BTB: More Thoroughbreds: Snip and Subway |  |
| More Thoroughbreds: Snip and Subway Posted: 08 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT
Snip is a 15.3H 19-year-old thoroughbred still kicking butt at Rolex and finishing in 11th place -- top New Zealand horse. Rider is Olympic competitor Joe Meyer, now based at Churchill Stud in the UK. This pair got rousing cheers every time they entered the ring, and deservedly so. What a good egg Snip is, and what great shape he is in! I love that he has a round tuckus and is in great weight and condition. I have to say that the body weight of some of the horses alarmed me a little. A few were just frighteningly thin. Show jumping Cross Country Subway and Oliva: Youth and enthusiasm And skill, too. Olivia is one of the youngest competitors at Rolex, a 22-year-old "A" rated pony-clubber from California. Jimmy Wofford gave her a positive writeup but happily underestimated her performance at Rolex. What I love about this footage (I didn't take it) is that it captures the moments before she enters the ring--Bob spent last year perched over the chute where they enter because he loved watching their anticipation--and it also captures the moments after the last fence, which could bring a tear to your eye.  |
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