SPONSORED RIDERS TEAM UPDATE
Stephen Hayes, Steph Gumn and Daisy Jackson
Steph Gumn
Hi all, September has been an unusually
quiet month for me! For the first time
in 18 years I am officially horseless after
selling my two, don’t worry though
it won’t be for long as I am going to
Belgium and Holland horse shopping
next month. I’ve made the most of
some quiet time by painting the yard
and having some maintenance work
completed, luckily the weather has
remained dry for me. I have had a couple
of client’s horse’s in who have been going
really well and owners are very happy!
Unfortunately I had my yard broken
into and my quad stolen which slowed
everything down until I could find a
Daisy Jackson
I had a fun week at Sheepgate Under
25’s National Championships getting
placed in three classes including a 3rd
place on Premier Into The Black. We
were in good company with many
FEI horses and ponies competing
and between 30 and 40 in each class.
High spirits and exuberant behaviour
led to some costly mistakes and we
had to retire on the first day in the
warm up tests due to Fürst Larkshill
(Tango) adding a little more than
was required in the test and Premier
Into The Black’s (Blackberry) nerves
replacement, luckily (if you can say
that) I am now back up-to-date with
poo picking! The next few weeks will
continue with the quiet theme as I go
on holiday to Italy with my friends from
university, will be great to have some
sun! Hopefully will have some exciting
news regarding
horse shopping
next month so will
keep you updated!
Images: The missing
quad and the whole that
was left in the hedge
when the it was taken.
getting the better of her! Tango got
very excited, especially when asking for
the changes in the Advanced Medium.
However, lively behaviour aside, both
Tango and Blackberry gained some
impressive marks from several judges.
It is true what they say; all good things
take time, patience and persistence.
I am aware that Tango, my chestnut
gelding by Furst Heinrich x De Niro,
is a hot headed yet very powerful
horse, however, my trainer and I see
much potential in him and one judge
in particular highlighted this. My
training sessions with Nicky Barrett
are constantly improving and we are
achieving results we have never had
in the past. It is now just competition
experience and maintaining relaxation
and suppleness when he enters a
potentially tense environment to
then achieve the higher scores. I
have to remind myself that due to
training difficulties early on, he has
not had much competition experience
considering the level at which he is
competing.
Blackberry really excelled herself at
Sheepgate and even gained a podium
finish for the Novice Championship
Semi-final. I was delighted after the
championships to find out that his
breeder, Tracey Bywater, had made me
her co-owner which really was the
icing on the cake. She is a Rubinero x
Negro mare and is the most trainable
and genuine horse I have ever come
across. Blackberry pulled some
incredibly impressive marks and scores
out of the bag at the Championships,
especially considering she is still only
six. We then went on to come 3rd in a
big class of around 40 with one judge
in particular scoring us over 70%. I am
very excited about the future with both
Tango and Blackberry as I believe they
both have huge potential.
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Jackson Dressage
Image Left: Daisy riding Furst Larkshill,
stable name Tango
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Everything Horse Magazine • Issue 25• October 2015