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Record entry at veteran showcase

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Veteran Horse Society championships, Arena UK, Lincs

THE Veteran Horse Society (VHS) hosted its annual national championship show, with the largest number of entries in its eight-year history. The fixture’s most coveted honour is the national veteran supreme overall final, which comprises the four veterans that have qualified from the respective in-hand and ridden supremes.

Netting overall glory for the second time was Millie Bowles leading her 24-year-old Welsh section B gelding Cottrell Riverdance (Ronnie), a former Olympia finalist.

“Ronnie absolutely loved the opportunity to show off here again,” said Millie,

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