‘Clown’ of a horse who flunked his vetting and demands a toll from his rider aims for seventh five-star finish

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Lisa Marie Fergusson and Honor Me at Maryland 5 Star 2022
Lisa Marie Fergusson and Honor Me at Maryland 5 Star 2022.
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Canadian rider Lisa Marie Fergusson and her 16-year-old horse Honor Me are aiming for a seventh five-star completion together at the Mars Maryland 5 Star this week, but their partnership didn’t get off to the most auspicious start.

Lisa explained: “My mentor when I was growing up, Therese Washtock, rode for the Canadian Olympic team. She went to look at him to buy as a four-year-old and he wasn’t going to work for her. I had his full brother, Smart Move, and she called me and said, ‘You need to buy this horse, he will go to Kentucky’ and I was like, ‘Done.’

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.