Fourteen-year-old Annie Salthouse had the complete gambit of expertise on her Longines World Champions Tour (LGCT) debut in London when she fell off her experience Fame in Saturday’s CSI2* 1.15m class, solely to show her luck round with an achieved victory in Sunday’s last.
“I had a extremely unhealthy present to begin with, I had poles and I fell off him within the ring, so I wanted to redeem myself,” mentioned Annie, who’s lives in Hertfordshire however trains with Richard Howley in Yorkshire.
“Yesterday I simply didn’t belief him, I can go so damaging on him, however he’s unimaginable. He jogs my memory of a pet Labrador or one thing, he’s the sweetest factor.”
Annie began driving the 14-year-old gelding, one in all Richard’s former CSI5* pace horses, in September however they didn’t fairly gel till this summer time, after they claimed a victory within the beginner 1.10m last at Bolesworth.
“It was a bit sticky firstly,” mentioned Annie, who’s residence schooled so she might be versatile together with her driving commitments. “He’s a delicate horse and tough at occasions however once we acquired to Bolesworth all of it clicked.
“He’s a really fast horse however he appears like he has a pony stride.”
‘You don’t get time to assume’
This CSI2* 1.15m last was held below the weird “speedy bounce off format” — just like a two-phase, besides there’s a hole and a bell between rounds, and the second half of the course is then jumped once more.
First-to-go Grace Wallace set a long-standing lead with Eau Claire V, earlier than she was usurped within the last throes by Imogen Beecroft (Chablis).
4 riders from the tip of the category, Annie lower a swathe by way of the leaderboard, storming right into a 2sec lead.
“The format isn’t fairly nearly as good as a traditional bounce off however you possibly can bounce spherical and see the place you might want to go, and then you definitely cease and allow them to have a breather,” she mentioned. “I used to be very nervous however one of the best factor about it’s you don’t get time to consider going right into a bounce off and going quick, you simply need to go for it!”
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