Horse & Hound

‘The old lady is super-special’

HIGHLIGHTS

11-12 March

Edited by Alex Robinson

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BSPS Area 6, Onley EC, Warks

ONE of the youngest competitors teamed up with one of the oldest animals to land a first-ever Hickstead ticket in the Senior Showing and Dressage (SSADL) Royal International (RIHS) qualifier.

Side-saddle enthusiast Xanthe Banks, 11, showed maturity way beyond her years to partner her family's longtime companion, 27-year-old Bizzie B (BB).

“BB has been mine

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