A dedicated fan of Nip Tuck (Barney) was delighted to make the winning bid of £1,550 on a limited edition print of the dressage star.
Modupe Awomolo, who is based in Queen’s Park, London, will also be meeting the talented horse at Carl Hester’s yard as part of the charity auction that ended on 23 March.
All funds from the sale will go to a charity of Carl’s choice, which rescues and rehomes dogs in Cyprus.
“I’m so excited that I won the auction,” Modupe told H&H.
“I was on holiday at the time when I saw the post [about the picture] on Carl’s Facebook page.
“I didn’t even read the whole post, just saw the print and that it was for charity and clicked on it. It’s such a beautiful piece — Kate [Spratt] is such a talented artist.
“I placed my bid three hours before the end of the auction and just kept my fingers crossed that it was enough!
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“It was only then that I realised that the winning bidder had the chance to meet Carl and Nip Tuck.”
Carl and Nip Tuck were on the silver medal-winning team at the Rio Olympics.
“I’m just a happy hacker myself but they inspire everyone who watches them — myself included,” she said.
“Barney is such a huge horse, yet moves in such an elegant and beautiful way. He’s amazing to watch.
“I’m so excited about meeting him! I can’t wait.”
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Rachael joined Horse & Hound in 2014, initially as a digital sub editor then became part of the news team as a writer in 2015. The philosophy graduate studied journalism at the Press Association before working as a local reporter at the Brentwood Gazette. Rachael is now a mum of two and still loves all things equestrian, including hacking, dressage and jumping with her cob Bert. Rachael left the H&H staff to go freelance in June 2019, but still contributes to our magazine and website, as well as our sister magazine Country Life, among others.
