‘I had to give it my all’
NAF Five Star south silver and bronze league semi-finals, Chard Equestrian, Somerset
JUST 0.94sec separated the top five finishers in a hotly contested silver league semi-final, where Imogen Yule and her established partner Blonde Ambition IV came away with the top ticket.
Twenty competitors vying for seven Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) passes made the third round, where 13 produced treble clears. Jumping from seventh-to-go, Imogen and the 14-year-old mare managed to find a 0.11sec advantage over early leaders Emma-Jo Slater and Kimba Flamenco.
“Emma-Jo was second to go and she is always a good marker of where you need to aim,” said Imogen, who bought Blonde Ambition from the Bothams as a five-year-old. “I had so many good
