Since relocating to the USA, some 19 years ago, I escaped an accounting career and found my way back to my four legged friends. I rode for several years bringing horses up through the ranks before I found Dobbin in the local wantadvertiser. a 16 hand, three year-old TB still in the field he was born in.

His star record speaks for itself.
In his first year he did one novice and five training level events placing either 1st or second in all of them. In his second year as a five year old he ran preliminary and was always in the top three. He was 2nd in his first CCI* at Bromont as a six year old. He competed intermediate the rest of the year and ran Morven Park CCI* that fall finishing 5th out of 99 starters.

2001 saw a 3rd place finish at Radnor CCI** and in 2002 the United States Equestrian Team added me to

their Long List of three-day event riders, I joined David O'Connor in Ocala for a training session, competed advanced for the rest of the year and finished 16th out of 80 at Fairhill International CCI*** .

Highlights of 2003 were a 2nd in the CIC** at Red Hills and a 6th at Foxhall CCI*** and we were shortlisted for the 2003 Pan American Games. Alas an untimely fall caused us to miss the latter.

2004 continued with a great 7th place finish at the Foxhall Cup CCI*** and wins at Groton House Farm, Millbrook and a 3rd at the Advanced American Eventing Championships.

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