Tricia Johnson on who was crowned restricted supreme champion and who took home the coveted Olympia tickets on day two of the summer finale.
A seven-year-old Welsh section A gelding charmed his way to the winter restricted supreme title at the end of a long second day at the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Championships, braving persistent rain and a biting wind in a hard-fought finale.
Both Sunstars Contador, seven, and jockey Isla Buckley, eight, smiled throughout as handler/producer Craig Elenor showed the pair off to perfection.
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