"This is my former racehorse No Women No Cry, AKA Smokey. He was bred by Sarah Tizzard, and is out of Motown Melody and is by the great Kayf Tara, who also sired Thistlecrack. He raced 34 times and won four despite ripping open his hip as a foal on a gate latch. I purchased him in August 2015 and have since been retraining him. He started competing in dressage with me last July and has since gone from strength to strength. He is now winning at prelim and has just started novice level with a hope to get him to elementary by the end of this year if not before. To add to the story, I had not ridden for over 20 years when I made the decision to revitalise my childhood passion. So for us both to have already got so far is a fantastic achievement"