Herbie
Horse & Hound|June 08, 2023
This eye-catching riding horse had only ever competed at two shows before taking the SEIB Search for a Star championship at HOYS last season with his owner, cardiology nurse Alex Windross. Celeste Gall meets him
Celeste Gall
Herbie

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HERBIE

Stable name: Herbie

Sex: gelding

Height: 16.1hh

Breeding: unknown

Class: large riding horse

Owner/rider: Alex Windross

Age: 10

Best results: 2022, second SEIB Search for a Star riding horse/hack qualifier Vale View, first riding horse and champion SEIB Search for a Star Horse of the Year Show (HOYS)

OWNER AND RIDER ALEX WINDROSS

“MY friend mentioned Search for a Star as I was thinking about doing one show in memory of my old horse Freddie, whom I lost last year. The nearest one was Vale View. It was the first show Herbie and I had done together and I was ring-rusty.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 08, 2023 من Horse & Hound.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 08, 2023 من Horse & Hound.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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