at the level to stepping up to higher
levels on a horse lacking experience,
Angus rode each test professionally
and stylishly, displaying his talent
in riding a variety of horses with
varying competition experience and
training. Angus narrowly missed out
on a podium finish in the Advanced
Medium Championship with
Grayswood Orlando who finished 4th
with 68.38%. The 13 year old gelding
who Angus describes as his ‘‘Mr
Consistent’’ was the first reserve for
the Pony European Championships
this year and was 2nd in the Nations
Cup at Saumur. Angus and his family
recently made the sad decision to sell
Grayswood Orlando after 3 years of
much joy and success. He will now go
on to continue what he does best and
teach his new rider the ropes.
As Angus turns 16 later this year
it is the end of his career in Ponies so
Hagelkruis Valentijn will also be going
to pastures new. The 12 year old gelding
was bought a year ago from Holland
where he was achieving high scores at
FEI and being praised for his excellent
movement. The combination achieved
a fine score of 72.75% in the Pony
Freestyle to gain 2nd place and came
3rd in the Medium Freestyle to Music
with 70.67%.
Angus’s exciting up and coming
horse who he hopes to prepare for
Juniors is Walters Fable a dark bay
16.2hh gelding who he has only had
for 3 months. Despite being 10 years
old, Walters Fable has little competition
experience and therefore is still in
Novice points. Angus is beginning to
progress his competing and training
and it is proving promising for the
future as in their first ever Medium they
were placed 4th with a score of 68%.
Angus went on to explain; ‘‘he is an
extremely trainable horse with a great
brain. We have gone from not being
about to sustain a canter to competing
at Medium in just 3 months. We have
already begun changes now and look
to take him out at Advanced Medium
in the near future, we are now working
towards our first Junior test which is in
December’’
Walters Fable went on to win the
Sue Carson Saddles Elementary 43
with a fantastic score of 71.55% as well
as coming 2nd in the Tottie Under 25s
Novice Championship with a score of
70.75%.
October 2015 • Issue 25 • Everything Horse Magazine
Image above: Steph Kelly and
Inca Gold. Image credit Sara Jane
Lanning
Image below: Angus Corrie-Deane
and Walters Fable. Image credit
Debbie Jackson
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