Competing at Royal Windsor is a fantastic experience but winning on such a young horse was amazing. Ehpico was also placed third in the English Ridden Lusitano Class against some strong competition. Lovely to be judged by Lady Sylvia Loch, Looking forward to next year already!
Working Equitation UK provided the finale with a fantastic display showing obstacles and speed, functionality and fun. A great display, see you all next year!
It was great to ride horses that knew what they were doing and were easy to move around the cattle. It was very useful to have been that close up with the cows and had great fun penning them. Our trainer Luis Erquicia Domecq was excellent and we improved a lot.
Many thanks to Luis, Goncalo and Lorenzo for your hospitality and patience! We look forward to returning…
Xá was on hot form but managed to get placed 1st in the in hand part bred and 2nd in the ridden part bred. Xá was reserve part bred champion and Catherine Smith on Viriato was champion! This was Espartaco’s second show and his first overnight stay at a show. He behaved really well in the ring and great to ride him around at the show.
Many thanks to judge J Rodriguez Moreno, looking forward to the next one!
Couldn’t have asked for better from either horse. Many thanks to George Dewez for judging and to all the helpers and supporters who make it possible. Lovely to see friends from all over the country who always get together for Windsor!
The Parade class was short and Xá managed to pull out a 6th despite not really settling in the class and then won the in-hand part bred class, retaining his title from the previous two years. Espartaco ran up well and behaved beautifully in the pure bred in hand class. So pleased with him for his first show!
The ridden class was mixed pure and part bred and with 21 in the class it was strong competition! I was very pleased when Xá was placed 2nd. Many thanks to all that helped, the shows are always very busy and a great team effort!
To see him ride Viriato and Xá was amazing and what a great help with their training. Lots of good tips and lots to work on! Many thanks Gonçalo.
It was lovely to compare the different breeds performing high school movements. There were some beautiful horses and very talented riders, an amazing show! If you ever get the chance it is a must see!
The Brother Fortune company in China owned by Mr Wong organised the 2nd Ordos Dalate International horse culture festival. Our job was to promote horse culture in China and ride in Shows and street parades.
Whilst in China we visited several cities along with the rest of the teams. In our European team we were joined by riders from Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Spain and Portugal. The Western team included riders from America, Brazil, Panama and Mexico. 75 riders in total took part in the promotional events.
It was an amazing experience and we had a great time working with the other riders. A fantastic cultural experience!
Many thanks to Joao Lynce for the invitation. Also to Lusitano stallions Visconde, Saturno and Beethoven for a fab ride! Great to work with the other riders, hopefully catch up with some of you again in Golega!