Para Dressage

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As some of you may have read from an earlier thread, Bob the cob (our 18 year old ex show cob whose last competitive performance was at HOYS last season) has spent the last few months with Andrew Collins being a 'dressage horse'. He was lent to Andrew after he lost his horse and needed something to keep him riding etc until they could find a suitable replacement. Well, they then asked if Bob could do a few competitions and he qualified for the Para National Championships which were a few days ago in Glos. Bob won the Para Grade 2 National Championship and was then overall Restricted National Champion - our tubby little show cob against some "proper" dressage horses! Bob is going brilliantly, so all credit to Andrew who really gets a tune out of him.

If you want a versatile horse, buy a show cob!!!!
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Thanks - we are really proud of him. He has been such a fantastic horse for us - a real character, but gives his best whatever you ask him to do (sometimes a bit too much of his best!) - he just has this wonderful love of life and hates to be left out.
 
Well done
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I work for South Bucks RDA and was at the unicorn center on friday and saturday for the world championship selection finals, Is he competing him this weekend?
I will proberbly see him around
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Hx
 
I will keep my eye out for him,
There was another at the weekend which i thought may have been him but it wasn't the right rider !!
What is his proper name?
 
His "show" name is Carntall (which is not terribly catchy!) He has an unmistakeable hole near his flank on the nearside (we were told that it was when he was gored by a cow when he was younger, but I think this is probably untrue as he is not worried by cows in the slightest!)
 
What a lovely story!! Hope they can progress even further together.
Incidentally, how did the hole not affect his showing?? (Sorry, just getting into showing and curious!!)
 
It was not as a result of a conformational problem and is not near a limb and left lumps in awkward places, so in 10 years of showing him, I think only two judges have mentioned it. It is also on the near side, so when they are watching them on the go round, they will only see it on the change of rein when they gallop (and he goes pretty quickly so it would be difficult to spot!). If your horse is kicked or injures a hock and there is a lump or swelling, for example, then that would be looked upon as a conformational problem.
 
Well done Andrew and Bob
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You must be chuffed to bits with how he is going with Andrew, what a cracking result
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Is Andrew going to keep him a bit longer then as you mentioned he only had him whilst looking for another horse? Any more photos of both of them?
 
We don't know - it is a pretty loose arrangement in that Bob can stay with them as long as they need him. When he comes back to us he will go back to his nanny job, hacking out with the young horses and escorting them to the park etc. He will be quite cross not to be going to any shows though, so would probably rather stay with Andrew!
 
FMM - he looks great. What a super partnership theyve got going together. Maybe Andrew wont need to look for another dressage horse if Bob Cob is going to take up the reins! You must be so proud of Bob.
 
So fingers crossed he doesn't find a replacement horse soon then
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It's nice that he's had a change in career and is obviously excelling in it
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I take my hat off to the para riders though, I feel very humble when I watch what they can do.
 
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