The Chronicle of the Horse has been pretty active in promoting throughbreds - yet another reason to subscribe! And they just did a feature article on the only thoroughbred in the Medal Finals, West End. The rider Aelin Hill qualified on her thoroughbred, and there was talk about finding her a more competitive equitation horse for the finals. In the end she chose to stay with her partner, feeling he would take care of her. I love their round because it showed that indeed West End did his job beautifully, coming out of a sticky fence unflustered to pilot around the remainder of the course easily. He is a cutie, and she is a lovely rider. While they were not in the ribbons, the picture was quite nice, especially for the first trip to the finals.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
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Nice spirit! Is it me of does he have a very round barrel?
ReplyDeleteI love this. She used to ride at our barn, and was always a very considerate rider, both on and off the horse. It makes me happy that she's stayed the same beautiful person. :)
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