Thank you, Allister Hood
alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com
Prenetics Royal International, The All England Jumping Course, West Sussex
THERE wasn’t a dry eye in the grandstand of the Longines International Arena at the 2021 Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) when the legend that is Allister Hood and his phenomenal show horse Our Cashel Blue both retired from the show ring after lifting the Winston Churchill supreme trophy for the second time as a partnership.
Allister and coloured champion Blue were the penultimate pair to perform and Allister put on a sparkling display with the lightweight cob to score a perfect total of 30/30 from the three selected judges, Jennifer Williams, Frank Gunnell and Felicity Townley.
Allister scored his ninth Winston Churchill supreme victory the way he won the eight before, with an exhibition full of class, charisma and showmanship.
He garnered the loudest applause from the crowd, too, and at the end of his presentation, the showman removed his hat
