What a day for Starehole Bay
Jul 30, 2021
4 minutes
THE smallest contender of the Corroconsult British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Heritage ridden mountain and moorland (M&M) supreme championship made the biggest impression to scoop the title on his Royal International (RIHS) debut.
This was Felicity Thompson’s home-bred Dartmoor stallion Salcombe Starehole Bay (Cecil) ridden by his producer Katy Marriott-Payne, for whom this was a first RIHS championship.
This year is Cecil’s first full season under saddle, despite being a seven-year-old, and he’s already bound for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and Liverpool International.
Conformation judge Jill Godden said the champion is the ultimate breed
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