Teenager Rachel Proudley and Easy Boy De Laubry Z clear 7ft 3in to share the Bolesworth LeMieux puissance spoils with Brendan Murphy riding Erne Riverrun.
(Image credit: Samantha Chapman /1st Class Images / Bolesworth International)
British showjumper Rachel Proudley broke her own record by jumping 7ft 3in to tie for victory with Ireland’s Brendan Murphy in the LeMieux puissance at the CSI3* Bolesworth International presented by Al Shira’aa on Saturday 28 June.
Three horse and rider combinations took on the fifth and final round, with the red wall measuring a whopping 2.20m (7ft 3in).
Rachel, who will turn 20 this week, was one of the youngest in the competition and relatively inexperienced in this event – though she has impressive form, having won the London International puissance last December with Graham Ward’s 11-year-old Easy Boy De Laubry Z.
Rider Katie Gilmour was already suffering from soft tissue damage when some dogs ran into her at a clinic, resulting in a serious knee injury – as she described it: “sending my kneecap spinning to the other side”.
Katie had surgery but was still in a great deal of pain. Having long owned and worked with horses Katie was aware of Arthramid, which is designed to reduce pain and swelling and help a joint heal.
“I asked my vet if he could give it to me!” she said. “He thought I was joking but I wasn’t; I started researching the equivalent for humans; a hydrogel injection called Arthrosamid, manufactured by the same company.”
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Katie had the injection in January and followed the six-week rehab programme.
Well known and effective master of the Quorn Hunt Captain Fred Barker has died aged 88. Fred had an initial 13-year term at the helm in the 1970s and 1980s, then returned for a further three seasons. In later life, he became involved in eventing, owning several top-class horses, in recent years ridden by Tom McEwen. He was described as a perfectionist who put everything into whatever he undertook.
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.
