Eventer Holly Woodhead has mentioned a “unhappy good-bye” to Caunton Neatly Attached, because the four-star mare has been bought to an up-and-coming younger rider.
Holly took at the trip of 13-year-old “Ping”, who’s through Grafenstolz and out of Caunton Stud’s basis broodmare Caunton Welldone, in the summertime of 2022. The mare used to be introduced up the degrees through Charlotte Dennis, and went directly to have luck with Nicola Wilson.
“I were given the trip on Ping after Nicola had her damage. Nicola and the landlord Belinda Williams sought after me to take her on, and on the time we have been primarily based at Mount St John in North Yorkshire. The theory used to be we’d see how I were given on together with her, and we stored her,” Holly instructed H&H.
Closing yr Holly and Ping jumped double transparent within the CCI3*-S at Aston-le-Partitions for 8th position, and have been twelfth at Burgham. They completed the season leaping transparent throughout nation of their first CCI4*-S in combination, at Little Downham.
Holly mentioned on the finish of the yr, Belinda’s cases modified, and the verdict used to be made to promote Ping.
“I used to be looking to put a syndicate in combination so I may stay her, however sadly I wasn’t in a position to seek out the folks. In order that’s when it used to be determined that she’s going in point of fact neatly so why no longer let a tender rider pass and feature a large number of a laugh together with her, and display them the ropes,” mentioned Holly.
“I’m gutted I couldn’t get the finances in combination to stay her, but it surely occurs, and particularly in our game. You simply need to stay going and hope there’s some other one available in the market who can do the similar. I’d sought after to head four-star once more this yr together with her, and possibly perform a little International locations Cups, however now she will pass and feature a in point of fact just right crack on the junior stuff.
“It’s extraordinarily tricky; like many different riders I am getting so hooked up to them. They’re a part of the circle of relatives, and you’re employed with them each unmarried day and know them within out. Whilst you stroll into the barn she’s the primary horse together with her head poking out of the solid taking a look at you with probably the most humongous ears and eyes. She all the time needs to look you, she is an excessively kind-natured horse.”
Ping left for her new house the day prior to this (1 February).
“It felt like I used to be promoting my first horse once more. I’ve bought many horses through the years and it by no means will get more uncomplicated, however she’s were given a ravishing, beautiful, house,” mentioned Holly.
“The rider is an up-and-coming younger rider who’s coming off ponies. She needs to have a just right pass on the juniors at Belsay this yr, and possibly younger riders someday. Ping completely adores her task, and I’m excited to observe them in combination.”
Holly thanked Belinda for the chance she had with Ping.
“It’s not possible to do our game with out folks like Belinda who improve us riders. Belinda’s no longer handiest been an proprietor, she’s additionally been a pal,” she mentioned. “I’ll all the time be pleased about her letting me trip her.”
Holly mentioned this yr she can be focusing on some younger horses.
“I’m a little bit quick in my workforce on extra skilled horses, however I’ve were given a in point of fact just right bunch of more youthful ones that I’m fascinated by. I like generating the small children, and I’m excited for what I will do in a couple of years once they’re a little bit older,” she mentioned.
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