So this season has been a real rollercoaster of emotions, winning my first international on Candy at my first event of the season.

Moving her up to advanced and Jumping double clear around her first 3star at Burgham international.

Going to Blenheim full of excitement for a good result and having a wild Horse on my hands! Let’s just say Candy pulled out all the moves in the dressage, sadly none of them were required for the test! Needless to say the score reflected how bad the test was, but that’s horses for you and that is why we love them, when they are good they are great and when they play up they really play up!!!

Obviously we didn’t run XC after the poor dressage. We did however go to a BD outing the following week and she won the medium by some 5% and was second in the advanced medium, so at least we know she can still do a test!

I would have been really upset with how the week went at Blenheim had I not had an awful build up to it the few weeks before.

Very sadly Skip collapsed and died at home when I was riding him, to say I’m devastated is a total understatement and I have to say the following few weeks were just rubbish, and my eventing results reflected this. He was an exceptional jumping horse and the truly devastating thing is that he never got the chance to prove to everyone just how good he could be!

Snip and Edna finally made their eventing debuts at the last 3 events of the season and have both learnt a lot from these runs, and I’m excited to have them for next year. Stan is back in work after having a sort holiday post his last run.

I have a winter of dressage, jumping and the odd days hunting planned for the horses.

I want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to Millbry Hill for all of their support!  I’m so lucky to be supported by such a great company who really can’t do enough for you!

Here’s to a better season next year!

• – Tanya Buckingham

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