Innholdsfortegnelse for 27-Jul-2023 i Horse & Hound

CARL HESTER and Coral Ingham's Imhotep, or “Pete”, graces our front cover this week. Those not already familiar with Charlotte Dujardin's latest top ride will enjoy getting to know this fabulous character (spotlight, p26), who is likely to be vying for medals at the next few championships. In his earlier days, Pete had a penchant for bucking, and deposited many who rode him in the sand, but as Charlotte puts it, “I think he met his match with me“. Now he puts that athleticism to good use, powering through grand prix tests and looking more than capable of adding to Charlotte's medal haul. He will have his work cut out against reigning Olympic champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera at the Europeans this September, not to mention Britain's Lottie Fry…

IN THE NEWS DON CARA M Sophie Wells' Paralympic and world medal-winner, owned by Roland Kinch, has been withdrawn from European selection as the 14-year-old gelding has knocked himself. SUBJECTIVIST Jim Walker's 2021 Royal Ascot Gold Cup winner, trained by Mark Johnston who transferred his licence to son Charlie, has retired to stud. He also won the Dubai Gold Cup. FUERTY EMPEROR Jono Fryer's Irish Draught was double champion at the Midlands Irish Draught and Open Hunter show, clinching two hunter titles, despite his bit snapping during the judge's gallop.…

Email to hhletters@futurenet.com Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. WHERE ARE THE PLAITEDS? AS a judge and former show pony exhibitor, I worry about the lack of numbers in plaited pony classes. This could be in part as show ponies are viewed as only for the show ring, whereas mountain and moorland breeds are known for being more versatile. Show pony classes seem to be dominated by produced ponies these days, while the backbone home-producers have swapped to natives. Some have swapped to dressage due to the timing aspect. Classes are often delayed to allow for riders competing in another class, and the judges having breaks. “Could we not give each plaited pony class a start time?”ELIZABETH CREW Could we not give each class a start…

“PETE is bold and full of bravado when he's being ridden, and he was always the naughty boy of the class when he was younger. But I've discovered that underneath that exterior, he is actually a very sensitive chap. When we go away to shows and he's in a place he doesn't know, the bravado disappears, and he will just stand quietly, usually behind me, and watch what's going on. He's not the one up at the door demanding attention, which you might think. It's as though he's not quite sure how to conduct himself. “Because he lives out at home, we do a lot of hand-grazing with him at shows. At the World Championships last year, he was grazing near the lungeing pens when one of the massive vaulting…

FOR anyone wanting to reach the top in eventing, the 2018 world champion and reigning Badminton winner Ros Canter is the ultimate role model. How did she scale the heights of the sport? Much of Ros' success is down to Caroline Moore - whom Ros describes in the foreword to this book as “not only my trainer, but my mentor in every aspect of becoming a successful performer. Caroline is one of my greatest inspirations. Her thirst for learning and improving continues to motivate me every day. “This book can be picked up whenever direction is needed in the training of our horses as well as in rider confidence.“ There can be no greater endorsement of this comprehensive guide for the event rider to support every stage of the training…

• Every transition requires thought, preparation and a planned place to execute it. With good repetition, your horse should have the will to perform it correctly each time. • Every halt transition should be corrected so that it's square; consequently your horse never learns to halt incorrectly. • Every jump must stay on the line on which you have approached the fence, with a focal point to continue the straightness afterwards. • When trotting over poles or jumping a showjump, always line up specific stripes on the poles to be exact to the millimetre. • Take your own fitness and health as seriously as the horse's.…

THE team competition concluded with an unprecedented decision by organisers and officials, which left four teams on the podium, all with different scores. An appeal was made after Austria's Fanny Jobstl made an error of course by riding two left pirouettes, which went unnoticed during the test by head judge Alice Schwab at C. The original results had Austria in fourth behind Germany, Denmark and Britain, but after the appeal, the marks were amended, resulting in Austria ciimbing the ranks into silver. To avoid disadvantaging any team - and stripping Britain of bronze - the decision was made to award two silver medals, to both Austria and Denmark, with Britain retaining bronze. TALKING POINT…

A SLOW and steady approach with her six-year-old gelding Longacres Stuart Little is reaping rewards for Victoria Turner, who rode him to an overall prelim win and a silver section win at Port Royal EC, North Yorkshire. The lofty warmblood, currently standing 17.1hh, is by Samara Fly and out of a Stanhopes Diddicoy mare. “I am allowing him plenty of time to mature,” said Victoria. “He has a lovely attitude to life in general; my grandad has even sat on him. He's genuinely the nicest horse I've had.”…

Myerscough College, Lancs JANET ZALDATS and Crookus Gill revisited the novice 23 test to win, after an unhappy experience riding it last year. “We've been avoiding that test and it was about time we tackled it again,” said Janet, who bought “Corky”, a former master's horse who was also evented by Nicola Wilson, a few years ago and has enjoyed success with him across the disciplines. “We went as positively as we could and I rode him forward into the bridle, leg to hand. I was delighted with him.“ There was a trainer-pupil celebration that night as Janet's instructor Philippa Hamilton won the prelim on 77-29% with five-year-old Vogue Ess.…

TSR AMATEUR SUMMER 15-16 July alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ TSR Amateur and HomeProduced Summer, Stoneleigh Park, Warks AMATEUR and homeproduced riders flocked to Stoneleigh in their masses to contend for 56 coveted Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) places at the inaugural The Showing Register (TSR) amateur summer show. Nottingham-based Samantha Bell was one of the home-producers celebrating a first-ever HOYS qualifier win aboard her Welsh section B, Musbury Prince Consort (Alfie), who went on to lift the mountain and moorland (M&M) small breeds title. Samantha, who owns multiple businesses in the beauty sector, bought the Musbury Consortium 10-yearold eight years ago from Fayre Oaks. He spent the first few years of his life covering and now he fits in around Samantha's busy schedule. “I have two children so Alfie has been…

FESTIVAL OF HUNTING 19 July catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfaustenl23 Festival of Hunting, Peterborough, Cambs FOXHOUNDS MODERN ENGLISH CAPTAIN WALLACE'S mastership of the Heythrop from 1952 to 1977 will remain cast in gold and even created its own vernacular. However, in current joint-master and huntsman Charles Frampton, he has a worthy 21st century successor who has broken some of his Peterborough championship records with the Heythrop hounds. At the end of an otherwise functional morning at the office, with just one win for the green coats, Grappler 21 was extracted from the successful entered couple, which he had won with his brother, Grafter, to claim hunting's most coveted prize the doghound championship. It is a sixth title over five successive years for the pack. “The couples class was the best of the day,”…

Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ THE findings of a clinical trial could bring hope for owners of horses with osteoarthritis with new treatment options on the horizon, possibly for humans as well as horses. In a study published last month in a medical journal, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Gothenburg tested the use of a new drug combination to treat horses with osteoarthritisassociated lameness, and the use of joint biomarkers that reflect the articular cartilage and bone remodelling to evaluate treatment efficacy. The research involved 20 horses with osteoarthritisassociated lameness in the carpal joint. Ten were injected with the new drug combination of sildenafil (Viagra), anaesthetic mepivacaine and glucose - and the other 10 with a…

SAD FAREWELL TO RACING RIDER TRIBUTES have been paid to rider Jordan Smith, who has died aged 29. Jordan was found dead at his employer Kevin Philippart de Foy's base at Egerton Stud, Newmarket, on 15 July. A police spokesman said Jordan's death was not being treated as suspicious, and has been handed to the coroner. A spokesman for Kevin Philippart de Foy Racing said it was with “great sadness” that a member of the team had died, and described Jordan as a “fantastic lad”. Anyone seeking support can contact Racing Welfare on 0800 6300 443 to speak to a counsellor 24 hours a day. All calls are free and confidential. STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PPID THE Royal Veterinary College has launched a study to explore the effects of…

Dressage rider Myles Graham, 16, and Nibeley Union Hit won individual bronze at the junior European Dressage Championships. The team won bronze. Report, p42 Former Olympic event rider Chris Burton and Chedington HazyToulana helped the Australian showjumping team secure Paris 2024 qualification on 18 July. Influencer This Emse joined World Horse Welfare as patron. Esme is a long-term supporter of the charity and rehomed rescue pony Duke in 2021. Olympic champion Ben Maher helped the Paris Panthers claim back-to-back Global Champions League wins at A Coruña and Riesenbeck International. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has saddled his seventh Irish Oaks winner. Savethelastdance was ridden to victory in the Classic by Ryan Moore on 22 July.…

CHECKING The potential buyer of a foal said she didn't think it would get to grand prix. “I looked up the buyer's results and her best score is 62% at prelim,” the seller confided. “The horse might do GP, but will the rider?” HUSBANDS Spotted, an ad from someone looking for a “horse safe husband”. How many are horsesafe? Can one acquire a slightly less safe one and make him so? Hmm. TALES To the US, where a goat was found with its horns badly tangled in a pony friend's tail. They were separated… but it gives a whole new meaning to “a twist in the tale”. FOALS The owner of a foal who had proved challenging to catch was asking the vet about said foal's loose tendons. “There's a…

pippa.roome@Pfuturenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle I LOVE summer weather, but the recent mild storms have been a positive for eventing as we're running on good ground. I competed at Upton House earlier in the month and the rain meant the going was excellent, but the team there always put in a lot of effort - last year they watered to ensure decent footing. Upton's huge entry meant they were able to put on an extra day and deserved to do so. It's a beautiful venue and we're lucky to compete there. I made a conscious effort to walk to the secretary's area at the end of the day to see if any of the host family, the Waley-Cohens, were around to thank them for their effort and say how much I enjoyed their…

Logging with horses first came on my radar when I saw someone doing a demo. I tried some experience days, enjoyed it and carried on. Logging this way is a very low-impact way of managing woodland on difficult and sensitive sites, but the first thing that attracted me was the working relationship you build with the horses. When one of my horses and I extract a difficult piece of timber on a tricky site, we have to try really hard together and when we achieve our aim it's a real “wow” moment. The horses give me their all and that can move me to tears. “The horses give me their all - it moves me to tears” I work full-time with the horses, and work rolls on all year round…

TURNING TIGHT INTO A LINE AND EXITING STRAIGHT THIS exercise is highly technical as it requires balance, obedience and total straightness around a 90-degree turn to jump a fence with no deviation from the line in the air, while being challenged with a narrow fence on landing. It is also a useful exercise to improve jumping technique and to refresh the directional aids. SET-UP AND WARMING UP BUILD two small square parallels with an inviting ground-line on the approach. Then, 13.7m/15yd in front of the fences, lay down a line of poles to denote the edge of the arena. On the landing side of each of the parallels put a small narrow fence on a one-stride distance of 7.3m/8yd. Warm up for jumping, including lots of 10m canter circles, which…

FEI YOUNG RIDER AND JUNIOR EUROPEAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 11-23 July Young rider European Dressage Championships, Budapest, Hungary ANNABELLA PIDGLEY made history when becoming the first British rider to win an individual young rider European dressage medal. the 18-year-old claimed double gold, on top of team bronze. Riding her mother Sarah Pidgley's nine-year-old mare, Espe (Escolar x Dimaggio), Annabella first pulled off a masterclass team test to earn her first personal best of the show (75.15%). Just like Annabella, two other members of the British team were making their young rider Europeans debuts. The first of them, Lily Laughton, earned 69.41% for her team test aboard Alicia Laughton's 17-year-old Danish gelding, Skovborgs Romadinov, while India Durman-Mills and Verity Saul's 14-year-old Jazz gelding, Escade, scored 69.029%. Last to go for the Brits…

HIGHLIGHTS 11-16 July pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle UBS Upton House, Oxon EMMA SILMAN took the top spot in intermediate section D, finishing on her 28.2 dressage score with her own KEC Julies Romance. She bought the mare unseen from the Kennedy Equine Centre (KEC) in Ireland as a six-year-old. “I have quite a lot of horses from KEC, so I have a good relationship with them and they know what I like,” said the 30-year-old, who runs a yard at her parents' home in Congleton, Cheshire. Emma bought KEC Julies Romance, who is by KEC's stallion OBOS Quality 004, intending to bring her on and then sell her, but decided to keep the now 10-year-old after she impressed in their first season together. “If I have time and money she does stuff…

FRANCE dominated on home turf in Jardy, winning the Nations Cup ahead of Belgium, but there were promising results, too, for the Brits, who fielded a relatively inexperienced quartet and took third on the podium. Alex Bragg and Quindiva were the best placed in sixth, while the rest of the squad - Aaron Millar (Cooley Exchange, 19th), Flora Harris (Class Vista) and Mollie Summerland (Flow 7) - all acquitted themselves well and benefited hugely from the international exposure. There was further success for Mollie, who topped the young horse CCI2*-S with the promising six-year-old Mojo.…

BRITAIN'S three squads came home with a team bronze apiece at the young riders, juniors and children's European Championships in Italy. Two riders, Darcy Breen on Kunis (childrenon-horses), and Claudia Moore on Hardesther (young riders), just missed out on individual medals finishing fourth. Darcy jumped clear every day and was one of five from 105 starters to make the individual final jump-off, where she tipped the final vertical. Kunis is owned by family friend Lea Popely, who bred the mare for her daughter Ella, who died in a car accident when the mare was three. “She's very special to Lea as Ella named her and grew up with her, and Lea came to watch,” said Darcy. “I'm hoping to go on and do juniors with her.” TALKING POINT…

PLANS are already under way for next year's fixture after overwhelmingly positive feedback from competitors, judges, spectators and the industry at large. “We had a very successful show with lots of pre-entries but also many entries on each day,” said TSR's Chloe Bingley. “The show provided an opportunity for those who might not have ever done a HOYS qualifier before to have a go at competing at a high standard under experienced judges, but in a slightly softer environment. The atmosphere was lovely; I don't think we've ever seen so many happy tears. “We are currently looking into the eligibility of all the competitors who won their HOYS tickets,” Chloe added. “No qualification is confirmed until a competitor receives written confirmation from Grandstand Media. Confirming everyone's amateur status is not…

THOSE who know me will testify that I am not usually one to leave a dinner party early. Last Tuesday night, however, was a different story. My party almost let out a gasp as I stood up to bid them goodnight just after 10pm. Being asked to judge in the main ring at the Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show is a great honour indeed, and one certainly needs a clear head for the task of sorting through some of the country's finest foxhounds. Even though I was judging the bitches in the afternoon, I had decided to travel down via train the previous evening to avoid any travel issues. This proved a wise move as a cohort had their train and subsequent ones cancelled and didn't make it to the show…

AMONG hundreds of stallion ads is one for the 1891 Triple Crown winner, Common. He was outstanding on the track as a three-year-old and then sold for £15,000 (equivalent to £2.3m) but never raced again. He was unsuccessful at stud, with his fee falling from 200 guineas in his first season to nine guineas by 1909. He did sire one good horse: Nun Nicer, who won the 1000 Guineas in 1898.…

THE newspaper style of the early days of H&H, which was founded 25 years earlier. Colour printing would not be invented until 1910, and the first magazine with a colour scan, Fortune, was printed in 1949. In 1909, the magazine was edited by Arthur FB Portman, the founder's son. He would go on to die in 1940 when his home was bombed. The H&H offices were also destroyed in WWII, but the staff did not miss publishing a single issue during the war. H&H did not serve a purely equestrian readership - it was “a journal for every sportsman”. Within its 16 pages, besides hunt appointments, reports and racing, there are reports on rugby, athletics and build-up to the Oxford & Cambridge University Boat Race. As for the price -…

ANTHONY LORISTONCLARKE ANTHONY, who was an integral part of Catherston Stud, died on 11 July at the age of 87. He was educated at Stowe and Millfield, followed by national service in the Royal Navy before returning to Trinity College Cambridge to complete his degree in mechanical sciences. He worked for Bristol Aircraft and Hovercraft Development, where he was closely involved with the materials used for both Concorde and hovercrafts. “Anthony was absolutely devoted to Jennie and his family, celebrating all th eir successes, as well as those of all the horses and ponies“ THE LORISTON-CLARKE FAMILY He gained a fellowship to Southampton University, where he lectured for many years in marine engineering and metals. Anthony learnt to ride as a child and was proud to have passed his Pony Club…

MEET Emma Taylor and Sparky, also known here as Midlife Crisis Barbie and her Dream Unicorn. Emma and Novato Salvatella, her then 17-yearold PRE stallion, won the best costume prize and the “strictly fancy dressage” class, at the 2022 Veteran Horse Society National Championships. Emma has shared her costume now in honour of the release of the film Barbie in cinemas. “I'm 50, and I thought, ‘Do you know what, why not?'” Emma told H&H. “It's a fantastic class; an opportunity to use your imagination, be creative, and really enjoy your horse.”…

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald I MAKE no apology for returning to the Brexit agreement and its damaging effects on horses and riders who regularly compete at European shows because, if anything, the situation looks set to worsen. With 27 pages of health papers and carnets needed to clear customs, the extra cost compared with pre-Brexit is approximately £1,200 per horse every time they leave Britain. There's testing for some diseases that haven't been seen in this country for more than 100 years. Vets only need to use the wrongcoloured ink for a document to be rejected. And why, in this digital age, is paperwork being hand-signed? To add to the chaos, I understand that competition horses coming back into Britain will shortly need yet another vetting before being allowed to continue with…

HORSE&HOUND IN THE SPOTLIGHT Need to know IMHOTEP Age:10 Breeding: Everdale × Vivaldi Studbook: KWPN Breeder: Tineke Huizing (NED) Rider: Charlotte Dujardin Owner: Carl Hester and Coral Ingham Greatest achievements: team silver World Dressage Championships 2022 (fourth grand prix, sixth special, 10th freestyle); first grand prix and freestyle Windsor CDI4*, first grand prix and special Wellington CDI3*, second grand prix and special, third freestyle Aachen CDI05* 2023. RIDER CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN “IMHOTEP, aka Pete, was so naughty as a young horse. I remember him being ridden by Rob Barker as a four-year-old and I have never in my entire life seen a horse buck like he could. I'd give Rob a gold medal - I have no idea how he used to stay on. Pete just had so much physical ability…

IN this condition, there is an increase in fluid within one or more fetlock joints. The ailment may be associated with the wear and tear of hard work. They are typically seen in stocky animals with upright conformation. Provided the fetlock joint swelling is not hot, tense, painful when squeezed or, most importantly, associated with lameness, they are usually not cause for concern. It may be worth reviewing workload, checking shoeing and hoof balance and monitoring, especially if only one joint is affected. If a horse has a swollen fetlock joint and lameness, consult your vet. Possible causes include: • Acute trauma, such as a joint strain • Infection • Osteoarthritis • Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) • A bone chip or some other fracture A detailed clinical examination from your vet…

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FEI YOUNG RIDER AND JUNIOR EUROPEAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 11-23 July Junior European Dressage Championships, Kronberg, Germany NOT to be overshadowed by their young rider counterparts, Britain's junior team held their nerve during a nail-biting week to take team bronze a week later. The team competition was not without incident (see box), but the British performances were all to be celebrated. It was Europeans debutante Isla Sully who kicked off British team proceedings with a personal best of 71.12%. Isla was riding her mother Cassandra Sully's Lusitano gelding, Vagabond De Massa (Rieto x Xaquiro), a full brother to teammate Mette Dahl's ride, Caporal De Massa, who posted 70.88%. Ruby Hughes added to the collection of plus-70% British scores, competing in her first junior Europeans, with 12-year-old Dutch gelding Classic Goldstrike (Tango…

HIGHLIGHTS 10-16 July Bicton July summer tour week two, Devon ALLANA CLUTTERBUCK'S fortitude paid off when she added a joint win in the area trial to a 1.40m grand prix victory with her dependable 14-year-old gelding Vykinbay. Of the 11 who came forward to jump in Friday's area trial, three combinations went clear round Raf Suarez's track - Sammie-Jo Coffin (Chaccomo Blue), Kathryn Ellison (Chance IV) and Allana. However, the trio elected to share the spoils rather than jump off in the deluge. “The weather was just dreadful,” Allana said. “Three of us had jumped clear and the warm-up was getting deep, so we were all happy to call it quits at that point.” “Elmo” has had some experience of jumping in all weathers, having originally been an eventer. “A…

AFTER competing Welsh section A Withymead Honey Bear for two seasons as an M&M lead-rein with relative success, Kirby Fentiman made the decision earlier this year to trim him out in an attempt to bid for a dream HOYS qualification in hunter pony ranks. I But she wouldn't have taken the plunge if it hadn't been without the guidance from her good friend, Caz Brennand. “We had some success with Bear at local level, even winning a championship at British Elite, but the judges in qualifiers didn't seem to notice him,” said Kirby, who led her six-year-old daughter, Ruby, to move up from second to win the lead-rein of hunter type class at TSR. “It was Caz who said he'd look cracking as a hunter pony, so in January we…

THE previous day's Grand National is among the racing reports, but with no great fanfare, sandwiched between meetings at Lincoln and Rugby. All the reports begin with a round-up of the members of the aristocracy that attended. The 71st renewal of the Liverpool showpiece was a two-length victory for 100/9 shot Lutteur III, ridden by French champion jockey George Parfrement, who would be killed in a fall in 1923. He had been tipped the previous week as “an excellent jockey both on the Flat and over a country [riding] in rather the crouching American Flat-race style, which hardly seems likely to suit the big Aintree fences, but he still knows what he is about and is certainly good enough if the horse is, to hold his own in any company.”…