SUPREME PRODUCTS™ sponsored dressage rider, Hannah Esberger-Shepherd is heading for the prestigious British Dressage National Championships next month.
Hannah and Belluga were on great form at the Summer Regional Final at Frys winning a Medium warm up class before taking third in the Elementary Championship giving them their ticket to the Nationals.
Said Hannah: “We went down to Frys on the Monday and set up camp, settling the horses in. We started plaiting manes and grooming them so they would look great and their coats would shine when they entered the arena. On Tuesday morning I did a warm up class with Belluga, a Medium test which he won with a few mistakes.
“The Elementary Championship was in a different arena and Belluga went really well scoring 67.9% on the test. We were placed third and that meant we had finally qualified for the Championships. I was so pleased because there are so many more marks to be had from him.
“Laura who is permanently based at my yard competed with her horse, Whispers, winning her warm up test and then going on to win the Novice Restricted. Her parents opened quite a few bottles of champagne and we had a lovely time celebrating while cooking supper on the ramp with the disposable barbeques.
“It was very windy the following day for the Medium Championship and Belluga caught me by surprise. He has never let me down in the ring, but the wind blowing across the international arena was catching everything and just kept frightening him. He did some lovely work in between spooking at everything, and he finished on a score of 61%. I had to be pleased with his score, but miffed as he could have done so well. But at least we are off to the Nationals!”
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