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Former youth stars show their mettle

Horse & Hound

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June 01, 2023

Former junior and pony luminaries steal the show at three-star, while a five-star horse bounces back with a perfect Luhmühlen prep run

- JULIE HARDING

Former youth stars show their mettle

RIDERS who once experienced the pizzazz of collecting titles and medals early on in their careers showed their class once again and enjoyed a stranglehold on both three-star classes at this popular West Country fixture.

Former pony European champion Finn Healy, 18, became British young rider national champion after leading the Chatham young rider CCI3*-L from pillar to post aboard the 17hh bay mare Treamble (Amble). He secured the £1,000 first prize in part thanks to leaving every one of the 11 showjumps in their cups despite a heart-stopping moment in the treble.

“She jumped in too positively and made up too much distance,” Finn said of the moment that left even members of the early morning crowd – the reverse-order final phase for this class kicked off at 10am – shouting “whoa”.

“The showjumping used to be her weaker phase, but she’s getting better and I’ve had help from Alan Fazakerley.”

Derbyshire-based Finn described Helen West’s hilly 22-fence cross-country course as “very tough, but we didn’t have any blips. Amble was cool the whole way round”.

Finn is currently on a gap year before he heads to the University of Manchester to study history.

“I’ll always work with horses, but my degree is my back-up plan,” he said, going on to explain that the horse’s owner Amy Hawley had once phoned him out of the blue after seeing him in action, offering him the ride on a showjumper, with the arrangement eventually leading to him taking on Treamble, a Grafenstolz offspring.

“Amble’s based with Amy, but I drive to her place a few times a week to ride,” said Finn.

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