Dressage stalwart and Olympic gold medallist Laura Tomlinson clinched a one-two on the 2024 LeMieux Nationwide Dressage Championships.
She took the Saracen Horse Feeds inter I gold championship Forest Hill (Fursten Look x United) on a private greatest rating of 71.77%, whereas her different mount, Full Moon II (Furstenball x Gribaldi), needed to accept second place on 71.15%.
Of her successful mount, Laura stated she seen a bounce in confidence compared to yesterday’s (12 September) prix st georges (PSG) class – the place he scored 69.76% to complete fifth.
“I haven’t had one of the best prep, I feel,” she added. “Yesterday, the PSG was type of our observe run, as a result of I haven’t had an opportunity to get them out. Usually I’d have, however with children holidays and all the pieces, I haven’t actually managed to do a complete heap.
“Forest Hill was just a little bit extra assured than yesterday, his adjustments positively improved. He’s nonetheless not his max for certain, however he produced a very nice appropriate spherical.”
Laura instructed H&H she has focused Forest Hill’s suppleness and athleticism in coaching and each he and Full Moon II have begun work on “extra superior” actions at residence.
“Forest Hill has at all times been fairly appropriate, but it surely’s simply getting him to turn out to be just a little bit extra athletic, so I’ve obtained that suppleness at my fingertips within the ring. It’s nonetheless a piece in progress, however I feel at this time, fortunately for him, Full Moon had a few errors within the adjustments, so he obtained the higher hand.”
Nationwide dressage championships: “He’s like a settee!”
Laura Tomlinson on her PSG runner-up Full Moon II. Credit score: Kevin Sparrow Images
He might have been eclipsed by his stablemate, however Laura will stuffed with reward for second place mount Full Moon II.
“He’s just a bit bit cockier than Forest Hill, and actually enjoyable to experience – he’s like a settee!
“Full Moon’s a naturally extra supple horse, however he can doubtlessly creep into his again just a little bit extra within the canter work. It obtained the higher of him at this time.”
With Soegaards Bon Royal nonetheless to go within the grand prix tomorrow (14 September), Laura has developed an actual string of upcoming grand prix horses.
“Each Forest Hill and Full Moon are homebreds and have been via our system so it’ll be thrilling to see how far they go.
“They each went to the younger horse world championships final 12 months, however they haven’t executed your typical keep away CDIs so I feel that’s the subsequent step.”
When requested to decide on which horse she thinks will go additional, for Laura it’s “onerous to say”.
“Forest Hill’s obtained a very classical piaffe, and it’s simpler to show him the one-time adjustments.
“Full Moon’s obtained that further little bit of go. Yesterday, within the PSG he was tremendous sizzling. I used to be pondering, I want I used to be driving an inter II or a grand prix even, as a result of I might experience the steep half passes and get my leg on him.
“Temperament clever, Full Moon has that hotness, which goes to assist. However then Forest Hill’s smart aspect will in all probability assist too.
“So I don’t know – hopefully each of them will get to the highest and so they can take turns!”
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