Maisy Williams, the teenage daughter of big-wall aficionado Man Williams, proved herself a chip off the outdated block when she used to be the only real rider to transparent the large wall at 2.05m (6ft 7in) to win the Dodson & Horrell puissance on the ALX Horseboxes Main Showjumping Championships (18-24 September) at Area UK, Lincolnshire.
It used to be best 17-year-old Maisy’s 2d try at tackling the large wall, having additionally jumped the puissance at Area UK closing December, the place she completed fourth. She triumphed this time, once more driving the 14-year-old Dalton D’Hoyo (Kashmir Van Schuttershof x Parco).
“He’s a small horse — about 16.2hh — however with an enormous middle, so you’ll accept as true with him to leap no matter you installed entrance of him,” Maisy stated. “He can leap an enormous fence, you simply want to see the suitable stride, and he’s in reality simple and instantly.”
Puissance pointers: ‘My dad informed me to grasp some mane!’
“For the primary 3 rounds my dad informed me to stay travelling so he will get courageous, however for the closing two rounds, to come back not far away, wait and hang and let him leap it,” added Maisy, who used to be a part of Nice Britain’s bronze medal-winning junior staff on the Eu Showjumping Championships in the summertime.
Maisy misplaced a stirrup on her ultimate travel over the wall, however stayed skillfully within the plate.
“My dad informed me to grasp the mane! I believed he’d simply pop it however he jumped it in reality neatly,” she added.
Dalton D’Hoyo has been with the Williams circle of relatives for just about seven years and has prior to now jumped grands prix with Man, even though Maisy has ridden him extra lately.
“I took him away to France and jumped a couple of ratings categories on him. He is more or less like a circle of relatives horse — my mum rides him and my brother even had a move on him, he’s really easy,” defined Maisy.
“Dad can be taking him to Horse of the Yr Display [HOYS] this yr whilst I take a couple of others to Vilamoura. I’d love to leap the HOYS or London World Horse Display puissance on him however you must be 18 — so I’ll have to attend til subsequent yr, however I’ll be taking my most sensible horse to London for the younger riders,” she stated.
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