Nurse’s 20-hour spherical travel can pay off with tremendous Hickstead win


  • Nurse Gillian Anderson made her week off paintings –and her 10-hour force from Scotland – value each and every minute as she took the Hickstead RIHS beginner championship on the Royal World Horse Display.

    Gillian and Linda Anderson’s JJ’s Prince Chaccomo triumphed by means of part a 2d over Arysha Kanda and Creeveroe Cody within the two-phase pageant, for Gillian’s first win within the World Enviornment.



    Gillian stated the 14-year-old Scottish-bred gelding, whom she has had since he was once 4, had jumped at 1.30m however had misplaced some self assurance so she dropped him down.

    “I gave him some day without work, did some operating hunters, and that is him having a excellent lifestyles and taking part in himself,” she stated. “Not anything took place, I believe he simply didn’t need to do it as a lot for just a little however he’s feeling excellent now.”

    “He’s the nature on the stables,” she added. “He’s been there since he was once 4 so he is aware of he’s the boss; he runs where!”

    The pair jumped a gorgeous clean spherical for the win.

    “He lit up just a little with the ambience,” Gillian stated. “I didn’t be expecting him to return again so assured however he’s clearly feeling nice.”

    Gillian added that she had taken every week’s annual go away from her nursing activity to make the 10-hour force to West Sussex.

    “This may increasingly make the adventure again a lot better!” she stated.

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