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‘He’s quite wet – he’ll let you know if something isn’t right’: big-moving gelding adds to his national title tally

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    • Davy Harvey scored a victory in a strong Bret Willson International advanced medium gold championship on the final day of the 2023 LeMieux National Dressage Championships.

    His ride was Judy Peploe’s Don Frederic 10-year-old Diamond Blue, whom he partnered to score 74.5% – nearly 3% clear of their nearest rivals, Nicola Buchanan and St Giles Flamboyant. Every one of the five judges had Davy and Diamond Blue as their winners.

     

    Davy has been riding “Denzel” for three years.

    “He’s taken a long time to develop his way of going so he’s both uphill and balanced,” said Davy. “He just loves to trot so he always pulls in the good marks there.

    “He’s quite a wet horse; everything has to be right for him. If something isn’t, he lets you know about it, which is handy as he doesn’t suffer on. He enjoys his work, though, which makes my job easier.

    “His owner Judy throws her heart and soul into dressage, and this win is a total team effort,” added Davy, for whom this was a first summer nationals victory, following a hat-trick at the Winter Dressage Championships earlier this year, which included an advanced medium title with this horse.

    “Next month we’ll be aiming him at the dressage Future Elite final at Horse of the Year Show so our focus will be full steam ahead towards that now.”

    Don’t miss the 21 September issue of H&H for 14 pages of reports from the National Dressage Championships, covering all sections and levels. 

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    Alex Robinson
    Alex Robinson

    H&H showing editor
    Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 since when she has cemented its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK.
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