Horse & Hound

Dargun dares to win

Wellington, Hants

ONLY five horses broke the 30 barrier in the dressage in the feature Whickr CCI3*-S, two of whom were ridden by Piggy March. The Northamptonshire rider claimed the eventual honours with Jane Del Missier’s striking chestnut Dargun, a former ride of Emily King.

The pair led from pillar to post after recording a 24.3 first-phase score, and they followed this up with two flawless displays of jumping – the 12-year-old’s big white blaze

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