who works as a welding inspector. He
has ridden and hunted all his life and
regularly field masters for the Banwen
Miners hunt.
Ten year old Izzy Partridge was first
to go out and give her individual show
on her mother, Kate Partridge’s striking
show pony, Mansion Hill Bertie Bassett.
Izzy showed supreme confidence and
her pony responded to give a brilliant
performance to take reserve spot. Kate
bought the eight year old 'Bert' last
November for Izzy to gain experience in
showing. “Izzy works so hard to do well
at the shows, we are real amateurs and
it is great that with some hard work it
is possible to achieve these results”, said
Kate. Izzy and Bert do lots of hacking
and schooling and have lessons with
Jayne Turney. ”He was just brilliant”,
said a delighted Izzy.
Now in its nineteenth year, Search
for a Star was the brainchild of SEIB
Insurance Brokers who still run and
support it today. It is exclusively for
amateur riders and owners and designed
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to give these enthusiastic people a chance
to compete at the Horse of the Year Show
and also to discover new equine talent.
SEIB has been providing equestrian
insurance for over five decades and is a
major player in equestrian insurance.
SEIB Search for a Star Riding
Horse/Hack Class
The week started with the Riding Horse/
Hack class with Abigail Shaw, 27, from
Chesterfield taking the Riding Horse
title on Robert Sampson’s lovely dark
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