Horse & Hound – 08 August 2019

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BUSTER

STAY-DRY

SUPER LITE

FLY RUG WITH

SURCINGLES

£115

Protection & Style Combined

SOLICITORONFORMWITH

‘CHEAPASCHIPS’HORSE

KATIECORTEEN,24,fromBurnleyinLancashire,rose 36 places

onForgelandTigerTotintheintermediatechampionship.Katieis a

full-timesolicitor,andkeepshertwohorsesatLoopLivery.

“Theyhelpmemassively,asdomymum,dadandpartner.Jess

DunnhelpsmewithdressageandAndrewMizonhastransformed

myshowjumping,”saidKatie,whofitsit allin“bystartingat6am

andfinishingatabout11.30pm”.

Her Gatcomberidewasboughtasa failedshowhunter.

“Shehadtoomanyscars,buthadneverjumped,

sowascheapaschips,”explainedKatie.“Shecoped

wellwhenweshowedhera fence.Herdamis full

thoroughbred so I hoped she’d have the speed

to event.”

WORKING

RIDER

Cook,who’sdonemoreto
promoteex-racehorsesaseventers
thananyone?Leadingfromthe
dressage,shewasoneofonlytwo
insidethetime,ontheShirocco
sonDavidCricket,whois outof
theprolificLadyCricketandwas
trainedfora timebyAlanKing.
“He’soneofthemostlaid-back
I’ve ever had, and absolutely loves

hisnewlife,”saidTina,whorode

himcross-countryinjusta snaffle

andnomartingale.“Showjumping

hasbeenthehardestthingfor

him,butit tookMinersFrolic[her

Olympicsilvermedal-winning

mount,andanotherformer

racehorse]a whiletoo.”

Withthehorsenowownedby

some of Tina’s longest-standing

Pippa Funnell and Majas Hope score first place in the advanced class