Vicky Smith events and shows her three horses...Millhollow King of Kings, a 5 year old, 16.1hh, bay gelding TB x ID who has been competed in BE90 classes this year as well as having had success in the Burghley Young Event Horse classes and qualified for the Regional Finals in 2010.
Indian King is a 4 year old, 16.2hh, skewbald gelding ISH who is ready to compete in HOYS coloured and Young event horse classes in 2010.
Misty is a 16 year old, 15hh grey Connemara gelding and is Vicky's fun horse! Has won numerous working hunter and jumping classes over the last 12 years and now keeps the youngsters company and is a great baby sitter! He has qualified for the Oliver Townend eventers challenge Final which is held in December 2009.
Vicky has quite a list of achivements so far including competing at HOYS, Olympia and Royal International in show classes, she has qualified for the Riding Club National Championships 3 times as well as having qualified for the BD regional championships and been placed at an Area Festival. Her short term aims are to have a nice team of horses fit and ready to compete for the 2010 season. She intends to spend the winter competing dressage and showjumping to improve and get the horses ready for next seasonand be successful in the Oliver Townend Eventers Challenge. Long term she hopes to qualify Indian King for HOYS in the ridden coloured class and Millhollow king of kings for the Intro Final at Badminton. "Having been 2nd at Hoys on 3 occassions I would love to go one better!"
Why horses? "Having ridden all my life I probably couldn’t live without them. I love buying a young horse and producing it well so it can go on and be successful."
Biggest horsey bug bear? "Strong Bits. I hate the current trend of using driving bits in the show ring. If a horse is trained correctly there shouldn’t be a need for them."
Worst horsey habit? "Leaving my boots dirty in the lorry….. Somehow they magically clean themselves."
If not horses what? "Probably very bored!"
What could you not live without? "My mum. She supports me and I couldn’t ride without her support. She drives the lorry, exercises the horses at home, feeds us all at shows, helps me on the flat and over fences and she is very honest and critical which is a great help."
Biggest horsey bug bear? "Strong Bits. I hate the current trend of using driving bits in the show ring. If a horse is trained correctly there shouldn’t be a need for them."
Worst horsey habit? "Leaving my boots dirty in the lorry….. Somehow they magically clean themselves."
If not horses what? "Probably very bored!"
What could you not live without? "My mum. She supports me and I couldn’t ride without her support. She drives the lorry, exercises the horses at home, feeds us all at shows, helps me on the flat and over fences and she is very honest and critical which is a great help."
