Switching codes has proved a successful decision for former top showing rider and producer Michaela Wood.
The North Yorkshire-based rider, who runs Dallamires Stables with her partner George Whitaker, headed Friday’s Owl Homes 1.25m amateur class at the Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show with the Billy Congo son Lingala (“Mikey”).
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