Horse & Hound

King lays down the gauntlet

DEFENDER BRAMHAM

6–9 June

Edited by Pippa Roome

pippa.roome@futurenet.com

@pipparoomeorkyle

Defender Bramham, W Yorks

KITTY KING laid down her challenge for the British Olympic selectors with a win in the 82-starter Defender CCI4*-S.

The pressure on all those in the front rank for the British squad for Paris is immense, but Kitty has had a particularly difficult time recently showing what the European individual silver medallist Vendredi Biats can offer.

“Froggy” has previously worn a Myler combination bit across country, but riders started to run up against problems when using that bit this spring, with confusion over whether it is allowed under FEI rules (news,

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