‘He was an absolute gentleman’: farewell to showman cob who made dreams come true

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408 Hayley Erner and ITS ABRACOBDABRA - HP Heavyweight Cob P12 - The British Show Horse Association National Championship Show, Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Buckinghamshire, Saturday 9th September 2017.
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Hayley Erner’s prolific heavyweight show cob Its Abracobdabra has been put down aged 17 after an injury sustained in the field.

Its Abracobdabra, who was known as Magic at home, was a two-time Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) winner, once with his former producer Jayne Ross in the open heavyweight final and secondly with Hayley who won the amateur equivalent a few years later.

Alex Robinson
Alex Robinson
Former H&H showing editor and deputy features editor

Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.