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July/August 2017 • VOLUME XVII NUMBER 5
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heathfield show report Victoria Joyce and Al Khawaneej, first RoR Ridden Show Horse, second Lightweight Hunter and Champion Retrained Racehorse
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Heathfield Agricultural Show Little Tottingworth Farm, Heathfield, East Sussex Saturday 27th May Words and pictures by Fiona Rafferty Lynn Russell and Super Moon, first Heavyweight Cob and Overall Cob Champion
Lucy Fisher and Seabourne Spitting Image, first Lightweight Hunter and Champion Hunter
Lucy Fisher and Floorence, first Lightweight Cob and Reserve Cob Champion
Nicholle Lock and Never Say Never III, first Novice Cob
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Shane Francis and To the Moon and Back, second RoR In-Hand Show Horse
Zoe Gould and Musical Legend, first Retrained Racehorse Challenge, first RoR Novice Ridden Show Horse and Reserve Champion Retrained Racehorse
Karen Jewell and Kingscombe, first RoR In-Hand Show Horse
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ictoria joyce’s eight-year-old al Khawaneej stood overall Champion in the thoroughbred & Retired Racehorse classes. the former flat horse ran eight time, winning three races, as well as finishing second at Royal ascot before coming out of training due to injury. his first new home after racing was with a lady who hunted him, but she quickly realised that he was far too special to hunt and Victoria has owned and ridden him for the last 18 months. earlier in the day Victoria and al Khawaneej were second in the lightweight hunter class, booking their place at the Royal international. Victoria plans to show the striking gelding in more lightweight hunter classes in the future.
All-round Legend
Phoebe Cruse and Well Refreshed, second Retrained Racehorse Challenge
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the Reserve Championship in the thoroughbred & Retired Racehorse classes went to Zoe gould and the nine-year-old Musical legend. the combination won the Retrained Racehorse Challenge, which involves jumping eight rustic fences, in addition to the normal show ring display. it is not surprising Musical legend enjoyed showing with fences as the combination recently won their first ever Novice event, qualifying for the Novice Regional finals at gatcombe in august. Zoe said: “My mum and i bought Musical legend from the ascot sales as a four-year-old in december 2012, and he had raced on the flat the week before. he’s taken a while to fully mature physically and is a very sensitive soul with a heart of gold, so we’ve taken our time with him and the benefits are now really starting to show. he won his first dressage competition in 2013 so that was a good start. he started eventing in 2014 and he was a natural, although the show jumping has taken a bit of time and patience to build up confidence in himself.”
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