Chuffed at the RoR Champs!
Dengie’s National Sales Manager, Laura Dolphin was once again chuffed to qualify for The Jockey Club RoR National Championship at Aintree.
“From the moment you arrive, stabling the horses on the prestigious yard with the names of former winners above the doors, walking past the winning post, riding a dressage test metre’s away from Becher’s Brook and looking at so many beautiful retrained Thoroughbreds happy in their new careers, it’s just amazing!” says Laura.
This was Laura’s second year at the championships where the event showcases these amazing horses and celebrates their new careers in either dressage, show jumping, eventing or showing.
“Last year I watched the dressage freestyle to music and said to my Mum, ‘That’ll be Boris and me next year.’ We did it! I managed to qualify for the Novice Freestyle to Music; riding in the International Centre was the highlight, the music, lights and crowd created such an exciting atmosphere.”
Boris and Laura are trained by Dean Price, “Dean’s amazing he’s patient and understands retraining of racehorses, I’ve also tapped into Lou Robson’s retraining expertise by following her on social media and listening to her podcasts.”
Laura and Boris are new to dressage to music, performing to a floor plan by Jackson Black and music by the renowned Gaynor Colbourn. “I was very proud of Boris as it was the first time we had ridden to this music and floor plan at a competition! Lots was going on in the main arena, a very buzzy atmosphere but I held his hand and we did it!”
Boris is fed Dengie Cool, Condition & Shine alongside a balancer. He’s turned out during the day and in at night. “Cool, Condition & Shine is perfect for him. He was a bit of a fussy eater when I first got him three years ago and needed to gain some weight. I didn’t want to feed him anything that might encourage excitable behaviour so I opted for Cool, Condition & Shine, which he loves! He has two feeds a day plus hay and grazing; he’s now the perfect weight and has plenty of controllable energy.”
