'He's built like a Herbie car'
Horse & Hound|August 31, 2023
A one-horse amateur rider scores her biggest win to date in the three-star, while a precocious sixyear-old mare takes the two-star
ELLIE HUGHES
'He's built like a Herbie car'

AMATEUR winners of internationals are few and far between, but full-time physiotherapist Abigail Tomlinson proved that happy sporting anomalies still exist when she cruised to Ideal Finance MGT CCI3*-S victory with her “horse of a lifetime” PN Hugo.

Abigail, 30, capitalised on Frickley’s influential jumping phases with her spring-heeled 14-year-old gelding and leapfrogged up the leaderboard from 44th place after dressage onto the top podium spot.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 31, 2023 من Horse & Hound.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 31, 2023 من Horse & Hound.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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