Juan Marin Aizpurua and David and Serena Pincus’ eight-year-old gelding Sheepcote Adios overcame a disappointing outcome within the Petplan Novice Bronze Winter Space Pageant Championship yesterday (12 April) – the place they completed additional down the rankings on 61.66% – to storm the HorseHage Preliminary Silver Winter Championship on the 2024 NAF 5 Star Winter Dressage Championships, profitable with 72.47%.
Throughout the category, there have been just a few disagreements within the judging, with the choose at B, Gillian Peters, choosing Rachael Mosey and Bridget Tate’s Isle Valena as her winner, whereas the choose at C, Tim Downes, positioned that mixture twenty first.
However the judges had been unanimous of their reward for Juan and Sheepcote Adios, with every awarding constant eights. If it hadn’t been for a momentary blip within the canter work that rating would have been even increased.
2024 Winter Dressage Championships: “We’ve developed an excellent partnership”
“I got here to Sheepcote nearly three years in the past, and I began driving him as a child,” stated Juan, who initially hails from Spain. “I began driving him as a child, and we’ve developed an excellent partnership.”
“I got here to England to experience as a result of there are superb professionals right here and the way in which of driving is wonderful – so I assumed it’d be a superb place to come back to.”
The mixture have been competing collectively since March 2023 and look to be going from energy to energy having certified for the championships on a wildcard after coming third at Onley Grounds EC Winter Regionals on 69.83%.
All through their partnership, Sheepcote Adios has additionally been competing barefoot.
“He’s a really sturdy horse with good affirmation,” defined Juan. “There’s no particular motive behind why he doesn’t have sneakers – he has a really strong, sturdy foot so he’s by no means wanted them.”
“The plan is to take him up by way of the degrees and we’ll see how he goes. He’s a superb boy, he is usually a bit cheeky generally, however in a jolly method.”
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