CATHY'S HORSES
MITZI (Just Twilight) An eleven year old Dutch mare. Bought to jump, loves cross country but struggles with dressage.
This horse was bought for her scopey jump and lovely temperament, but turned out to be one of the worst schooled horses Cathy had ever ridden on the flat. She has come on slowly but steadily in her first year and it was disproportionately pleasing when she came third in an unaffiliated prelim. test!Currently competing at BE on tickets and BSJA jumping.This winter she has been out twice for unaffiliated prelims, coming second in one, and second from bottom in the other!
 January 2011: work is progressing very well for the new season, qualifying at Golden Cross for a place at the BE JT finals in Solihull later this year.
April 30th. Placed 6th at Solihull BE in JT Finals after a lovely double clear.
Now catching up on fitness work following her fatness work while we were on honeymoon!
Little Downham June 2011
Not only placed but dressage now in 30s!
SPARKY (Voluntario XVIII)
 A twelve year old Andalusian gelding. Has turned his hooves to everything, including siring foals (prior to being gelded) and working in Cathy's riding school, whilst fitting in the odd Elementary or Medium test. The nicest horse you could hope to meet, he will be concentrating on his dressage with Cathy from now on, having spent a year brushing up his cross country skills. (To be fair he hates water, so he is probably praying that his British Dressage registration is dusted off and renewed immediately)
NEWSFLASH! Renewed his BD registration and promptly won his medium qualifier at Norton Heath - what a star! This will probably end up being his only 2010 dressage outing :-)
January 2011: Sparky is spending the next few months learning to carry a sidesaddle, ready for his big outing in April.
April 2011: Sparky was a superstar at his big outing! Pictured here with Mitzi and our two beautiful bridesmaids!
WOLFIE (Sparky's Pure Effect)
Four year old mare, homebred. Half andalusian, half KWPN, very coloured!
Backed in November 2010, followed by some time off for the removal of her wolf teeth.
She's a bit bigger now than in this photo at fifteen minutes old - must find a newer picture!
Here's a picture from a January weekend. It's important for the young horse to see as much as possible, and not to get too bored in the school. She's been getting used to travel, and been on various hacks including the beach at Shoebury, Basildon and Pleshey (shown here).
This has given her a good chance to play in water, pop small obstacles and deal with small banks (always difficult when the horse is adjusting to carrying a rider).
Hopefully we'll get out to some low key dressage in the spring.
February: Low key dressage has gone as well as we could have hoped, with two outings at Intro, and two wins. Now she has to learn to canter round a corner!
May: First British Showjumping show, on a ticket at Towerlands.
May: Chilham Park
First One Day Event Second after dressage, double clear Overall third placed in section
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