Emily Morris wins Horseware Bronze League Championship at Horse of the Year Show
Wednesday 05 October 2016
Shropshire rider Emily Morris saved the best until last to win the Horseware Bronze League Championship on day one of the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
Katie Shaw, who was last year's Silver League winner, had set a rapid jump-off pace with Cyloma Z, clocking 33.87 seconds, but last to go Emily and her own 11-year-old chestnut gelding Ultimatum II went almost three seconds quicker to take the top spot, with Stephanie Gunn and Lady Larino finishing third.
"We had to go for it," said Emily, who is based in Whitchurch. "Katie had obviously gone very quickly. I saw her round on the television monitor in the collecting ring, and didn't think there was anything I could do, so I just went as fast as I could all the way around. The great thing about my horse is that I can let him go to a fence. He is so careful. You don't have to place him; he will find his way over the jump. He's very clever.
"If he has a pole down, sometimes he will just dry up on you, but if you let him sort himself out, he's that careful. If you get him there, he will try to jump it for you. He was second in the Members' Cup Final at British Showjumping National Championships at Stoneleigh this year, and he has been very consistent. This is probably his biggest major win, and I will aim him at the Silver League next year."
For the audio interview with Horseware Bronze League Champion, Emily Morris, please click here: http://www.lloydbell.co.uk/access/client_zone/HOYS_Morris_day1.mp3.
The full results for the Horseware Bronze League Championship can be found via this link: http://results.scgvisual.com/2016/birmingham/r1.html.
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