Cob overcomes asthma to score eventing win: ‘He’s incredibly tolerant of his treatment’
Sheila Williams and Boly at Moreton in March 2022.
(Image credit: Dorset Event Photography)
When the Moreton BE90 section H winner, Boby, suddenly started struggling to make the time across country last summer, alarm bells rang for his owner-rider, Sheila Williams.
“He never showed any external signs of breathing difficulties – no coughing or wheezing – but he wasn’t comfortable going at a fast pace, so I had him scoped to find out what was going on,” revealed Sheila of the 11-year-old part-Welsh cob gelding known as Harley, who was bought as a lockdown project two years ago but has since become a permanent fixture in her Bridgwater yard.
The pair headed BE90 section H, conquering the optimum time to finish on their dressage score of 28.
Sheila Williams, who works part-time as a cleaner to fund her hobby, has her sights set on qualifying for next year’s Badminton grassroots championship.
“I competed there five years ago with another horse and it would be a dream to go back again with Harley,” she added.
Read more from Moreton in this week’s Horse & Hound magazine, dated 31 March.
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