Horse & Hound

‘This was a real achievement’

Sheepgate Equestrian, Lincs

ANNA BATES was celebrating her first 70% medium win with Gitina, and the emergence of a happier, more confident mare since the diagnosis and treatment of stomach ulcers over the past year.

“I’ve had her for four years and the first three were really rocky,” explained Anna of her Johnson 11-year-old. “She’s a very active mare and previously would fly-kick and buck, but the

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