Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

44 Horse&Hound 22 August 2019

Pictures

by BLM

Photography and JUMA Photography

DRESSAGE

HIGHLIGHTS

5-11 August

Side-saddlespecialistsZoeParamore

andthesometimes‘spooky’Esmeralda II

(by Trinco) take advanced glory

AmandaBowie’syounghorseheaded

afreestyleon his novicedebut.

SCOTLAND

Tillyoch EC, Aberdeenshire

Amandarodethe

seven-year-oldWilhelmI to

wina novicefreestyle.

TheDutch-bredWupx Blanc

Rivagebrightbaygeldingwith

fourmatchingwhitesockswas

purchasedinEnglanda year

ago,andAmandaexplainedhe

was very weak and had lost a lot

ofconditionthroughtravelling.

Despitea newfeedingregimeand

vetchecks,it tookuntilthespring

grasscamethroughbeforehe

startedtoimprove.

“He’sbeenoutatprelimfor

arenaexperiencebutthiswasour

fi rst novice. I rode him for a long

ByMELANIESCOTT

timeinthewarm-upashehad

beenhotduringa lessonthisweek

andhefelta littletiredtowards

theend,”saidAmanda.

“Wespentthewintertraining

with Paul Hayler and Niamh

MeehanandI’mhopefulofhis

potential;he’sveryathleticwith

anamazingtemperament.”

Their68.61%musictest

wasriddentoanupbeat1980s

soundtrack,includingWham,

compiledbyEilidhGrant.

“When I tried him, I wasn’t

‘He’sveryathleticwithan

amazingtemperament’

AMANDA BOWIE ON WILHELM I

‘I’mhopefulofhis

potential’:Amanda

BowieandWilhelmI

triumphintheirfirst

novice freestyle together

sureif hehadenoughpotential

togoupthegradesandalthough

hehasprovedstraightforward,as

he’sgotfitterhe’sbecomea little

hotter,”saidAmanda.

AlicePullemledtwoPSG

classeswiththeformerFlat

racehorse Cheeky Wee Red. The

PastoralPursuits11-year-old

chestnutmarewasboughtunseen

fromtrainerAlistairWhillans,

havingraced 22 timesandwon

threetimes.Theymissedthe

regionalsduetoa twistedshoe

causinga smallabscess,butnow

they head to the Area Festival.