The Stars of the Show...
Fairuza (Wonky) #WonkyHorse
Gelderlander cross mare
12 years old, bred in the UK
My Tokyo Paralympics partner, Canadian Paralympic Record holder and Heart Horse extraordinaire! Winner of many international FEI 3* classes. British National Champion 2021.
Photos by Jon Stroud, Rich Neale, Beth Barkway and Kevin Sparrow.
Gelderlander cross mare
12 years old, bred in the UK
My Tokyo Paralympics partner, Canadian Paralympic Record holder and Heart Horse extraordinaire! Winner of many international FEI 3* classes. British National Champion 2021.
Photos by Jon Stroud, Rich Neale, Beth Barkway and Kevin Sparrow.
Double Agent (Darcy)
AES Donnersohn x Pascal, bred by Morgan Equine
Rio Paralympic Games 2016, many times international FEI 3* winner, British National Champion, BD Winter Regional Champion x2.
Now sold to Avery Maude Dressage where she has been a very successful international Junior dressage horse and is now competing Inter I.
AES Donnersohn x Pascal, bred by Morgan Equine
Rio Paralympic Games 2016, many times international FEI 3* winner, British National Champion, BD Winter Regional Champion x2.
Now sold to Avery Maude Dressage where she has been a very successful international Junior dressage horse and is now competing Inter I.
Wonderboy (Whoop)
Born 2003
KWPN (Gentleman x Zeoliet)
Winner at FEI 2* level, prizewinner at 3*, reserve horse for the 2014 WEG, British National Champion.
I have had Whoop since he was 4. I bought him from Sporthorse Continental, straight off the boat from Holland. He has taken a long time to settle down to work but I love training him as he is so intelligent and energetic.
Whoop is now semi retired, he lives with Helen and Anna Choma as a schoolmaster and hacking nanny for their younger horse.
In 2011, he was BD Winter National Restricted grade 4 Champion. At the 2012 BD Winter Regional Championships at Medium we finished a very respectable 3rd. He finished 2nd at the KBIS BD National Champs (the most prestigious) that year. At Bishop Burton International CPEDI 2* 2012 he won 2 out of his 3 classes, including the Freestyle with 73.4%. Whoop and I have won every Para Grade 3 qualifier class we have entered. And Whoop has qualified for every British Para Championship he is eligible for 2011-13.
Other Special Horses in my life
Bindro T (Dino)
Owned by Evelyn Little.
Eve very kindly gave me the ride on Dino from March to WEG 2014. We had a very successful Canadian Team European Tour in the Spring and Dino met PEC selection criteria for WEG. We then had the hard decision as to which horse would be my mount for the Games - we decided to take Dino.
He was a star at WEG, coming 8th in the Team test (in the pouring rain), 6th in the Individual Championship test and securing himself a place in the Freestyle finale where we danced to 4th in the WORLD! He grew in confidence through the whole experience.
Owned by Evelyn Little.
Eve very kindly gave me the ride on Dino from March to WEG 2014. We had a very successful Canadian Team European Tour in the Spring and Dino met PEC selection criteria for WEG. We then had the hard decision as to which horse would be my mount for the Games - we decided to take Dino.
He was a star at WEG, coming 8th in the Team test (in the pouring rain), 6th in the Individual Championship test and securing himself a place in the Freestyle finale where we danced to 4th in the WORLD! He grew in confidence through the whole experience.
Calerux Cosmonaut (Splodge)
Born 2000 Welsh Cob (Calerux Telstar x Blaengwen Brenin) I bought Splodge when he was a newborn foal as he was just so gorgeous. Four years later, I took him with me when I went to work for Gareth Hughes. He qualified for the BD Regional Championships at Preliminary and Novice level as well as taking me to my first Para competitions. Unfortunately, he developed soundness problems so we retired him. Splodge lives happily out in the field with Mother's Welsh Cobs, looking after his band of girls. 
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Brigadier Clover (Charlie) Owned by Lady De Ramsey I borrowed Charlie from Lady De Ramsey, through the recomendation of Tiny Clapham, during the summer of 2010. Whoop had somehow managed to get bitten on a rather delicate part of his anatomy by an adder while playing in the field. Very quickly, we formed a partnership and qualified for the British Championships at Hickstead. He gave me my first major championship experience as a Para rider. 
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