FORMER hunter pony star Annandale Maria provided her 11-year-old rider with a dream centre-line moment as she lifted the Agriasponsored Senior Showing and Dressage Ltd (SSADL) ridden supreme title.
Owned by Perth-based Jane Archibald and ridden by her daughter Naomi Archibald, Maria was shown here as a Welsh section B, displaying charm and perfect manners throughout.
Jane purchased the one-off 16-year-old two-and-a-half years ago for her daughter. The pony has since achieved their ambitions tenfold, competing successfully in working hunter classes, but also dabbling in polo, eventing and Pony Club.
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