Horse & Hound

Rihanna shows her sass

Somerford Park Summer Regionals, Cheshire

“I LIKE the hot horses and she has quite a strong personality,” said Maria Eilberg about Rihanna II, her advanced medium gold winner, a mare both Maria and her brother Michael have produced. “She likes her one-person routine. We seem to have a bond.”

Bought as a foal by the Eilbergs, the 10-year-old Rousseau daughter sustained an injury as a young horse.

“We think she got cast,” explained Maria. “That set her back a couple of

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