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    Back to the future

    Aug 18, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS:HELEN MILBANK
    PHOTOS:MATTHEW ROBERTS

    MEET THE TRAINER

    VIKKI HAYTON runs College Farm Equestrian Centre and heads up Markham Dressage. She is a BHS instructor and examiner, a UKCC Level 3 accredited dressage coach, a British Dressage (BD) judge and Northern Region BD chairman. Visit collegefarm.com

    MEET THE RIDER & HORSE

    JENNY FOLMAN has owned the 15hh Gazdag for 14 years, having purchased him as an unbacked youngster. The pair competes at grand prix level.

    JENNY FOLMAN and her talented horse Gazdag are an inspiration to anyone who is struggling to reach their dressage goals. Not long ago they were stuck at medium level, trying and failing to get to grips with flying changes, but Jenny isn’t one to give up. She persevered for months and, with the help of a good trainer (step forward Vikki Hayton), she not only

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