Vanita set for Small Tour

TEAM Supreme Products dressage rider and trainer, Hannah Esberger-Shepherd has a stable full of horses to compete and train throughout 2012.

Hannah is also busy training and teaching young riders on the next step of the dressage ladder.

Hannah’s rides include Vanita – Jazz x Pion – a 16.1hh liver chestnut, nine-year-old who is campaigning Small Tour this year and will be Intermediare 11 at the end of the year with the plan of Grand Prix next spring.

Says Hannah: “He is an amazing horse with all the ability to go to the top so we are all very excited about him and taking it one step at a time.”

Belluga - Brietling x Donnerhall – is a 16hh bright chestnut, eight-year-old.  Hannah has recently sold him to a pupil who is keeping him at the yard.  Belluga is at Prix St Georges level but they will enjoy the lower level at first until they get to know each other.

Hannah’s pupil Laura Woodcock has taken on the ride of Rubin - Rubin Star x Hitchcock.  He is a 16hh, dark bay, 13-year-old competing at Small Tour.  Laura is gaining experience on him in a bid to make it on to the Junior Team.

Welkom - Jazz x Amor – will be ridden by Hannah.  He is a 16.3hh, very dark bay, nine-year-old gelding competing at Medium and Advanced Medium.

Hannah is very excited about Sirocco - Sandro Hit x Florencio – a 16hh, dark bay, five-year-old.

Adds Hannah:  “Sirocco feels like he will go to Grand Prix and will be out competing in young horse classes this year.”

Then there is Joey, the 11hh welsh pony ridden by Hannah’s daughter Molly who will be out at Pony Club rallies and shows, Potter, a 14.2hh, four-year-old pony in training this year and showing the temperament and potential to be a team pony prospect.

Rounding off the team is Tantalize, the Totillas foal who is growing up and becoming quite a character.