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'Clumsy' giant is transformed

HIGHLIGHTS 10-12 November

Chard, Somerset

KATHRYN ELLISON had a fruitful outing at her local venue, winning two 1.30ms and two 1.20ms on three horses.

She took her first 1.30m of the weekend by nearly eight seconds on the 18hh gelding Tomboy I.

“I think it was more other people not doing the turns than me going particularly fast!” said Kathryn who bought the horse from Adam Botham.

Kathryn has worked hard to improve the rangey 14-year-old's way of going.

He has always had loads of jump but he had no gears and couldn't really sit or shorten, so I think he'd been considered a bit clumsy. We've done a lot of flatwork and he's really coming into himself,” she said.

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