Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

22 August 2019 Horse&Hound

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Pictures by Equinational

EditedbyAlexRobinson

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‘BEYOND

EXCITED’

SEVEN-year-oldIslaSmith

madesurethejourneyfrom

Scotlandwasworthwhile

aftersheclinchedherfirst-

everHOYSticket.

Islarodehermother

Laura’sColnePedrotoa win

inthelead-reinponyofshow

huntertype.LedbyCharlie

Cousens,five-year-oldPedro

waspurchasedfromRachel

Brightmorea fewweeks

beforetheshow.

“Wewereabsolutely

beyondexcitedwhenthey

wereannouncedasthe

winners,”saidLaura.“It

wasour

firsttimeat

Malvernand

it wassuch

a lovelyshow.”

FIRST

HOYS

TICKET

stoodchampionatDevonCounty

andMidlandCountiesthisseason.

SimonCharlesworthproducedthe

fillyfortheearlypartoftheyear,

beforeshereturnedhomefora

shortholidayinJuly.

“Simon’sawayonholidayso

JulianQuineyandJamieFrost

havestoodinhere,”saidCathy.

“Simonwillalsostartbacking

herbeforeshereturnshometo

Devonforwinter.”

STRONGCUDDY

QUALIFIER

ANOTHERDevon-bredfilly

wrappeduphersuccessfultrip

toMalvernbyclinchingthe

prestigiousCuddybreeders’

supremein-handtitle.

DowhillsMonAmi,a riding

ponyyearling,wasoneof

the 18 finalistsafterwinning

theyoungstockridingpony

championship.Producedand

handledbyanoverjoyedIan

Boylan,thebayfillybyLlanarth

AristocratwasbredbyJaneCross

andis outofDowhillsJubilation.

“Mychampionjusthadthat

wowfactor,”saidjudgeDale

Atkinson.“Icanpictureit inits

futurelifeasa showpony.Itwas

anexcellentclassastheywere

allgoodrepresentativesoftheir

breeds—it tooksomesorting.

“Mywinneris a beautiful

animalwitha lovelyshoulder

andgreatconformation,andit

announceditselfasthewinner

whenit cameinthering.”

SpringbourneCapricorn

stoodreserveforthesecondyear

running.TheWelshmountain

ponystallionbyCascobRedKite

outofSpringbourneCoronais on

leasetoMarkandLizKilbeyfrom

hisDutchownersGerritandLeny

vanBeek.Theeight-year-oldis

greatformwithchampionship

winsatKentCounty,Lincolnand

SouthofEngland.

“He’sbeenreserveinthe

Cuddythreetimessincewe’vehad

him,”saidLiz.“We’veusedhim

tocoversomemaresaswelland

we’vehadsomeverypromising

foalsbyhimthisyear.”

WolferlowEsperantoand

JosephineReadytookthe

KellythorpeStud£1,000ridden

showpony/showhuntergold

medalfinal.The11-year-old

chestnutgelding,byLibro,is

contestinghisfourthseasonin

theshowringwithJosephineand

haspreviouslystoodchampion

showhunterponyattheRoyal

International(RIHS).

“We’velightlycampaignedhim

thisseasonduetomydaughter’s

A-levelexams,buthe’sa dreamto

ride,”saidownerSarahReady.

“Leo”,ashe’sknownathome,

‘They were all good representatives of their breed’

CUDDY SUPREME IN-HAND JUDGE DALE ATKINSON

Kelly Jones’

Skaergardens Delicious

Love heads the coveted

Shearwater ridden final

Left: Springwater Tamara stands

HOYS mini M&M champion