| Okehampton |
| 2009 |
| The day after Exford is Okehampton. This time Colombecille Penny changed her browband to become a hunter mare. She is a very difficult mare to place in a show class because she is a quality hunter mare but at 16hh looks tiny in an open class but she does have enough quality to be a Riding Horse, she was Riding Horse Champion at Royal Cornwall. Anyway she won her class. She is such a pleasure to show as her schooling as an Eventer {she is Intermediate} makes her so balanced although she was taught to stand four square in her dressage and she can't quite get her head around standing with her hind leg slightly back. Bless. We have a 2 year old Thoroughbred filly here at livery and we were keen to take her out somewhere just for the experience and she behaved impeccably and won her class. Lislan Bay Hope then took on her 2nd open class in 2 days and won again. Penny then stood Champion with Hope in Reserve. We very nearly missed the Supreme because things never run on time at Okehampton except this year! We had to run across the show ground to the main ring and slip in at the back in our shirt sleeves, no hat, no rosettes. Di then came in behind us with an armful of kit and dressed us! To my absolute delight Penny was pulled Supreme. I just love this mare. She has bloomed into the most beautiful horse. I love her breeding, by Paris Lights, I love her way of going, I love her performance record. Her flaw is she's female, ginger and so not the most patient but hey! A County Champion and now a Supreme. |
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