Horse & Hound

‘He jumped it very easily’

GUY WILLIAMS’ ride Mr Blue Sky UK marked himself as one of the most remarkable puissance horses of his generation, when he jumped a clean fifth round to tick off big-wall victories at a full complement of major UK shows.

Caroline Phillips’ incredibly careful 12-year-old gelding – named after the air he gives his fences – took the spoils at Olympia in 2018, Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and Liverpool in 2019, and added a win last week at Royal Windsor when public sport resumed.

“He’s really

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