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‘We took a few flyers’: 17-year-old and her Connemara shake off lack of preparation on route to working hunter success *H&H Plus*

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    • The Frogmore Arena hosted the working hunter pony classes, which saw young riders attack the 12-fence course with gusto

    THE working hunter pony championship provided a wonderful spectacle of young, talented jump riders and their versatile ponies, but catching the eyes of judges Paul Cook and Pat Sterling was 143cm winner, Charleville Farah, a 14-year-old bay Connemara ridden by her partner of three years, Bea Wheeler.

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    Alex Robinson
    Alex Robinson

    Freelance equestrian journalist
    Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.
    Alex Robinson