Photo by Risto Aaltonen
Last weekend I competed Margaret Phizacklea's gorgeous horse Coole Contender at the Addington Regionals. We won the Medium Open and Medium Open Freestyle titles, then also a 4th place in the Advanced medium freestyle with all three tests over 70%. What a great weekend!Marg had asked me a while ago if I would ride Charlie at the regionals for her and I was more than happy. She has done a fantastic job of training him from a young horse and he gave me three great rides. He is a super horse, polite and sensitive, so keen to please as well as being gorgeous looking.
His mistake free Medium Open test was the only score of 70% and the exciting thing is I know there's more to come! He was a little tired in the Advanced Medium freestyle but came back well the next day with super test in the |Medium Freestyle and a score 74%.
He's gone home to Marg now while I'm in Vidauban then the lovely Charlie will be back to prepare for the Winter Finals at Hartpury in April... can't wait!!
