Young British rider lands the ride on Wavavoom [H&H VIP]

British Young Rider Dressage Scheme member Bobby Hayler has landed the ride on Woodlander Stud’s Wavavoom.

“He is the ideal young rider’s horse with his wonderful temperament, and so generous,” said breeder Lynne Crowden, who owns the 8-year-old stallion.

“He was in training with Isobel Wessels and showed his potential for the higher level so we look forward to some fun.”

Bobby, 22, said she was “looking forward to seeing how far they could go”. The pair won an advanced medium qualifier at Keysoe on their debut earlier this month.

Woodlander Wavavoom was previously campaigned by Carsten Sandrock, Maria Eilberg and Leah Beckett. He is the sire of the 2011 futurity colt Woodlander Wild Child, whose dam is Woodlander Farouche.

First published in Horse & Hound magazine on 29 May 2014

Martha Terry

H&H features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.