H&H dressage editor Alice Collins — who is reporting from the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships for next week's magazine (out 17 April) — picks a few of her stand-out rides from the second day of competition
Rob Waine [pictured above] rode Linda Bennett’s Rhodesia — a 7-year-old, 17.2hh British-bred gelding by Keystone Rhondeo — to victory in the Equitop Myoplast elementary open with a flowing and harmonious test.
Sadie Smith and Sarah Tyler Evans’ seven-year-old Sandro Hit/Weltmeyer stallion Spiridon are proving ones to watch. The pair scored 71.57% in the hotly contested Baileys Horse Feeds novice music.
And we couldn’t not include the most popular cob in dressage, Tiger Tim, who Alys Matravers rode to an upbeat medley including the apt Eye Of The Tiger — have a listen…
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Sarah has more than 20 years experience as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from major championships including the Europeans and the World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on equestrianism including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since childhood, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university.
