Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

38 Horse&Hound 22 August 2019

DRESSAGE

BISHOP BURTON

CPEDI 1/2/3*

7-9 August

dited by Polly Bryan

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@pollybryan

BishopBurtonCPEDI1/2/3*,

Yorks

SARABATESwassuccessful

acrosstheboard,winningthe

one-starnoviceandfreestylewith

ParsleyIIandthetwo-starnovice

andteamtestwithTangoVII.

The18-year-oldhome-bred

Parsleyis byNorthCol,a National

Huntstallionwhostoodatthe

Bates’PoplarStud,outofRainy

Misswhowona coupleofpoint-

to-points.

“Iusedtoeventbuthad

a rotationalfallandlostmy

confidence,”explainedSara.“I’d

bredParsleytoraceandsheis

quick,butI hadnothingtorideso

I thoughtshecouldbea horsefor

meinstead.Shewas 11 whenI was

diagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis

in 2012 andshe’ssteppedupto

theplate.”

Tango,byArkida,wasbredfor

Sara’ssontoshowjump.

Home-bredmaresdominate,while

CharlotteCundalllandspersonalbests

“Iwaslookingforsomething

tofollowonfromParsleyand

decidedtosellTango.I sentherto

JessPalmertosellandshesaid,

‘Whyareyousellinghertofund

a dressagehorsewhenyou’veone

herealready?’”explainedSara.

“She’sa bigstroppybirdbut

she’smyfuture.Thisweekhas

beensurreal;a parainternational

wasthemilestoneI setmyself

andtorideatmyfirstonewas

amazing.Togetresultslikethisis

justmagicalandI’msoproud.”

Saraarrivedhometoa Union

flag-adornedstableyard.

“Iliveinbetweenallthe

SkeltonsandsomeofthoseUnion

flagswereoutinforcein 2016

whenNickcamehomefromRio

withhisgoldmedal—I’vea way

togoyet,”shequipped.

MarcelleWard’sgradeIVwins

ByJOPRESTWICH

Home-bred heroines excel

Marcelle Ward claims a brace of grade IV wins with her home-bred

Dornroeschen, topping the three-star individual and freestyle

‘I’m so proud’: Sarah

Bates claims two one-star

wins in grade IV aboard

her 18-year-old mare

Parsley II, whom she had

originally bred for racing