We decided to take a quick detour before we left for the Royal International to Mid Herts at Keysoe where again the rain poured…. Nat and Goldsmark went superbly to finish second in a very strong novice cob class and Simon and Morrows Marksman were open cob champions…
Then we headed from our base at Hickstead to The New Forest Show where Nat and Colourprint won a huge coloured HOYS qualifier and stood champion. What a great result.
We then headed back to RIHS where Victoria Buckland and Cobswallop gained two seconds in both the open Maxi cob and the Amateur class. A fabulous result for them.
Then Simon and HW cob Morrows Marksman (Bentley) were pulled top in their class but unfortunately went to second after Bentley found the deep mud a little too heavy going and struggled slightly with the ride judge. The weather unfortunately turned the rings into a mud bath. They still managed a great spin round in the main International arena though, which is a real achievement.
After a week away at Hickstead and feeling completely exhausted, we then headed, with a days rest to Bakewell show where simon and Wulfstan Fenman picked up their Heavyweight Hunter HOYS ticket. This horse normally just contends coloured classes and this was his first attempt at a hunter class, let alone a HOYS qualifier.
We are really pleased with how all the horses coped with such a busy months showing and they all look really well thanks to British Horse Feeds. Here’s hoping next month will be as successful, perhaps a little quieter and a little less rain would be nice!
Simon and Natalie x
