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I really love it here sometimes.

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6.54am, 2.7 degrees 🌤

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first morning out in the new paddock

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Abba may still be in the light walking work stage of her rehab, but the endurance bug has bitten me. Which means that Jane and I went to the Klapmuts ride today, and fortunately fell in with the official photographers, who let us ride with them around the course, which meant increased photo opportunities with prettier backdrops, and a lot of laughter, accelerating through puddles, and a very good morning.

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He still knows how to work the camera.

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omg smush

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Met a friend’s horse today and she followed me down to the creek 💖

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HORSEY ASKS

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1. What discipline do you ride? What would you ride if you could pick any other one?

2. How many horses have you ridden in your entire riding career?

3. Most bizarre activity you’ve done with your/a horse?

4. Do you consider riding to be your outlet? If yes, why?

5. Have you ever read horse-related magazines? If yes, which one(s)?

6. Most memorable advice given to you?

7. Did you ever collect Breyer horse models or similar?

8. Favourite “celebrity” horse?

9. If you could spend a day learning from any horse person (past or present), who would you choose?

10. If you could ride in any international arena in the world, where would you choose?

11. Favourite quirk your horse (or a horse you’ve spent time with) has?

12. Three adjectives that perfectly describe your horse?

13. Plan your next ride. What will you do/work on?

14. Have you ever trained an OTTB? If yes, what was the biggest challenge?

15. Have you ever groomed or worked for a professional rider?

16. Favourite horse and rider combination?

17. Have you ever ridden a horse at the beach?

18. If you could experience the equestrian community (i.e. ride and compete) in another country, what country would you choose and why?

19. In your opinion, what is an item of tack that is given unnecessary hype?

20. What was the first horse you rode called? Are they still alive?

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Nike's first trot under saddle! WOO HOO!!

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Aachen 2019 - CCIO4*-S | © Tilly Berendt

Andrew Hoy and VASSILY DE LASSOS : 5th place overall

Australian stalwart Andrew Hoy climbed the ranks from an initial 18th to finish fifth riding Vassily de Lassos, a ten-year-old French-bred gelding produced by, and sourced from, Tom Carlile. 

Though he’s one of the younger horses in the field, he’s amassed a wealth of experience – he hasn’t finished outside the top five in an international since May of 2018, and has an 80% top-ten completion rate across his entire international eventing career. This includes individual fourth at last year’s World Equestrian Games, which he ran as a nine-year-old. With all eyes on the forthcoming European Championships, we suspect that many of the hopefuls will be breathing a sigh of relief that the competition is no longer an open one.

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Nike's first trot under saddle! WOO HOO!!

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Rodeo days

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Quarter Horse mare Whizithot & her filly by HF Mobster. 

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Nike's first trot under saddle! WOO HOO!!

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Nike's first trot under saddle! WOO HOO!!

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