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Sue Shortt on Ardla, owned by Miss Fiona Wentges
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SUE SHORTT BRINGS SPORT HORSE PRINCIPLES TO HER ROLE AT COPPER BEECH STABLES MORE TRAINERS ARE NOW ENGAGING EXPERTS IN SPORT HORSE PRINCIPLES TO WORK WITH RACEHORSES, BREANDÁN Ó hUALLACHÁIN SPOKE TO SUE SHORTT ABOUT THE TOPIC.
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ue Shortt was bred into the equine industry. Her father rode horses, ending up as a jockey in the USA, her mother hunted and rode point-to-pointers, her brother rode National Hunt horses, her uncle Francis was champion N.H. jockey on a number of occasions during the 1960s, while another uncle, Richard, was champion apprentice rider when at Jim Bolger’s. Sue, who admits “we were steeped in the game”, rode eventing from an early age right up to seniors over a 35-year career span. She competed at Olympic Games in Athens and Sydney, the European and World Championships. Her involvement with Halford, whom she has known since her youth, came shortly after her return from a four and a half year sojourn in China when she managed the Yulong team
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