[Hacker]

We took our young horse to his second show yesterday and Jan being Jan decided to go for the big one. :shake: We really only took him for the experience of travelling and getting used to arenas, horses, lorries, people etc. Anyway, this was the British Dressage Young Horse Championship at Addington Manor in Bucks and is primarily for breeders and others in the industry to identify future potential stars in the dressage world, there were some serious horses there, including some that had made the trip from Germany, that probably cost 15-20 times what Zeus cost us so the competition was going to be strong. We were under no illusions about our chances as were there just for the day out and to help him mature.

The little git only went and came second in his class and such qualified for the Championship later in the day where he came fourth! Obviously Jan is now grinning from ear to ear.

Exposure was a nightmare, white clothing and dark horses do not make a good mixture!




All the grooming and preparation is done and nervous Mum just waits..




Making his way to the arena...











Rosette time, and even a cheque to go with it....

[fionaB]

very well done and the images portray it very well. have to say he has a lovely intelligent head and beautiful conformation and as such its no surprise he did well!

Fi

[Angela]

A star in the making then! Congratulations! Jan must be over the moon!

[Stormbringer]

Congratulations! Very well done indeed

[Markulous]

Great Stuff! Excellent! All that hard work beginning to show real results! Onward and upward!

[gsgary]

Yes very well and his value must have gone up, you could get a call from Zara