whom were more difficult in the contact,” says Peter Storr. “They had a problem with the shape of their mouths - there wasn't enough room for the tongue, so to add in a flat curb bit was uncomfortable for them. “It's so important to look at the shape of each horse's mouth. These days we have more ergonomic bits, and most horses need a curved bit. “Many bits are now allowed - in BD and FEI - to allow maximum comfort.” Michael Eilberg adds: “Modern dressage horses are different to the heavier, stronger…

HORSE&HOUND HUNTER OF A LIFETIME FOR some horses, hunting is a serious business. “Yellow watched hounds and decided to move depending on what they were doing, not the field master,” says Georgina Perry, jointmaster of the Ludlow. “He thought his rider was pretty hopeless and that everything was up to him.” Coffee-housing was definitely out: “He never let me finish a conversation.” Properly Norton Cavalier, Yellow was born in 1990 out of a Welsh cob, by thoroughbred Queens Soldier. Yellow first hunted with Simon Twinberrow at the Worcestershire, then Georgina bought him when he was six. Autumn hunting that year, Yellow “spent rather a lot of the time on two legs.” Georgina eventually realised that Yellow hated autumn hunting: “He never understood why you'd go off somewhere to stand still.”…

HAVE YOU WON A BD CLASS? DO YOU OR YOUR HORSE HAVE A GREAT STORY? Email dressagehighlights@yahoo.com within 24 hours of your win for a chance to feature on these pages Brook Farm EC, Essex LARAGH OSMAN scored an emotional 68.5% grand prix win with AD Ratino. In 2019, a year after competing at small tour for Ireland, the Rotspon gelding was sidelined with a soft tissue injury. Following a comeback in 2020, he then developed laminitis - leaving Laragh doubtful that he'd ever return to full work. “We moved the horses to a yard we'd built and semi-retired ‘Ratti’,” said Laragh. “Over time, he got fitter, happier and stronger. Five grands prix later, he has never felt better - he's bright, buzzy and behaves as if he's the king…

HIGHLIGHTS 4-5 March pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle Poplar Park, Suffolk “IT'S very unlike me to have a win at the beginning of the season - I just hope I haven't peaked too soon,” joked the winner of the sole intermediate section, Sarah Bullimore, who romped home more than 10 penalties ahead of her nearest rival, riding Irish Trump. The rising 10-year-old, who is owned by Sarah's husband Brett and Christopher and Susan Gillespie, has been a complex but rewarding project for the reigning European bronze medallist who acquired him as a six-year-old from an amateur in Ireland. “He's a bit Forrest Gump in that you never really know what you're getting with him, but the raw material has always been there,” said Sarah. “He's a naturally quick horse, which is why we…

SARAH BELLAMY and Letterlough King Hector returned to their happy hunting ground at Poplar Park for a repeat of their BE80(T) win there the previous season. “Last year it was our first and last run of the season as Hector injured a suspensory ligament soon afterwards and I spent until late summer rehabbing him,” explained Sarah, who works for a local roofing company in their accounts office. Sarah has been “camping out” at a friend's farm since the autumn, ever since the livery yard at which she kept Hector closed down. “The hacking is good, but we don't have any facilities. I subscribe to Piggy TV [Piggy March's subscription-based channel] as I figure that if I can't easily have lessons myself, watching someone else have one is the next best…

YAZMIN DAVIS gained momentum after a winter break by heading two classes the Blue Chip Joint RLF power qualifier with Chacoon Star and the 1.30m open with Princess Candy 763. Chacoon Star was imported from Germany and has taken time to hit winning form as he used to be a bit of a handful. “He used to take off nothing nasty, just when he was worried - and we've probably gone through about 50 bits with him and put in loads of flatwork,” Yazmin said. “I've been riding him for just over a year, so it's taken a while, but he's now won a Blue Chip qualifier and stepped up to Foxhunter. He's always had massive scope and ability, he can just be strong, so it's been about getting the…

STEPH PETOandher seven-year-old Connemara, Loughmore Rebel (Button), headed their NPS open ridden class and then stood overall champion ridden NPS silver medallists on their 2023 debut. “Button loves his job and always does everything with a smile on his face,” said Steph. “It was great to have him back out again.” Button's four-year-old full brother, Loughmore Johnny, then won the Heritage novice Connemara/New Forest class and took second in a strong pure novice class. “We're very excited to see what the year brings for these two,” added Steph. Michelle Cuerden was another winning seasonal debutante as her multichampion coloured traditional stallion, Del Boy V - now 19 headed two classes and claimed the chairman's cup. “To say that I am proud of him is an understatement,” said Michelle. “The fact…

HIGHLIGHTS 6-11 March jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey FEW combinations, or rather British combinations, of trainers and jockeys came into Cheltenham Festival in better form than Paul Nicholls and Flarry Cobden, a man who is riding with more confidence than ever, and Gary and Jamie Moore. Whether that has translated to Hermes Allen winning this week's Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Wednesday) or Editeur Du Gite the Champion Chase, we will know by now. Whether it helps get Bravemansgame over the line in Cheltenham's Boodles Gold Cup remains to be seen, but it is better to be in form going into the meeting rather than out of it. Cobden was ice cool on Iceo in the Betfair Imperial Cup, a race that no longer carries a big juicy bonus for any…

gemma.redrup@futurenet.com @gemmaredrup Holderness Hunt, Dalton Park, Yorks JOE WRIGHT celebrated a double of successes, with the first victory coming in the hunt members’ aboard Exod'Ela for local owner/ trainer Mary Sowersby. “He's a good horse on the track and won at Hexham first time out after Mary bought him from Jamie Snowden,” explained Joe of the nineyear-old by Saddle Maker. “It's great for Mary and I'm only on board while his usual jockey, Jack Power, is off with a broken collarbone.” Joe then followed up this victory with a win in the conditions (level one) on the 12-year-old Between The Waters. This was this gelding's first pointing win from four starts, after also being purchased out of Jamie Snowden's yard. “We got lucky as Fresh New Dawn was going to…

HORSE&HOUND GOODNIGHT WITH the children at school and more time on my hands I am trying to get ajob. Something, anything really, that I can do two or three days a week. I went into the search full of enthusiasm. I mean, how hard can it be? Everyone says there is a labour shortage in this country. You can't get digger drivers, shepherds, shop assistants or dentists for love or money. Surely the job market is calling out for a hard-working, middle-aged person seeking something in the minimum wage bracket - admin, waitressing, driving a van - but I've had several interviews now and still no job. The last one was at a whisky distillery which is opening down the road in Wooler. The interview took a speed-dating format involving…

THE exclusive breeding rights to the late record-breaking dressage star Totilas are held by Paul Schockemöhle, a Dutch court has ruled in a dispute over the dead stallion's semen. The case involves Totilas's past owner Kees Visser and Mr Schockemöhle, and has been rumbling through German and Dutch courts for years. H&H reported on an interim decision by a German court to prevent Mr Visser from selling Totilas's frozgn semen (news, 11 April 2021), which was upheld later that year following an appeal. Once the interim injunction proceedings were concluding, main proceedings had to be initiated to conclude the dispute by a final decision. Mr Schockemöhle did so at the Oldenburg Regional Court, and these proceedings are ongoing. At the same time, Mr Visser initiated main proceedings in the Netherlands,…

THERE was a paw performance at the opening Global Champions Tour (LGCT) leg. In Doha (2 March), a cat with lofty ambitions gave the crowd something on top of the usual superb sport. During a 1.45m class, the whiskered warrior cantered round the arena, just before Olivier Philippaerts and Miro were due to start, and the arena crew gave chase. A GCT spokesman told H&H the cat, who may have hoped to be Purr Vrieling, wanted to try the course itself. “It jumped two fences!” she said. “It cleared the bottom pole then ran out, and got a round of applause.”…

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald THE biggest problem we have right now in the horse industry, not just racing, is Brexit. We're all feeling its impact and politicians, Brexiteers and its implementers have let the equestrian world down massively. The problems seem to stem from the fact that all the new legislation was pushed through in such a haphazard way that a lot of industries got forgotten - and there's no question that the equine industry was one of the most forgotten of the whole lot. Politicians have effectively alienated a whole section of the population, but what makes it even more frustrating is a failure to recognise its consequences since. I have no doubt that many of them will have shrugged their shoulders in response to what they believe to be an…

MARES are often wonderful to own as they can be loving, and enjoy company and attention. However, caring for a mare can be difficult at times. Unpredictable and erratic behaviour, which may interfere with a mare's performance, training and management, can be frus trating for owners. Many people think that such behaviours are associated with the mare's oestrus cycle, but in fact they may be due to other problems entirely. It is important to talk to and work with your vet to find the root of such behaviour, so that it may be addressed in a positive way. IS IT HER CYCLE? IT is essential to distinguish if your mare's behaviour is due to her normal oestrus cycle (see box, below), an abnormal oestrus cycle or another issue. Keep a…

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SPOTTING potential is the very essence of what makes sport interesting. Brick by brick, the foundations of Irish dressage are being laid and the tide of green is rising. Irish riders have made history in recent years - qualifying a team for the Olympics for the first time, winning world para dressage medals, breaking records and an increasing haul of international results. That's not to say it's been smooth sailing. There are challenges with being an island nation, and the decision not to send a team to Tokyo was a milestone low in recent years. But the sport is moving on and the future is bright. ” WE have more strength in depth in our senior elite squad now than we have ever before,” says Dressage Ireland chairman Marguerite Kavanagh.…

HIGHLIGHTS 4-12 March The Dutch Masters, CSI5* 's-Hertogenbosch, Amsterdam, Netherlands ALL roads now lead to Aachen this summer for US showjumper McLain Ward and the outstanding mare HH Azur after they won a second consecutive leg of the Rolex Grand Slam after one of the most spectacular jump-offs. “I am so proud of my team and my horse - and a little proud of myself,” said McLain, who is the first rider since Scott Brash in 2015 to claim two consecutive majors in the now four-event series. “The Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping has truly raised the bar of the sport and winning a major is one of the greatest moments in a rider's career.” From a stellar line-up that included eight of the top-10 riders in the world, a…

HIGHLIGHTS 27 February-5 March alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ NPS Area 13, Onley Grounds EC, Warks HARRIET GLENN, 15, made a triumphant affiliated debut with the established Welsh section C campaigner, Glebedale Jonny Depp, to win their class and land the Ringside open ridden title. That was only the start, though, as the 13-year-old stallion also claimed his silver medal and the British Isles area supreme before taking his London semi-final ticket at the head of the Welsh section C qualifier. “He joined us at the end of last year on loan from owners Lauren and Jo Baker,” said Harriet's mother, Lincolnshirebased home-producer Nicki Glenn. “Harriet's been enjoying hound exercising and lots of hacking over winter to get to know him, and they've previously only had a couple of unaffiliated outings.” “They've only…

SAM ROBERTS made a successful affiliated debut with her showing newcomer Brynoffa Safari, an eightyear-old gelding bred by Kevin Walker. “He previously competed at Pony Club and unaffiliated showjumping, and this was only his second-ever show,” said Sam, who won the 70cm training stakes and restricted open workers en route to the worker title. “I really think he's a star of the future.” Sam also deputised for Victoria Edwards-Sonnex to head the Heritage novice and open restricted large breed classes and stand overall champion with the nine-yearold Welsh section D, Sangrug Dusty Bin. In plaited ranks, a new ride for Cerys Holley, 14, came up trumps. Team Holder's charge, Jane Evans’ recently purchased 148cm contender Next Chapter - a seven-yearold by Tiger Attack - was champion in both show pony…