Lovestruck outshines opposition
alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com
Midland Counties, Arena UK, Lincolnshire
A PROLIFIC-winning riding horse mare booked her fourth return ticket to the Price Family Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in-hand final, this time under the eagle eye of equine vet John Gilliver.
The 12-year-old La Rochelle daughter Lovestruck – bred by Gail Burrough, bought as a foal by Rosemary Penn and now owned by producers Steve Pitt and Vicky Smith – simply outshone all opposition in a strong 14-animal finale, floating along for Steve to gain the coveted top spot at her first attempt this term.
Her strapping colt foal Tyson, by the Yorkshire-based sire Future Gravitas, then claimed the
