Horse & Hound

Piggy makes perfect

PIGGY FRENCH is a multi medal-winning British event rider. She won Badminton and finished runner-up at Burghley in 2019 on Trevor Dickens’ mare Vanir Kamira. Last season Piggy set a new world record for the number of international events won in a year — 15.

PROBLEM ONE

‘MY HORSE IS TOO BUZZY’

“A FRESH horse will often benefit from being lunged both at home and at the competition venue before you ride, otherwise things get tense and neither horse nor rider are in the right frame of mind,” advises Piggy. “Lungeing, regular

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