CLONSHIRE VITO WINS AT DUBLIN HORSE SHOW
Our little gray family pony Clonshire Vito has been to Dublin Show for the last 3 years –each time coming home with a 5th or 6th rosette. This result would be all we could expect and more as he is a great jumper but has not got the step for the show piece.
Off we trotted again this year, with much the same expectations as before – if we could hold our own in the jumps we might be lucky and get a place.
Lydia has being doing a lot of riding all summer, eventing and dressage with two other ponies so Vito had been a bit neglected at the shows, and had not done a Working Hunter competition since the Dublin Show last year – so we were really a bit cheeky even going!
We had him plaited and spotless and were warming him up before her turn so did not see how the other kids had got on – in she went as we watched proudly from the rail – I then over-heard a lady say that there were no finishers so far – I butted in and asked what did she mean- she explained the other children had retired, fell off or were eliminated so far and as Lydia and Vito were last to go, they would win if they just finished!
We were shocked and by then worried that she would be safe – needless to say they were both brilliant and cleared all the fences beautifully – the last one was a big hoop to jump through and the pony actually put his head down in case he hit it even though it was about 4 feet high above his head!
They were of course called back, but did not need to strip the tack, just a little show and the judge awarded them the coveted first prize in the class. The on lookers were delighted and strangers came up to congratulate us – but to us he deserved it so much as he tries his heart out and is loved so much by his rider – we are truly lucky to have him in our family and all these wonderful happy memories
Our little gray family pony Clonshire Vito has been to Dublin Show for the last 3 years –each time coming home with a 5th or 6th rosette. This result would be all we could expect and more as he is a great jumper but has not got the step for the show piece.
Off we trotted again this year, with much the same expectations as before – if we could hold our own in the jumps we might be lucky and get a place.
Lydia has being doing a lot of riding all summer, eventing and dressage with two other ponies so Vito had been a bit neglected at the shows, and had not done a Working Hunter competition since the Dublin Show last year – so we were really a bit cheeky even going!
We had him plaited and spotless and were warming him up before her turn so did not see how the other kids had got on – in she went as we watched proudly from the rail – I then over-heard a lady say that there were no finishers so far – I butted in and asked what did she mean- she explained the other children had retired, fell off or were eliminated so far and as Lydia and Vito were last to go, they would win if they just finished!
We were shocked and by then worried that she would be safe – needless to say they were both brilliant and cleared all the fences beautifully – the last one was a big hoop to jump through and the pony actually put his head down in case he hit it even though it was about 4 feet high above his head!
They were of course called back, but did not need to strip the tack, just a little show and the judge awarded them the coveted first prize in the class. The on lookers were delighted and strangers came up to congratulate us – but to us he deserved it so much as he tries his heart out and is loved so much by his rider – we are truly lucky to have him in our family and all these wonderful happy memories
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