Recent Event Reports
2024 is a go!
2024 kicked off in style with a double win for Tommy at Allen’s Hill dressage, posting some great scores.. He was joined by Oreo having his first ever competition and he was also a double winner. Lots of green mistakes to improve on -
No one told him there were no bonus points for showing the judge his upper level moves - but he loved his day out showing off. Thank you @maxcampbell04 for looking after him Super excited for his future.
Coldest night and off we go to moonlit dressage at Unicorn! On the plus side we will be fully acclimatised for normal conditions at Lincoln when the event season starts. ❄️☃️🏂🥶Super productive for Tommy and Oreo. Great experience for them and we didn’t even freeze to death! Who knew dressage was an extreme sport! Thank you Miranda Loffet for organising
Next outing was for Tommy in the 100 training event at Aston where he jumped a double clear. What a superstar he is! Meanwhile the young guns have been out training to Vale View and Aston in preparation for the start of the season.
Great to finally get the season properly started at Tweseldown.. Snoop was a consummate professional from start to finish to finish 6th in his first xc run since July. Rita was a little more excited to be out than her brother and had a steady run xc but jumped a lovely double clear. Big thank you to @tweseldownht for stepping in to save the day at such short notice, much appreciated. Also amazing to have our support team of @berrybecci @jogibbons14 and, of course, Daisy in attendance.
Next it was on to the first international of the year - Super Snoop jumped a fabulous double clear in the unexpected sunshine at Thoresby for his first international top ten placing in a huge field 🦁🧡 thank you @izzytayloreventing and @derbilldc and to poor @brioneyclloyd who missed the sunshine manning the fort at home. Meanwhile Remarkable Rita coped brilliantly with the testing conditions at Norton Disney for a 26 double clear finishing 6th
Tommy was a full on superhero at his first ever proper event at Hazleton.. He’s done plenty of training shows but first time with speakers and more people and he was phenomenal in all 3 phases, jumping a beautiful double clear. He’s fairly sure that he was born for this job!
Super Snoop was a Super Star today in his first intermediate at Cirencester. An obedient test for a 29, one green rail around a strong enough jumping track and a great clear xc to finish 8th 🧡 A double blow out en route was not the ideal preparation for Rita’s first intermediate and Rita did not enjoy airlines and sledgehammers under her feet! Huge thank you to Glyn from City1st tyres for rescuing us and to @musketeerevents Cirencester Park Horse Trials for managing to move our times and fit us in. An understandably slightly distracted dressage and jumping for a 32 and two rails, but a brilliant clear xc
Second event and a finish in the placings for Tommy @horse_event5 @swalcliffeparkequestrian in tough conditions for a green horse but Tommy took it all in his stride.Great job @brioneyclloyd Huge thank you to @horse_event5 for running despite the weather. If you were going to pick someone to go into battle with then Tommy would be your best bet! Super proud of @brioneyclloyd who is the only person who has ever ridden him, started him herself as a 3 year old, has done a fabulous job with him and loves him to bits. Also super proud of Tommy: who has to fit in around all the others and usually gets slotted in at the last minute with minimal preparation. Exciting future ahead for these two! Next stop BE100
Almost but not quite a prize winning day for Rita contesting her second intermediate at Aston. Good dressage for a 30 with plenty to work on, mostly following instructions instead of knowing best! Brilliant clear jumping and phenomenal cross country all the way around until she failed to notice a skinny brush 3 from home. Annoying 20 penalties but she is learning her job and has no idea that she didn’t jump a clear round. Hopefully well prepped for her first long format at Bicton Another very solid result for Snoop at Aston. 30 dressage which will be better when he remembers all 4 legs for halting. 2 rails jumping and a foot perfect steady clear xc should also set him up well for Bicton
Super proud of these Brioney and Tommy at their first proper 100 following up a good test with immaculate rounds jumping and xc and coping brilliantly with the terrain which Tommy hasn’t experienced before. Great job @brioneyclloyd Thank you @horse_event5 for a lovely day out in the sunshine
Another week of learning for all the ponies, with lots of glimpses of what is to come! Snoop and Rita were contesting their first king format international and only their second ever stay away show. Snoop put in a rock solid performance from start to finish. His test was correct and obedient but he’s not quite yet got the strength and balance to be expressive enough to gain top marks. He was phenomenal cross country with a fluent clear inside the time and pulled out on top form on the final day and was super unlucky to breathe on a rail. Rita was 95% brilliant and 5% green and not quite focused in every phase. She did a mostly beautiful test with one big mistake, a drive by at the skinny out of the water when she lost momentum jumping very big into the water and wasn’t looking at the fence out. She was much the same jumping with an outstanding round bar the once fence she wasn’t looking at! She will have learned a huge amount from the outing and has shown how capable she is - not that we were in too much doubt!
Meanwhile Oreo was finally having his first BD outing in the two mediums at Hunters. He behaved impeccably with moments of brilliants and quite a lot of green wobbles but he has several more outings planned and will soon be a consummate professional. Jason Bear also had a long awaited training run in the ON at Little Downham. Following a few differences of opinion, the bit is hopefully a winner!
2023 Here we come!
A super slow start to the season with multiple cancellations due to the wet weather. We had a great outing to Aston training event with the horses all pleased to be out and feeling ready for their first events. This was followed by a run of abandoned events with the horses finally getting out at Norton Disney.
Amazing finally to start our season, in glorious sunshine at a virtually mud free @nortondisneyequestrian . Snoop and Rita were both superstars with Snoop missing a win by one mark and Rita finishing 7th in her section. Nearly lived up to his name and managed two and a half out of three disciplines well, which doesn’t count for much unless you are Meatloaf!!
After a long drive to Burnham Market for yet another cancellation Baby Thomas had an outing for a jumping and cross country clinic with Katie Williams at Wayfarer Equestrian. This little horse never fails to impress with his fantastic enthusiastic attitude and athleticism. We had a great day out and can look forward to getting him out to some competitions.
The rising 4 year olds, Vinnie and Tino have gone back to Team Turnbull to be restarted and learn a bit more about their jobs. The mighty Tango is also back in and working well at home With Max Campbell. He will start working with Izzy when we have some space on the truck!
So lovely to actually be at an event and on beautiful ground @calmsdenhorsetrials Rita and Snoop kicked off their novice careers in style, finishing 3rd and 7th ⭐️⭐️⭐️ with Rita scoring an amazing 18 dressage. Huge thank you to Team @izzytayloreventing and to @calmsdenhorsetrials for such a lovely friendly event and amazing going
Fantastic winning day for Jason Bear @musketeerevents Cirencester Park intermediate. First to go, and leading the way with a 21 dressage with plenty more to come as he gets more used to Izzy. A clear jumping around a difficult track on soft ground , and confident clear xc inside the time to take the win. Super pleased with him. Nearly was much improved from his last outing, with a smart test and a double clear inside the time to finish in the placings.
After missing Aston and the cancellation of Rockingham, we had a trip to Tweseldown. Busy day, with Nearly winning his novice section. Snoop finished 4th and Rita 10th in a strong 6 year old class, jumping fantastic double clears. They will have learned a huge amount. Heidi finally has her first outing under her belt and is looking forward to Little Downham. Big thank you to @izzytayloreventing for a great day and to @brioneyclloyd for an early start and late finish!
From Tweseldown it was straight on to sunny Bicton with neatly contesting his first long format 2 star and Jason in the 3 star king. Both boys did beautiful calm and obedient tests for a 28 and 29, putting them in competitive positions in their respective classes. Nearly stepped up to the challenge cross country to jump a great clear with just 0.4 of a time penalty. Poor Jason had an upset in the warm up which really unsettled him and he had a bit of a meltdown when coming back past it xc. Disappointing but we are still super proud of him and his day will come. Nearly was unlucky to touch a rail jumping which ultimately cost him a win but we could not be more delighted with him and how far he had come. Jason also jumped well to complete. A lovely weekend in the sunshine and fantastic to have a slightly unsound Becci with us!
While Nearly had a well deserved mini break after Bicton, Snoop took his slot at Little Downham . A beautiful and more established test scored a 26 followed by a super jumping round. He just tipped the last fence, which proved to be expensive after a very confident clear xc dropping him from first to tenth but very happy with him. He is a very smart six year old.
Rita was a superstar @nunneyhorsetrials - her third novice event. She produced a beautiful test and a great double clear to be pipped for the win by point three. Jason enjoyed his outing to Nunney with a fabulous dressage for a 26 and a beautiful round jumping just rubbing the first fence. A miscommunication at the B element of fence 6 but it’s still a learning curve for this partnership. Still very pleased with him and still finished in 10th place. Meanwhile, Nearly excelled himself in the dressage. Tomorrow is another day but for tonight, we are celebrating!
After leading the dressage in a big class and a great jumping round Nearly decided that xc was not for him today! On the plus side he’s got two phases nailed and there’s always another day So proud of the Snoopador after a fabulous xc in his first international event. A spook at the rearing horse jump wings was expensive in the jumping but he’s never going to find this phase difficult with more mileage under his belt. He had a great spin round the cross country and finished very pleased with himself.
Jason Bear enjoyed a trip to Farley Hall Best dressage, a phenomenal clear jumping and an annoying 20 penalties at the fence where he had an upset last year. Still on the learning curve but he’s going to be a good one! Meanwhile, Rita and Snoop went to Eland Lodge where star of the day was Rita ⭐️⭐️ finishing on her dressage score of 29 to win around a tough enough track. Ten runs - ten top ten finishes 🦄🦄 big thank you to team @izzytayloreventing for doing a great job on a very hot day. Only just outdone by his sister, Super Snoop also finished on his dressage score to finish second in his section by .1! Naughty Nearly is certainly going through a teenage phase at the moment. Best dressage for a 25, beautiful show jumping clear round and he at least managed to complete the cross country this week!
A very grown up Jason travelled to Ireland for his first overseas event at Kilguilkey, an event that has happy memories for us when Orange won the 4 star short there in 2017. Jason Bear was a super star, producing a very relaxed and confident test to lead the 3 star long dressage on a fantastic score of 25.7. Day of rest tomorrow before jumping some jumps! Amazing day for Jason, who jumped a faultless clear cross country inside the time to retain his overnight lead. Lots of polos for good ponies! Big thank you to team @izzytayloreventing Not quite a winner but a pretty cool 3rd place for Jason Bear and a qualification ticked. 🎉🎉
Apparently there were gremlins in the dressage arena leading to some added bonus moves but a good double clear for Heidi in the CCI3*S at Aston le Walls International today
Great run for the Super Snoop @ubsuptonhousehorsetrials . 27 dressage and super clear xc, but two rails kept him out of the prizes this time. Still thrilled with him, looking so much more grown up and established Remarkable Rita just about managed to keep a lid on her excitement to win her novice section UBS Upton House Horse Trials by 4 marks with an amazing double clear. She has now upgraded to intermediate points in 5 novice runs. Super proud of her 🧡🦄🧡
Another good run for Rita at an Aston that gets smarter and has more fabulous facilities every time we go! A lovely test, a naughty rail jumping - it’s more difficult to touch a rail than go clear with knees that neat! - and easy clear xc to finish 8th. Feeling very lucky to have missed yesterdays downpour at Aston and it was back to blue skies for the Princess Pony. In a ridiculously hot OI section, she followed the triple 5 star winner down the centreline to score a 28. Very happy jumping to finish 9th and back home and out in her paddock by 11.30!
On to Burgham, Good boy Jason Bear who did a beautiful test with a few little mistakes for a 29 in the 3 star. He was a total superstar yesterday, jumping a beautiful steady double clear on tough ground 🧡🧡 So proud of him. Rita coping very well with the sticky ground and produced a beautiful test in her first interational to score a 26 . Snoop tried really hard in his test to score a 30. The ground is drying fast so hopefully they will have fun jumping tomorrow. Snoop found the sticky going in the showjumping difficult and so he didn’t run xc. He will have learned a huge amount from his first stay away show, gained valuable experience and hugely enjoyed his mini break, which involved lots of eating and sleeping which are his two favourite things. Rita surpassed all expectations finishing on her dressage score at her first international to finish 5th in a huge CCI2*S She coped brilliantly with the weather, ground and atmosphere and we are super proud of her. Huge thank you to @izzytayloreventing for looking after her and to @burghamht for keeping the show on the road despite every possible type of weather!!
After the mud at Burgham, we were hoping for better weather at The Festival of British Eventing for Jason Bear in the Intermediate Championships but it was not to be and a washout Gatcombe was abandoned. In totaal contrast, we had blazing sunshine for a happy spin around for Princess Pony for 10th place in the OI at Aston or Walls.
After a bit more disruption due to rider injury we were pleased to have our jockey back on board for Cornbury International Horse Trials. Jason was a superstar after 4 easy weeks, with a 29 dressage and fantastic double clear to finish 10th.
Rita enjoyed a spin around Little Downham, putting in another polished performance to finish 5th. Meanwhile Thomas finally got to start his competitive career with a dressage and jumping outing, coming home with two seconds and a forth place.
2023 season roundup
Rita, (Retouchable) the chosen child, has been a complete superstar all year being placed in 9/9 runs with wins at Upton and Eland and finishing 5th in a huge 2 star section in her first international at Burgham. She made the reserve list for Le Lion and finished her season well into intermediate points.
Snoopy (Underdog Z) fell victim to a lot of cancellations and missed events but clocked up 5 placings in 7 runs, including finishing a close 2nd to Rita at Eland and completing his first international at Nunney.
Nearly (Harthill Flamenco) was a winner at Tweseldown and so close to a win in his first long format event at Bicton, where a rubbed pole dropped him to 8th.
Heidi (Hello Strange) had very few runs between cancellations and circumstance, but clocked up some placings and a double clear at Aston 3 star.
Jason Bear (Jason King) was a winner at Cirencester, 3rd in the 3 star long at Mallow and jumped a great double clear in the 3 star short at Burgham. We are super proud that he has upgraded to advanced points
Tommy, (Park Top Notch) the super Connemara, finally got to start his competition career when everyone else’s season had finished, coming home with rosettes every time and conducting himself like the true professional that he is. Poor Tango (Je t’aime Tango) never got to start his eventing journey, but the extra time won’t do him any harm as he is still growing and a big horse.
The beautiful Oreo is busy training at home with Max Campbell, and looking super smart. Hopefully he will get to a competition soon. Meanwhile the two 4 year olds, Vinnie and Tino (Wish for Glory and Valent Tino) have started work with Izzy and are looking very exciting prospects for next season. Tino’s full brother, Dude (Hartwell Cruzalent) and Vinnie’s half sister, Tiger (Escapade) are now rising 2 and starting to look like proper horses 🧡
2022 Season Review
It’s been back to the beginning this year with a lovely group of baby horses.
Snoopy (Underdog Z) took a couple of goes to get to grips with his new career but then clocked up some great results with a win, a second and a fifth. He’s grown a couple of inches this year too so we are excited for next season when he is stronger and more balanced.
Rita (Retouchable), also by Untouchable 27 like Snoopy, has hopefully started as she means to go on with 5 runs and 5 placings. Can’t wait to see what she can do next year.
Nearly (Harthill Flamenco) stepped up to Novice level,with a run of great results before getting a bit of a fright with the big crowds at his first International run at Chatsworth. He was soon back on track with more good novice placings as well as prizes in the 2 star at Somerford and Cornbury.
Jason Bear (Jason King) gained 3 placings at novice level before upgrading to intermediate, finishing his season with a rosette in a tough intermediate track at Cornbury Park.
Our beautiful Jackaroo x Ramiro B 4 year old, Smartie (B Smart) was an absolute superstar being placed in all of her young horse classes and qualifying for the Nexgen championships. Smartie has found a fabulous new home and we can’t wait to see her out and about.
Tango (Je t’aime Tango) didn’t do as much as Smartie due to his size but finished his season with a 4th place and a fantastic clear round in the young event horse class at Fieldhouse. He is back out in the field on holiday doing some more growing - hopefully not too much!!
Our very special 3 year olds Vinnie and Tino have gone off to Team Turnbull to start school before going back out for the winter.
While we have had no joy at all getting embryos this year, Ruth Honey’s lovely recipient mare, Panda gave us a stunning orange filly, Tiger, by Escape Z out of Leanne Cox’s amazing mare Wish. We have also been lucky enough to acquire another super foal to run along side Tiger. The Dude, aka Harthill Cruzalent, is the full brother to our amazing 3 year old Tino beautifully bred by the McCann family in Ireland by Valent out of their exceptional mare Cruisann.
Four year old Connemara, Thomas, took to his ridden career like a star. He is showing huge potential and we are looking forward to his competition debut.
The old boys, Orange and Scooter continue to live their best lives as very pampered pets, while the White Wonder and Minnie are still doing sterling work as yard escort and chief travelling companion.
Hello 2022
Lots of jumping this week to start the year with Jason jumping a double clear in the newcomers and having a rail in his first 1m15 at Keysoe. A very cold outing today to Onley with Snoop and Rita both double clear in their classes and a double clear and a rail for Nearly because of some scary sunshine in front of the jump! Big thank you to Team James and Team Turnbull
Busy few days with Tango and Smartie coming in from their winter holidays and going back to Team Turnbull - thank you @jdht72 for taking them. Nearly and Snoop have started training with @izzytayloreventing ready for the event season and there has been lots of playing with Rouble!
Halo firmly in place today, Rita won her prelim @onleygrounds with over 71% and scored just under 70% in her first ever novice! No sleet or hurricanes in sight! Huge thank you to Team Turnbull for taking her.
Great start to the season @astonlewallseqc training event. What a fantastic outing for the young horses being able to school in a competition atmosphere. Nearly was the consummate professional with a good test and jumping a beautiful double clear. Rita was thrown in at the deep end and stepped up to the challenge with a super test, a lovely jumping round and a brilliant clear xc.
Very wet day @tweseldownht and Jason Bear was a bit too excited to be out at his first event of the season! Good test with one little mistake. Great clear jumping in testing conditions and then lacking concentration xc which meant an expensive 20 penalties that cost him 3rd place but good to have a run under his belt.
Sunshine @bedeevents Oasby today. Nearly jumped a great double clear to finish 3rd, looking ready to step up next time out. 5 year old Snoop was having his first run and did a super test for a 29, one rail in a tough jumping track with only 2 clears in his section then wasn’t sure if the water was safe xc but went through and finished confidently having learned a huge amount from the outing. Thank you Team Taylor.
Day for the rising 4 year olds with a first outing for Smartie and Tango to the beautiful facilities @pickering_grange_equestrian and third time ridden off the lunge for baby Thomas. All of them behaved perfectly and enjoyed their day. Big thank you as always to Team Turnbull.
6 year old Nearly was a hero today finishing 5th in his first novice at Lincoln. 5 year old Snoop had a more educational day after a steering disagreement resulted in him jumping down the novice step instead of the 100 version 🙈 on the plus side the water was no problem and he is learning a lot.
Great day for Nearly at Cirencester Park coming 4th in his second novice. He finished looking very proud of himself. Big thank you to Team Taylor for looking after him. While we have been busy at Cirencester, Jason Bear has been busy at Great Witchingham, scoring an amazing 21 in the dressage and jumping a fantastic double clear to finish 4th. Thank you @andrewjameseventing
Sunshine @bedeevents Thoresby for Jason, who had another good run with a 30 dressage, annoying rail jumping and fantastic clear xc to finish 10th.
First competition for the 4 year olds at Newbold Verdon. Very respectable scores and lots learned. Thank you Team Turnbull
Another 100 completion for Snoop @nortondisneyequestrian on Sunday. Great dressage and sj with a green blip xc but hopefully prizes can’t be far away and he looked very smart! 😜
Worth the early start for a day in the sunshine at Burnham Market. Both Rita and Snoop led their dressage sections, Snoop jumping a great clear sj and Rita having a green rail: Rita stormed round xc clear to finish 3rd in her first ever event. What a superstar! Snoop still hasn’t got the steering organised but was much better and is definitely on the right track! Jason Bear did a solid test, an annoying rail sj and good xc clear to finish 8th in his novice section and hopefully will have one more novice run before stepping up to intermediate.
Lovely day out @solihullridingclub with Jason having his final novice run before stepping up to intermediate and doing it in style, finishing 2nd on the same score as the winner with a great double clear 🎉🎉🎉
Jason Bear was a super star in his first intermediate @astonlewallseqc Lovely test with one expensive mistake in the nemesis medium canter, one pole in the jumping and a fantastic steady clear xc looking very happy and confident. Big thank you to Team James .
Super proud of 4 year old B Smart (Smartie) placed in her first @dubarryofireland BYEH class @chatsworthofficial horse trials. Such a good girl! Massive thank you to Team Turnbull Tanglewood Arena for looking after her
Nearly picked a great day to post a PB dressage of 24.6 in his first international @chatsworthofficial horse trials Fingers crossed for tomorrow! After an epic 24 dressage and a clear jumping the huge crowds were a bit too much for Nearly xc but he will have learned a huge amount this weekend and his day will come
Busy and brilliant day at Rockingham with 5 year old Snoop (Underdog Z) the star of the day winning his 100 section. Rita (Retouchable) was almost a winner but a rail jumping pushed her off the top spot and down to 5th at her second ever event. Meanwhile the fabulous Smartie (B Smart) finished 7th in her BYEH class. Big thank you you to Team Taylor and Team Turnbull
No prizes but a productive day at Rockingham for 6yo Nearly in the 2 star. A great 26 dressage/ Beautiful clear showjumping. Started off a bit suspicious xc after Chatsworth, but Izzy gave him a fantastic ride and he finished confident and looking for the flags. A green 20 coming out of the water cost him 3rd place in a big class but can only be pleased with him for finishing a better horse than he started .
Jason was entirely brilliant if not prize winning at Rockingham for his second intermediate. Fantastic dressage for a 28 with lots more to come, faultless round jumping and amazing xc spoiled by an annoying 20 not getting a good turn to the corner. Looking very smart and exciting for the future.
Dressage day @belsayhorsetrials and Nearly narrowly missed the only 5 minutes of torrential rain in his test. Very good boy to score a 29. Plenty to jump on the xc
Brilliant jumping round for Nearly but opted not to run him xc.
Quick pitstop en route to Belsay to watch Smartie and Ginnie in the 4 year old class @valeviewec She jumped brilliantly, just distracted at the end of her show jump round by a stallion coming into the arena - not something she is used to seeing!!
Good babies today @littledownhamht finishing 5th and 10th in the 5yo section. Huge thank you to @izzytayloreventing for looking after them.
Smartie was a good girl and jumping another great clear round to finish 6th in good company in the BYEH @valeviewec Thank you as always to Team Turnbull for doing a fantastic job.
New team member arrived yesterday morning by Escape Z (Emerald) out of Leanne Cox’ Grand Prix mare Wish (Hors la Loi x Cantus).Well done to our lovely recip mare Panda who is being a fab mummy. Big thank you to Helen @vtvetservices for getting Wish in foal and to Agdon Farm Livery and team for successful foaling. Let’s hope she is a superstar ⭐️🐯🍊
Four year old Smartie (B Smart) was a superstar today @nexgenhorses @fieldhouseequestrianstaffs jumping a great double clear to finish 3rd. Thank you to Team Turnbull For all your hard work Smartie has done everything a 4 year old needs to do and will now go back out in the field for a well deserved holiday
Nearly on flying form at Somerford 🚀 Thank you Team Taylor for taking him. A smart test and a beautiful double clear to finish 8th in a huge and very competitive class.
Rita was a superstar at a very hot @tweseldownht producing a lovely test and great double clear to finish 4th - she has been placed in all her runs so far 🧡🧡 Snoop led the dressage and was jumping a beautiful round showjumping when he managed to slip over going to the last fence 🙈 fortunately everyone is ok and lives to fight another day.
Super proud of Tango coming 4th at his first BYEH @fieldhouseequestrianstaffs jumping a beautiful clear round and behaving immaculately. Big thank you to Team Turnbull Tanglewood Farm Stables for all their hard work. Tango has earned himself a well deserved holiday
Jason Bear was none the worse for his slip up at Farley having an easy cruise around Upton to finish 6th. Thank you @andrewjameseventing
Nearly doing a smart test and a lovely double clear for 3rd @astonlewallseqc Huge thank you to the team at Aston for all their efforts with the going. Much appreciated and thank you @izzytayloreventing for looking after him
Rollercoaster weekend at a hot and sunny Little Downham. Nearly produced an accomplished test and a beautiful relaxed clear jumping to lie second before xc. The track was quick twisty and he was not enjoying himself so Izzy opted to pull him up and save him for another day. The two 5 year olds, Rita and Snoop were on top form. Rita led her section’s dressage on a 24 with Snoop second in his on a 25. Snoop jumped a beautiful double clear to finish second while a rail jumping cost Rita the win but was good enough for third place. They are both due a break having learned a lot this season.
Sad to say goodbye to beautiful four year old Smartie, who has been a complete pleasure to start on her journey over the last 3 years. Smartie has found a fantastic new home with a lovely family and we look forward to following her progress and future success..Withher fabulous breeding - Jackaroo (Master Imp x Chairlift) x Ramiro B/ Cruising - and faultless temperament we know she has a great career ahead of her.
Exciting day with the two three year old boys going off to school with Team Turnbull. They both loaded like pros and arrived safely . Can’t wait to see them in action.
Nearly had a productive outing to Wellington horse trials, where it was a shock to see green grass and even some mud in the dressage arena. A smart test led the dressage on a 24, unlucky to have a rail jumping and a clear xc left him in 6th place and another BE point.
Good run for Nearly @cornbury_househt with a smart dressage, a small but annoying mistake around a difficult enough jumping track and a great round xc to finish 9th in a strong 2 star. Big thank you to @cornbury_househt who handled the difficult circumstances with great respect. Great final run of the season for Jason Bear, finishing 6th in his intermediate section @cornbury_househt a change of bit seems to have made all the difference. Thank you @owenmooreeventing for your help and thank you @andrewjameseventing for looking after him
Osberton Young Horsr Championships did not go to plan. Nearly did a beautiful test in the worst of the weather only to not understand the fence in the water on the cross country, which was subsequently taken out. He is home safe and sound and out in the field on his holidays with Jason.
2021 Season Review
Roll on 2021
Good start to the season for the Princess at Oasby with a solid test for a 29, very unlucky to breathe on the second part of the double for an expensive rail in a beautiful smooth round and pleased to be back out XC finishing just out of the placings
Super pleased with the two 5 year olds having their first ever outing today at Aston le Walls BE Try Eventing. Perfect event for first timers. Both behaved immaculately in the dressage and managed to do all the movements in the right place with no added extras thrown in. Nearly jumped a fantastic clear sj, Elmo’s brain had got tired by the end and he had the last two down. Elmo is sure that he was born for xc (which to be fair he probably is 😉) and produced a very smooth confident clear. Nearly wasn’t sure what to make of the corner, or that two fences together were part of the deal but finished looking very professional! They will both have learned a huge amount from today and will sleep well tonight. Thanks as always to Team Taylor for doing a great job in the snow and arctic wind.
Lovely day with the novice horses at Portman. Ted produced a solid test for a 27, one rail jumping and clear xc finishing 11th. OJ scored 25 for his dressage, showjumped clear and sped around inside the time xc to finish 4th. So pleased with the boys, who have not jumped much since October and have come out looking great. Gold star for OJ doing his test at Portman on his first outing of the season accompanied by a very large, very noisy gang mower which kept appearing over the mound on the golf course next to the arena and he still managed a 25 test
The handsome Jason competed at his first ever event at Norton Disney.. Really pleased with him. A very solid dressage, a rail showjumping in an otherwise very good round and one inexperienced moment xc. He finished so confident and happy hopefully he will have learned a huge amount. Thank you Andrew and Rachel for being so patient with him
Good outing at Weston for Ted. Another smart dressage for a 27. He found the soft ground difficult in the showjumping, but tried hard then stormed round the xc for a great clear around a tough enough track.
Good steady double clear for Princess at Burnham Market in the CCI3*S ticking off her qualification
Beautiful Rita was a total star at her first ever competition yesterday, behaving immaculately and finishing 2nd 🌟🌟
Second event for Jason and a solid performance with a good clear xc. Huge effort by the team at Horseheath to create fantastic going much appreciated.
Very proud of 5 year old baby Nearleo finishing in the placings at his first ever BE event at Aston 100
Cirencester Park is a beautiful event, although we would have enjoyed the dressage phase more had we not had hail and snow! Good double clear for the Princess Pony for 5th place in the OI.
Another good day at Cirencester Park, with the added bonus of no arctic weather conditions today. OJ did a beautiful test for a 24.8. One very expensive rail jumping which cost him 4th place and clear inside the time xc. Having given every show jump at least a foot margin, apparently the second last fence didn’t require the same amount of attention 🙈
Great day out for Brioney and the White Wonder today neither of them having competed for quite some time! They hadn’t forgotten how it should be done and did a good dressage and a double clear to finish 4th, qualifying tor the championship. A few time penalties looking after the old boys legs pushed them off second place. Thank you Horse-Events for a beautifully run event as always, Albertine Barker for your support and Claire Deuten for coming to the rescue with forgotten kit
Amazing outing for OJ today at Moreton Morrell where he was a winner! Beautiful dressage and a lovely, confident double clear 🧡🧡
Jason Bear looking very grown up at Keysoe. A rail in the showjumping pushed him just out of the placings but a very solid, confident performance on amazing ground given the amount of rain. Thank you Andrew James Eventing for doing such a great job with him
Taking advantage of the break in our eventing season for the White Wonder to go to lots of parties with a trip to our first Cotswold Cup qualifier yesterday. Another good dressage and a great double clear. They would have been second had they not gone too fast cross country! Who knew that was possible 🤣 Thank you Oxstalls Cross Country for great tracks and perfect going.
Great outing for Jason Bear at Shelford Manor today, leading the dressage with just an annoying rail in the showjumping preventing him from winning. He finished third, on an equal score to second. Thank you Andrew James and team for working so hard with him.
Another rosette for the White Wonder after leading the dressage. Not sure how he got time penalties xc when Brioney’s watch said otherwise but we still had a lovely day and he obviously thinks he is a champion!
Luck was not on Jason’s side at Stratford Hills yesterday. A promising first novice test for a 32 and a great clear round in the show jumping. He set off xc very happily until disaster struck somehow resulting in a snapped bit! And there ended Jason’s novice debut!
Nothing if not consistent, another rosette for Brioney and the now not so White Wonder in the 100 at Great Tew. Turning into our top performer this season 🦄❤️🦄 Thank you The Cotswold Cup for a fab event and huge efforts with the going much appreciated
Good outing for Jason yesterday to Farley Hall novice. 31 dressage, didn’t manage to replicate last weeks clear show jumping but a fantastic clear cross country round a grown up enough track. Thank you Andrew James Eventing for keeping the faith.
The 5 year olds, Elmo and Nearly headed to Eland Lodge for Elmo’s first and Nearly’s second ever event. Elmo jumped a great double clear for 6th while a look at the step kept Nearly from getting a prize after his 25 dressage.
Busy few days at Upton. Heidi was on top form with a beautiful test to score 23 in a hot OI section and a great double clear to win. OJ led from the front, with best dressage and a phenomenal double clear to also win. Big thank you to Team Taylor, who went home with a lot of prizes.
Jason also had a great outing, with a super smart 29 dressage, two down jumping and a fantastic confident clear xc. To finish off an awesome few days, we have collected an Escape Z embryo from Leanne Cox’s superstar mare Wish (Hors la Loi x Cantus) so have everything crossed for a successful pregnancy.
Educational day for 5 year old Nearly at a very hot Dauntsey. Lovely dressage for a 25, a great confident round jumping just tipping the first part of the double. He didn’t have the experience to understand the infamous ‘T Bar’ fence 6 xc, but popped it second time and will have learned a lot for the day out
Fun day for Jason at Isleham with a smart dressage for a 30. Beautiful, confident round showjumping, with one annoying rail followed by a great clear inside the time XC to finish 3rd and win his first points - perfect birthday present for Brioney 🎉🎊 Thank you Andrew James Eventing.
Another good outing for the Princess Pony with a 29 double clear at Aston to finish 3rd in the OI. Thank you Team Taylor
A day out for 5year old Nearly at Skipton, with a 27 dressage and double clear to finish 3rd. Thank you Team Taylor for taking him
An almost day for the Princess Pony at Somerford. Good dressage for a 27 and a beautiful clear showjumping. An annoying stumble coming out of the water cost her a good placing.
Brilliant run for Nearly at a very wet Somerford Park. Beautiful 24 dressage and a double clear to finish 3rd. ⭐️⭐️⭐️Due to the torrential rain and the fact he wasn’t due to go xc until 6pm, OJ had a long trip to only do dressage
Super proud of Jason Bear coming 4th in the novice at Solihull today. Thank you Andrew, Rachel and Jack James 🧡🧡🧡
Jason had another great novice run at a much upgraded Keysoe where he finished 6th with a very confident clear around a technical track.
A sad goodbye to Teddy, OJ and Elmo who have been sold to lovely homes. We with them every success with their new owners and look forward to following their progress.
A fantastic first international competition for Jason at the beautiful Cornbury Park: A few green mistakes in the dressage in an otherwise great test for a 30. Jason is a big horse and still has lots of strengthening up to do but could not be more pleased with how he handled this. Two rails jumping as his canter still needs to get stronger and more adjustable and a fabulous, effortless clear inside the time xc to finish 17th. Thank you Andrew James Eventing for looking after him.
Pesky rail down cost the White Wonder a prize at Swalcliffe after his 29 dressage, but he thoroughly enjoyed his day out and as far as he is concerned he is a champion!
The White Wonder was a true legend around his final event of the season at the Horse Events Championships at Calmsden. Best dressage and a foot perfect double clear should have clinched victory had Brioney not got a bit too excited and picked up a huge speeding ticket! 🙈
The New Normal
All the horses enjoyed an 8 week holiday during lockdown. It was such a long and wet winter that with nothing to aim for and such amazing weather it seemed a great opportunity for the ponies to enjoy a break. No holiday for us as we got the yard jet washed and painted and all the jobs that we struggle to find time for done.
The season restarted in style for us at Aston le walls, where Heidi produced a very grown up test for a 23 in the intermediate followed by a smart double clear to finish 2nd. Delighted with her. Teddy was super pleased to be out and after two events was pretty sure he knew it all which led to a few costly mistakes that kept him out of the prizes but still another good performance and more experience under his belt.
OJ had to wait until Little Downham to restart his campaign. His training seems to be paying off as he was very confident and relaxed for a polite , obedient test and a class double clear
The four year olds, Elmo, Oreo and Nearleo have all restarted work and look much stronger after their break. Rita is also home after spending 6 weeks at Will and Ginnie Turnbulls, she seems very pleased with herself and had a good school report.
This week it was on to Cholmondley Castle In Cheshire for Heidi where she produced an excellent dressage and had a rail down jumping around a very tough track that saw only 2 clear rounds from 40’starters. She flew around the cross country clear to take 3rd place and upgrade to advanced.
Teddy and OJ made the trip to Norton Disney in Lincolnshire for Ted’s first novice run and OJ’s first novice in a while. OJ did a great test for a 23 and followed it up with a beautiful steady double clear to finish 5th. OJ now owns his first two BE points 🧡🧡. Teddy, competing in only his 4th ever event and first ever novice did a lovely test for a 27, two green rails showjumping and a very confident clear xc. Let’s hope it’s not so hot at Aston le Walls!
Another good novice outing for OJ and Ted at Aston this week. Teddy did a lovely test for a 27, one down jumping and a super confident clear inside the time xc to finish 11th and just out of the placings. Still only his 5th competition so thrilled with how he is progressing. OJ also did a good test, then was a bit keen into the combination in the jumping having the first two parts down but otherwise jumping well. He also jumped a brilliant round xc. Fantastic going a credit to the team at Aston
Super proud of OJ and Ted at Burnham Market. After a tough time in the mud at Keysoe it was nice to have sunshine today. They produced beautiful tests to lie second by less than a mark in their respective sections. They both had two rails jumping but there is a lot to look at in the big arena at Burnham Market for green horses with the flags blowing in the wind, and they are still inexperienced. They flew round xc to both finish 12th so no prizes but starting to look like proper grown up ponies! 🧡🧡
Heidi had a steady run around the open intermediate at Kelsall, with a 70% test and solid double clear. All three horses were entered for Little Downham but sadly heavy rain meant that the national classes were all cancelled.
A short 2020 season
We have been luckier than most to get two runs in on perfect going before COVID-19 stopped play.
Amazing start at Oasby, and worth getting up at 2.30. OJ was on top form to lead the dressage on a 24 followed with a classy double clear to win. Huge thank you to Brioney , Izzy and Angie Thompson who have put a lot of work into OJ who has needed a little bit more time to mature. Big thank you to Scott Rose, who came over to fix his shoe last night.
Young Officer (Ted) was competing in not only his first ever event but his first ever competition. He produced a very professional test for a leading score of 26, one green rail jumping and a fab clear xc to finish 4th on an equal score to 3rd. Thank you to Veuve Sports Horses Lara Surman for sourcing such a lovely young horse.
Huge credit to Bede events for such fantastic ground . No mud in sight!
This was followed by another good BE100 outing at Lincoln in beautiful sunshine. Little Teddy was the star of the day with a great dressage, one rail jumping and a fantastic round cross country to finish 8th. What a little star! OJ also did a good test, had a distracted moment at the final double jumping and a good clear cross country finishing just out of the placings.
Eventers go jumping
The ponies have been busy show jumping since the event season has ended. Heidi has been super professional, gaining her double clears with 4 prizes from 4 outings.
Orange is loving his dressage free career with a win at Newbury Show, two seconds at Solihull in the 1m30 and 1m40 and a second at Hartpury qualifying him for Royal International. He also took part in the Eventers Grand Prix at Liverpool International Horse Show.
Gatcombe Park and a new career for Orange
Heidi was having her first outing since Millstreet at the last running of Gatcombe. She was a little jolly in the dressage - first time out for a while, but a super steady double clear around the intermediate in beautiful sunshine to finish 10th. A good prep run before the 7 year old championships at Osberton.
Orange had a fun morning at Henley Show crossing over to the dark side for a spin around the 130/140 class. A lovely clear round, 4th place and £100 prize money! Thank you Angie Thompson, we are off to buy more fluffy and sparkly kit!
Millstreet Event Rider Masters
Burgham CCI-S 4*
Barbury
Tattersalls
Super proud of Heidi who behaved immaculately in the dressage at her first international for a lovely mistake free test in the biggest atmosphere she has experienced to date, but no XC for Princess who was not 100% herself in the xc warm up. She has never travelled a longer distance to compete before and is new to stay away shows so it’s very important that she has a good experience. Disappointing as it was a great track as always and perfect ground, but her day will come and she will still have learned a lot from her trip. Safe back home now and enjoyed a day back out in her paddock 👸🦄
