Alex Robinson speaks to the connections of the five-year-old Dartmoor gelding who reigned supreme against a spectacular field of native ponies at the 2020 BSPS Heritage championships
Need to know
Age: five
Breed: Dartmoor
Breeding: Treworgan Show Time x Springwater Intermezzo
Owner: Zoe Clarke
Riders: Charley Baxter and Grace Clarke
Breeder: Jane Brown
Height: 122cm
Best results: first novice small breeds BSPS Area 16, first and novice M&M champion, second novice first ridden and overall supreme of show BSPS Heritage championships (all 2020).
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