Eventing Nation’s correspondent Brian O’Connor has more news from Marlborough Horse Trials this weekend, where a surprise horse and rider were spotted on the cross-country. Take it away Brian.
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From Brian:
It has come to my attention that photos of this rogue eventer have now surfaced from Marlborough Horse Trials this past weekend. The horse is Sydney, (By Puff Daddy out of Latex Momma) and apparently is being ridden by some sort of Jedi Knight in training! Actually in prelim, if you check the green fence numbers! This horse has been out of action for the past year due to a very seldom seen disorder, navicular-millerlite-osis, which is an enlargement of the soft tissue surrounding the center of the body, and also between the two ears.
Nevertheless, Sydney is once again back in fine form and is on his way to California in October for the CDs regional finals…yes, he does an awesome dressage test too. So, GP show jumpers have made their mark in eventing in the last few weeks (great job by her) and now the fall season for dressage and eventing is on alert for the return of the very competitive Sydney! Watch out folks, there really is insanity in between the flags. Go EN!!
