A fabulous day out for Alicia and Dante, scoring a PB of +71% at Inter 1! Preparations are underway for the Regionals in two weeks time and fingers crossed, Dante can pull a similar score out of the bag on the day! [...]
Lily and Armada Danubio (Darcy) had a fantastic outing to Kings Sedgmoor taking wins in both the Elementary Gold on +71%, then scoring a fabulous +70% in their first Medium! Darcy is getting stronger all the time and we are so excited to see him move up a level and [...]
Lily and Cadillac had the most amazing time as part of the GB Nations Cup Team at Future Champions, Hagen. They scored a respectable +66% in the Team Test with a couple of small errors bringing their score down. They scored slightly lower the next day in the Individual and [...]
Lily and Cadillac had a super trip to Compeigne CDI in France. The venue was stunning and with a relaxed but competitive atmosphere, they produced a clean test for +67% and 11th place in a huge class of 32 in the Team Test. They produced another good test in the [...]
Lily and Cadillac have been selected for their first International trip abroad at Joosland CDI. This will be a big step in their partnership and they hope to do GB proud. [...]
Lily and Darcy had a super time at Merrist Wood Regionals, placing 8th in the Novice Gold on 68.9%, and placing just outside the top 10 in the Elementary Gold on a score of 68.6%. A good outing for only their third competition together and a chance to consolidate their [...]
Lily Cadillac produced a super test today to score a pb of 71.03% in the PFEI Team Test at Hartpury, under List 1 judge Trish Gardiner. He showed some top quality work and much promise for the future as there is still so much more to come from him. Super [...]
Lily was delighted to be awarded the Maureen Newell Memorial Trophy at the BD National Convention at Hartpury. This was awarded to the Highest Placed Pony Rider on their International Debut 2018. It was a huge honour and a lovely way to round off a super season for Lily! [...]
Dante produced a lovely test in the Inter 2 to take the win in the Area Festival Final on just short of 67% to qualify for the Winter Championships at Hartpury in April! [...]
Absolutely delighted that Lily and Cadillac have been selected for the GB Prime Squad! They will be lucky enough to receive monthly training sessions through the winter with Clive Halsall and a huge amount of support from the Selectors, team physios, vets, farriers and NAF. This is a fantastic opportunity [...]
Lily and Ode To Shannon produced a lovely test in the Medium Silver to place 3rd and qualify for the National Championships next month!! [...]
Lily had a fantastic first show abroad at Deauville CDI. Arriving at a stunning venue with a great team atmosphere, they improved throughout the week to finish 3rd in the Freestyle and gaining huge experience at a truly fantastic and memorable show! [...]
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Lily and Ode to Shannon had a fantastic show at Bolesworth International to place 5th in the PFEI Team Test on a score of 68.3% then went on to score a pb of 71.23% in the Freestyle to place 6th. It was a fantastic experience for Lily to compete on [...]
A last minute entry to Keysoe Premier League proved very worthwhile with Lily and Ode to Shannon producing their best test yet scoring 69.87% in the Pony Team Test and placing 2nd!!! It really was a very solid test with just a couple of small areas which could be improved [...]
A busy but very rewarding few days at the Winter Championships at Hartpury!!! First up was Lily and Ode to Shannon who produced a lovely test in the Medium Silver to place 8th in a very competitive class! Next up was Armada Magic Cadillac in the Elementary Silver AF who [...]
Lily had a fantastic time at her first CDI at Keysoe with Ode To Shannon. A rather hot ride in the Team Test led to frustrating mistakes and a disappointing mark but still a top 10 placing. A better ride in the Individual to again place top 10, then they [...]
Over the moon that Lily and Liffey have been chosen to represent Great Britain at Keysoe CDI in March!!!! She hopes to make everyone proud and is so excited about this amazing opportunity! [...]
A bitterly cold weekend at Keysoe High Profile but super happy with Lily and Liffey’s performance to place 3rd in the Pony Individual with +66%! A rather exuberant test led to a couple of mistakes but you can’t fault this pony’s enthusiasm! Sadly the second day was cancelled due to [...]
Delighted that Lily and Cadillac have gained a place on the 2017/2018 Pony Progress Squad! They will be trained by Dan Sheriff and will receive invaluable advice and guidance from the GB Selectors, Dengie Horse Feeds and a Strength & Conditioning Coach. Super proud of these two!! [...]
Very excited to have the wonderful Ode To Shannon join the team! Ridden at the Pony Europeans 2016 to 9th place in both the Individual and Kur with Maddy Whelan, she will give Lily a huge boost in pony power for the 2018 season! [...]
Super day at Widmer Ec with Dante scoring a pb of +68% to win the Inter 2 Area Festival qualifying for the championships at Hartpury in April! Super day for all of us!! [...]
What a fantastic National Championships with Armada Donna Bella becoming Reserve National Champion in the Novice Gold with +71%!!!! She gave me a fabulous ride and we are all so [...]
Lily had a fantastic ride on Cadillac to come 2nd in the Silver section with +70% at Bury Farm High Profile!!! He looked so much more established and stronger. Still lots of room for improvement which is very exciting!!!! [...]
We had a great couple of days at Bury Farm High Profile with Dante winning both the Inter 1 and Inter 2 silver sections and placing 4th and 7th overall respectively! He gave me a great ride in the Inter 2 with no major mistakes, just some tension in the [...]
Great news today as Lily and Armada Magic Cadillac receive a wild card in the Novice Silver to the Le Mieux National Championships in September!!!!! [...]
Lily and Armada Magic Cadillac produced a super test in awful weather conditions to take 3rd with +70% in the Novice Silver section at Bury Farm Regionals! One small blip but otherwise a lovely clean, fluent test! Lovely little pony!!!! [...]
Another super ride, this time in the Elementary Gold for +70% and 5th place!!! An annoying rider error cost us a few marks but Bella didn’t put a foot wrong. Thrilled as she is still quite green at this level! [...]
Bella gave me an amazing ride in the Novice Gold section at Hickstead Regionals to take Reserve Champion on +74%!!! Absolutely delighted with this special little mare and can’t wait for the Nationals in September!!!!!! [...]
Absolutely thrilled with Cadillac in the 6 year old Young Pony Championships at Hartpury Premier League on a fantastic score of 7.9!!!!!! He scored 8.2 for the walk, 7.9 for the trot and 7.7 for the canter after an unfortunate loss of balance. He also scored 7.9 for General Impression. [...]
Dante gave me a super ride to win he Allens Hill Inter 2 Area Festival, so qualifying for the semi final in September!!!!! The piaffe was a little tense but the passage was super and we scored highly for our 1’s which is a real breakthrough! So pleased with him [...]
Our gorgeous Armada Magic Cadillac strutted his stuff at Wellington Premier League, winning the 6 year old Young Pony Class on 77%!!!!! He received great marks for all 3 paces including an 8 for his walk and canter and judges David Hunt and Kirsty Mepham described him as outstanding! So [...]
We had a fantastic trip to the Winter Championships at Hartpury with all the horses performing brilliantly! Armada Donna Bella became Reserve Champion Novice Freestyle Champion in the Silver section on just under 76%!!!! She gave me a fantastic ride and felt fabulous!! Lily and Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget pulled out [...]
Armada Great Gatsby had his first foray into eventing with a 2nd place at Swalcliffe Horse Trials finishing on his dressage score of 23! Such a super little horse with a tremendously generous character and so genuine! [...]
Armada Dante had a good pre-Nationals run winning the Inter 1 Gold on just under 70% in a full and competitive class at Hunters EC. Still much room for improvement but very pleased with a great effort! [...]
Armada Magic Cadillac produced two really solid tests to score 75% and 72% to win the Novice Championship at the Dressage Under 21’s Championships at Bury Farm. What a clever boy!!!! [...]
Armada Magic Cadillac produced a really solid test to win a huge class overall at Hunters EC on just under 75%! Cadillac and Lily are really starting to cement their relationship now! [...]
Armada Donna Bella, my 6 year old Don Frederico mare, gave me a fantastic ride to become Novice Silver Freestyle Regional Champion on just under 77%! Thrilled that she qualifies for the Winter Champs at Hartpury in April!!! [...]
Armada Donna Bella pulled out all the stops today to win the Novice Freestyle at West Wilts on just under 81%! She produced a fluent, accurate test with a just little blip in the medium walk. Over the moon with her performance today!! [...]
Another very, very cold outing, this time to Cherwell EC, Oxon for Lily’s first show with Armada Magic Cadillac. They produced a fluent, accurate test to win on just under 75%. Very promising for the future! [...]
On a freezing weekend, Armada Dante made me extremely proud by posting just under 65% in the Inter 2 at Addington High Profile! He dealt really well with the indoor which he normally dislikes and just a little more lift in the passage and less tension in the collected walk [...]
Absolutely delighted with Dante today at Summerhouse where he won his Intr 2 class on our first attempt. There were some super marks for the canter work and the piaffe was very good but we didn’t have quite enough lift in the passage. So proud of him for getting me [...]
Lily had one of her last rides on Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget placing 5th in the Novice class at the NSEA Championships at Addington Manor. It was a big, competitive class and they pulled out all the stops to produce a flowing, accurate test. Well done!! [...]
Armada Donna Bella gave a great performance today to win the Novice Area Festival at Crofton Manor EC on just under 75%!! She goes through to the Championships at Hartpury in April along with Armada Dante and Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget!! [...]
Absolutely thrilled with Armada Dante at Allens Hill Area Festival as he wins the Inter 1 on just under 70% taking him through to,the Championships at Hartpury in April!! He gave me a fabulous ride with no mistakes and really, really enjoyed himself!!! [...]
Absolutely over the moon for Lily as she qualifies for the Winter Champs at Hartpury in April! They scored 68% in Elementary Silver to take 2nd place at Moreton Morrell Area Festival and will now contest the Medium Bronze at Moreton in Dorset next month. Huge fingers crossed for them [...]
I was absolutely thrilled with Armada Dante today at West Wilts where he scored a fantastic 67% in only our second Inter II! We made mistakes in the tempis but a lot of work was really pleasing and there is much to build on. So excited about progressing on up [...]
Our fabulous Armada Great Gatsby contested his first affiliated BS show at Mendip Plains and did us proud! He had a pole in the British Novice and Discovery which was purely down to greenness but we were thrilled with his positive attitude and gives us great hope for his future! [...]
After a very last minute decision, I decided to compete in our first Inter 2, albeit HC, on Armada Dante at West Wilts. We were a little underprepared but he coped brilliantly with the questions scoring just short of 65%. There were big mistakes in the 1’s and 2’s but [...]
Armada Floriana ridden by Junior Rider, Abbie Newbury, produced a lovely test at the Badminton Young Horse Championships finishing just outside the top 10 with a score of 7.8. She received very good marks for all her paces and the judges comments were just that she needed to develop more [...]
Armada Donna Bella produced a lovely test in the 5 year old semi final of the Shearwater Potential International class at Hartpury Premier League. She scored 7.6 to come 8th in a very hot, tough class. She coped perfectly with the atmosphere and really enjoyed herself! [...]
Lily had another trip to Burrows Court where they won both their Medium sections on 67% and 68%. Despite a torrential downpour, hail storm and thunder they performed really well and now have their qualification for two Area Festivals! [...]
This was Dante’s first outing since the middle of March and he gave me a great ride to win the Inter 1 on 68%! He was so excited to be out and despite a couple of silly errors on my part he felt fantastic! [...]
Lily and Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget contested two medium classes at Burrows Court, Lily’s second attempt at this level. It looked much more established than at Hartpury and they won both their sections on 67% and 68%. Still lots of areas to improve on but it seems to be coming together [...]
Lily rode two superb tests at Kings Bromyard in the NSEA qualifiers. She took the Novice on 78% and the elementary on 74%. The tests were crisp and accurate and she thoroughly deserves to qualify for the championships at Addington Manor in October!!! [...]
A fantastic day at Kings Sedgmoor with my gorgeous 5 year old winning the Shearwater 5 year old qualifier with 8.2 judged by Jennie Loristan-Clarke. She felt fantastic and so much more established-totally thrilled! So she is through to the semi-finals at Hartpury Premier League in July [...]
Lily contested her first ever medium with Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget at Hartpury scoring a very respectable 66% and coming 2nd. They produced some really good work and just need to work on some of the harder movements-a great start though!!!! [...]
A thrilling day at Hunters EC when Armada Donna Bella took N28 Silver section on a huge 81.2%. She felt simply fantastic and seems to have found another gear or two!! She pinged her way round and could have scored even higher had I not made a couple of small [...]
So pleased for Abbie Newbury as she deservedly won the Albion Young Dressage Horse qualifier on a very strong score of 8.3 scoring a 9 for her trot! A few marks were lost on submission due to a few nerves but the judges were full of praise and described her [...]
Latona has produced the most wonderful colt foal by Floriscount. Big, strong and healthy he is just stunning. He moves as if on springs and has a wonderful relaxed outlook. All went well and we have high hopes for him and Lily in the future. How exciting!!!! [...]
Lily had a fantastic first BD outing with new pony, Armada Dyffryncothi Bridget at Wellington EC. It was Lily’s first attempt at Elementary and she rode brilliantly to win Elementary 43 Silver section on 70% then scored another 70% in Elementary 53 Silver section to come 2nd. They looked absolutely [...]
A very pleasing day at Hunters EC with Armada Donna Bella winning Novice Silver section on 73%. She felt much more established in the work but there is so much more to come. [...]
A great day today at Hunters EC with our 5 year old Don Federico mare, Armada Donna Bella qualifying in 2nd place for the Young Horse championships at Badminton on a mark of 7.7. Our homebred, Armada Floriana by Floriscount was a fraction behind on 7.6 in 3rd place ridden [...]
Another great outing for Dante at West Wilts today with a win in the Inter 1 with 70%. Still some mistakes to iron out and today the pirouettes were too big which normally score 7.5 or 8. So pleased with his attitude today though and he really seems to enjoy [...]
We had a terrific day at Hunters EC with Armada Floriana taking both prelims, topping one class with 78%! This mare, our first homebred by Floriscount out of our foundation mare, Latona (Laudabilis x Lauries Crusador) is so special to all of us and we know this is just the [...]
Dante and I had our first outing for a while to take the Inter 1 on 70%. He really knows this test now which is good for him as it helps settle his nerves but we still need to polish up the zigzag-my Achilles heel!! [...]
Lily and Armada Great Gatsby looked awesome at Moreton Morrell College, placing 2nd in N22 with 67% and then settling better to win N38 with 71%! He is so keen in his work and now it’s just a case of keeping him relaxed and focussed so he can produce his [...]
Armada Donna Bella produced a fluent first novice test at Hartpury College winning on just short of 70%. She dealt with the big indoor exceptionally well and is feeling more able to cope at this level. [...]
Dante had a good last run of the year, taking the Inter 1 Qualifier at Hunters EC with 68%. His tempis were much improved gaining 7’s for both his 2’s and 3’s and he received 2 8’s for his canter pirouettes. Now looking forward to more training and a break [...]
A great outing for our lovely 4 year old Don Federico mare at West Wilts EC today scoring a brilliant 75%! This was only her second show and despite being quite nervous she tried very hard and just needs more mileage now. Judge described her as “oozing potential”. So proud [...]
We are very excited to announce the arrival of Great Gatsby aka Schnitzel from Germany. A 5 year old dun gelding by FS Golden Moonlight out of a Power and Paint mare he was well placed at the Bundeschampionate this Autumn and we can’t wait for him and our daughter, [...]
A great day at West Wilts EC where Dante and I won the Inter 1 on 69%. He felt fabulous and really tried his best throughout the test. The tempis were clean and straight and his walk was much improved. A great result! [...]
Our lovely 4 year old, Armada Donna Bella, by Don Frederico had her first outing today at West Wilts. She was placed 2nd in the first test then produced a much better test outside to win on 74%. So much more to come as she develops strength and confidence. We [...]
Dante scored his highest mark to date at Inter 1 winning on a score of 70%. He received two 10’s for his medium and extended trot and just had one error in his 2’s and 3’s unfortunatey. Overall the test was much more powerful and forward and his canter pirouettes [...]
On Monday we received the very exciting news that Latona has been scanned in foal to the wonderful stallion Floriscount (Florencio x Florestan x Donnerhall). We decided to use this stallion for a second time on Latona as her first foal Armada Floriana by Floriscount has been such a success. [...]
After an arduous journey to Allens Hill which should have taken 2 hours but due to an accident took 5, Dante VI took the Inter I on 66%, our third attempt at this level. Despite mistakes in his tempis and the walk being a little tense due to an Air [...]
Dante picks up Reserve PSG Petplan Champion with 68% at the recent Winter Championships at Hartpury 2015. [...]
