Fancy footwork
IT’S a cool late-autumn morning as Gemma Tattersall brings out her first horse for the gridwork session. Wings are set up down the centre line of the 20x60m arena with hexagonal metal poles (see box, p30) on the ground.
Gemma is riding a bright bay mare, MGH Candy Girl, whom she describes as “the sassiest lady there is”.
Gemma credits Candy with encouraging her to branch more into showjumping.
“She would go over the wings at a 2ft jump,” Gemma says. “Right from the start she was an outstanding jumper and, although she has enough blood to event, she jumps too big.”
Gemma warms up briskly in walk, trot and
