• Lucy Thompson rastamouse
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    Lucy Thompson and Rastamouse

    My pony and I will be competing at the royal international in the larger of the hairy pony classes. I’ve have had her since she was 3 years old bought as just backed from Julie Robinson. She was bought by myself and Jacqueline Barton. A few years ago my mum bought me the other half so she became fully mine. Last year we attempted our first royal international qualifiers, we just missed out a couple of times.   In the June of last year I discovered I was pregnant with my first child. I continued to ride and compete her however at great eccleston it became apparent that morning sickness…

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    Prince (Northern Sensational) and Lucy Vickerton

    When I got prince (northern sensational) he was a small frightened little chestnut pony who had supposedly been professionally schooled and broken, even through this you could see he would be a stunning pony when he matured up. The first problem we hit was when we had had him about 3 weeks and I was schooling him at home and had finished with him and was stretching him off when he had a huge freak out for no reason in particular and I came off and landed on my hip knocking it out of place. after that was sorted we decided to re brake Him, he was difficult to lunge,…

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    Hattie Beal and Lochranza of Langley

    Hattie Beal aged 15 from Quarnford, who we have already posted to the page and website has qualified with her highland pony Lochranza of Langley, known as Razz at home, for the Royal International Horse Show. Hattie qualified in the ponies UK intermediate Ride at Uttoxeter after winning a very strong class. At the Staffordshire County Show, Hattie earned herself another Royal International Ticket this time in the Ponies UK Amateur Rider class. The pair were also second in the ponies UK Large Breeds class which is for riders aged 18 and under. To culminate their day at Stafford Hattie and Razz then went to become overall champions of their…