A mighty leap, a lifesaving horse and different issues the equestrian world is speaking about

Happening a protracted one

There’s seeing a prolonged stride, after which there are flyers like this, which aren’t seen so usually. Younger showjumper Nicole Lockhead Anderson and the tremendous mare Chilli earned a ticket to the Voltaire Design Beneath 25 British Championship on the London Worldwide Horse Present in December with a sensational victory in Saturday’s qualifier at Aintree Worldwide Equestrian Centre. They received by lower than half a second, and this breathtaking leap helped safe the title.

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Holding out for a hero

An Irish draught gelding has been hailed a “particular hero” after he helped save the lifetime of a critically in poor health pony who urgently wanted a blood transfusion. Coral, a 9.2hh mare who was taken in by Redwings as a part of a welfare case, was losing a few pounds. Employees observed redworm larvae in her faeces, and her situation deteriorated quickly. However fellow Redwings resident Rourke, a wholesome 17hh gelding, stepped ahead because the “excellent” plasma donor for Coral. “She wouldn’t have survived with out the intensive care she was given, and the plasma from Rourke was important in getting her to show the nook,” stated Redwings vet Daybreak Trayhorn.

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The incomparable Rummy

It was 27 years yesterday since three-time Grand Nationwide hero Pink Rum died on the age of 30. H&H maps the story of a horse whose identify is synonymous with that of the Aintree showpiece, from a run-of-the-mill sprinter bred for the Flat to a family identify who accomplished 10 circuits over Aintree’s daunting fences whereas barely touching a twig.

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