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Perhaps as the stallion has not seen the yearling since he was a foal, he thought of him as a rival because he was not in 'his' herd? Most stallions raised correctly get on with most other horses (as yours evidently does), but he is still an animal who may see the yearling as a 'threat' to 'his'...

Yes, they do have a ticket at BSPS but not at PUK but BSPS hide the class away in a remote ring and the champion isn't eligible for anything in the main ring or evening performance :( As he's quite workmanlike and hairy, I suppose I could say he's just an oversized welsh pony ;)

No, this boy was last there in 2010, and although he is yet to collect his ticket (which I only just realised I didn't make clear :/ ), we are hoping for him to make a return trip to maybe even improve on his 4th ;) I completely agree that arabians are such beautiful creatures, and so much...

Thank you whiteflower, I have had a good look at the royal london venue and I do agree, it does look a little quiet compared to HOYS and equifest. I will definitely keep an eye out for HOYS prep. shows though, even though ridden arabian classes are not very popular due to the very few who make...

Ridden Arabs, so the available Royal London qualifiers that I can go to are a bit thin-on-the ground :/

Oh wow!! That looks perfect, thank-you! :)

Thank you AlexHyde, but unfortunately, we live in the west midlands (around Worcestershire) so I don't think I could do it - much appreciated though :)

Unfortunately,I cannot attend Equifest 2014 as I had planned to and, therefore, am considering an 'equifest equivalent' to take my horse to before HOYS. Although it will not be the horses first time competing there, he was quite unsettled when he last went due to the immense atmosphere, so I am...