H&H dressage editor Alice Collins — who is reporting from the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships for next week's magazine (out 17 April) — picks a few of her stand-out rides from the second day of competition
Rob Waine [pictured above] rode Linda Bennett’s Rhodesia — a 7-year-old, 17.2hh British-bred gelding by Keystone Rhondeo — to victory in the Equitop Myoplast elementary open with a flowing and harmonious test.
Sadie Smith and Sarah Tyler Evans’ seven-year-old Sandro Hit/Weltmeyer stallion Spiridon are proving ones to watch. The pair scored 71.57% in the hotly contested Baileys Horse Feeds novice music.
And we couldn’t not include the most popular cob in dressage, Tiger Tim, who Alys Matravers rode to an upbeat medley including the apt Eye Of The Tiger — have a listen…
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.
