British-bred horses dominate at the first summer regional championships while first-time regional winners emerge
BUOYED by the news she’s been selected for the European young rider championships next month with Headmore Delegate, Becky Edwards rode her reserve horse Ufano II to victory in the intermediate I gold.
“He’s a powerball and never lets me down,” said the former showing rider fondly of her first dressage horse, Margaret Cox’s 16-year-old 15.2hh Lusitano stallion (Ideciso x Forcado).
Daniel Watson also has a special relationship with the home-bred Butterfly IV, winner of the prix St Georges (PSG) gold. They just completed a whirlwind tour of international shows in Europe: Compiègne, Rotterdam and Hartpury.
The nine-year-old 16.1hh Breitling x Dimaggio mare, whom Daniel sold to Barbie Marceau as a foal, is living up to his high hopes: “She needs a little more strength and time, but then we’ll concentrate on grand prix work.”
Another rider appreciating home-grown talent, Luke Baber Davies, was supposed to have the advanced medium gold winner Keystone Drummer Boy in for a month’s bootcamp 18 months ago, but refused to let him go.
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