Blaenpentre Silver Coin & India Latter 2nd Ridden Welsh A & B Final!!
One of the highlights of the showing calendar in the UK is the Horse Of The Year Show at the NEC in Birmingham. A dream for many to compete there, let alone get placed. We went to watch Silver Coin (Bumbles) at the NEC, with no high expectations of him featuring in the final line up...
However Chris, India and Bumbles had other ideas....
A foot perfect show and gallop produced high performance marks, coupled with an excellent conformation mark offered India and Bumbles a place in the final 12 at HOYS.
As the placing's were called forward in reverse order, the atmosphere was very tense, and when India and Blaenpentre Silver Coin were called forward in 2nd place the crowd erupted and cheered, Chris, India's mum cried!!
By coming 2nd in the M&M final, it offered India and Bumbles the chance to ride in the International arena in the evening performance for the championship. Although not placed in the championship, Bumbles produced one of his best ever gallops and behaved impeccably considering he had be 'woken up' in the evening to be ridden for the last time in the show ring.
Blaenpentre Silver Coin is now taking a break from his ridden duties to concentrate on his stud duties for a while, he will however, return to the ring under saddle to contest the odd veteran class when he is older.
Many, many thanks to Chris & India Latter for all their hard work and support with Bumbles and for a trip of a life time to HOYS. A fitting finish to a difficult year.
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