Breed: Unknown
Height 14.1 hh
D.O.B.: 2002
I came to Wildwoods in November 2012 with my friend Goldie. We were owned by a family who couild no longer afford to keep us as the father had gone bankrupt. We were put out in a field and a man called John came to take us away. He had sold Goldie to the family and I had been to their stables for lessons, so I knew him by sight. Both the girls were very sad to see us go and cried. A few weeks later Anthea came with a big, new trailer to collect us and after a four hour journey we arrived at Wildwoods. Goldie went lame, so John and his wife Alison came to take her away and said that they were going to try to breed from her. They had bought her from Ireland as a 3 year old and had sold her on to 2 other owners before Anthea, but were delighted when Anthea gave her back to them. She is a well bred Irish Sport Horse and apparently had a lovely foal with them.
I really enjoy jumping and Natalie, Anthea’s Head Girl at the time, took me to a few hunter trials and we qualified twice for the National Championship at Eland Farm. The picture below is Nat and I jumping over a hedge at the Mid-Surrey Pony Club field on a practice session with Anthea.
Now am am well into my 20s I don’t do much jumping these days, although I still enjoy a gallop on Epsom Downs if I can get away from my sharer Ceri who sometimes has to struggle to keep me in check! I also do the lead pony rides for the little ones and look after them and give them a good, steady start to riding ponies.
