Three younger cousins had been a part of an epic week for the Breen workforce as all of them certified for Horse of the 12 months Present (HOYS) on the identical present.
Darcy, 15-year-old daughter of Shane and Chloe Breen, received the 148cm open class and the horse showjumper of the 12 months qualifier with One Sahara at South View’s summer time pony premier present (30 Might-1 June), and her brother Dougie, 12, received the 128cm open and got here second within the HOYS qualifier with Lambay Off Broadway. To not be outdone, 13-year-old Mia Breen, daughter of Trevor and Caroline, picked up her ticket to the 138cm championship with One other Milton.
“Chloe and I usually do all the youngsters collectively on the exhibits however this time I went up on my own – it made leaving at 3am and a 400-mile spherical journey price it!” Caroline stated. “We’re very shut as a household and usually we work as a workforce; certainly one of us drives the truck and certainly one of us picks youngsters up from college. Trevor was in St Gallen and Shane was in Hamburg and everybody was so comfortable on the group chat once they certified.”
And the remainder of the Breen workforce had a great week too. Shane received a CSI5* 1.50m class in Hambury with Cato Boy and Trevor and Highland President jumped double clear within the CSI5* Nations Cup in St Gallen for Eire. Georgia Tame and Loughton Diamond received the five-star velocity derby in Hamburg and Eve McCoy and Hucalinde jumped double clear to assist Britain win the junior Nations Cup in Zuidwolde.
Lucy Townley and Billy On My Thoughts and Katie Speller on Z7 Pink Panther additionally picked up HOYS tickets, for the newcomers and expertise seekers finals respectively.
“Properly, that was one epic week!” the Breen workforce stated.
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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over eight years working for native and nationwide newspapers earlier than becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Obsessed with equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all features of the trade, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage guidelines to mules. Her sport of alternative is showjumping, by which she competes her personal horses, and he or she additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping exhibits by means of to worldwide championships.
