17/05/2026
COTSWOLD CUP
Pontispool
17/05/26
Stepping up to our first 90 today and coming home with a double clear feels pretty special 🎉
It’ll come as no surprise that Dressage wasn’t our strongest phase, leaving us on a 40.3, some tense mistakes but she more than made up for it in the jumping.
Showjumping was spicy, but still completely rideable, and she gave me such a confidence-boosting round. Then onto cross country, which was a bold and technical track that caused plenty of problems throughout the class. There were 5 fences with black flag alternatives on offer, but we took every direct route and she was unbelievable, bold but manageable the whole way round. We just picked up a few time faults, but I couldn’t be happier to finish her first 90 with a double clear. Especially after seeing some of the event statistics.
One of the things that makes days like this even more special is getting the chance to run alongside riders at the very top of the sport. It’s pretty incredible to be out on course with people like Alex Bragg, who was competing at our local 5 star event Badminton Horse Trials just last week — and somehow today I not only chased him round the cross country, but also hacked back to the lorry park with him after dressage, chatting about how weird and interesting we are 😂
The best part though was sharing the day with my main little man. Everest and I have had the best day — all weathers in one afternoon, foot-long hot dogs, ice creams bigger than our heads, and absolute hysterical laughter just before showjumping. Days like these are what it’s all about: good horses, good company, and making memories while ticking off huge milestones.
So proud of Tatti today — stepping up a level and proving she belongs there.
