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A civilised time leaving the yard to drive to Norton Disney with Cullion Womanizer and Mackenzy. This was our first trip in our Owens 3.5Ton and what a difference it makes to the journey!

It was a VERY windy day, but pretty much dry so we were all happy and the ground had dried well since Friday.

Cullion Womanizer did some great trot work but having got spooked in the canter work decided to carry this through for the rest of the test!! He then did the same in the Show Jumping but again there was some good jumps also!.  I was really pleased with him in the xc despite a stop at a step down which in all honesty he hasn't seen recently,  as we haven't managed to get out enough xc training - can't think why!!!

Mackenzy was his normal consistent self - very good dressage with one "scoot" and then a lovely Clear SJ round - probably his best and a lovely steady XC finishing in 3rd place!

Next up is Burhham Market with the 4 big boys - in the 3* and 4* - hoping for a dry few days!

Then off to Kelsall.



A very exciting prospect for the future.  Taken slowly to allow him to develop. Easy to handle on the ground and really enjoying his job of Eventing. 

2023 is really his first year competing and will start at BE 100 - He is very talented and we are lucky to have Caroline Leng as his owner who wishes to take his progress slowly and harness his talents, with the long game in mind. 


Mackenzy

Happy with the test!

Mackenzy fully focused. Norton Disney Novice. 

An exciting prospect that has joined the team in November 2022.  He has been bought to bring on, develop and sell.  He is to be aimed at the 7 year old Le Lion Championships in October 2024. 

He has a lovely character on the ground and has lots of ability in all three phases.  He is particularly talented cross country where he is confident and always looking for the next set of flags. He was XC clear in all competitions in 2023 and stepped up to Novice at the end of the season.



Cullion Womanizer

Cullion Womanizer on the run home in the Novice at Norton Disney. 

Norton Disney

Huge shout out for the team at Tweseldown who put on a fantastic event in 4 days following the cancellation of Cirencester. Incredible - thank you to everyone. 
Camee de Muze and  Tenz, in the Intermediate, Mackenzy and Cullion Womanizer in the Novice.  I was really pleased with all the horses and particularly their Cross country and SJ.  Finishing the day with Camee de Muze and Mackenzy in the top 10 of their sections - both owned by Caroline Leng who was over from Jersey to watch them.

The first international at Thorseby went well and again a huge shout out to BEDE Events for the huge effort to keep the show on the road with all their advanced planning.  A great event.  Both Ballycoog Breaker Boy and The Partner were in the 4* Grantham Cup which read like the who's who of eventing. 

Ballycoog Breaker Boy was feeling on great form and produced a very good test (30.4) with two obvious mistakes preventing it from being lower.

He jumped well in the show jumping with 1 pole and was excellent cross country - he so enjoys this  - I do have to remind myself to concentrate and not sit as a passenger!

The Partner also did a very good test (32.6) but we missed a flying change and a little tension in the canter work but otherwise I was very pleased with him. Sadly not his day in the SJ ring  - he was far too excited to get out on the cross country so had a couple of poles which is very unlike him.  As a result we didn't run him XC

Both these horses, Camee de Muze and Tenz are heading for the 4*s and 3*S at Burnham market in a couple of weeks. 

We are just rejigging some of the horses runs as Portman and South of England have been abandoned. 

Mckenzy and Cullion Womanizer are now heading to Norton Disney on the 7th April -followed by their first 2*s at Kelsall Hill -  fingers crossed they run!!



Tenz is owned by Suzanne Houchin and Nigella Hall and joined WRE in November 2021.

We had an exciting year developing him in 2022 having 2 good finishes at Cornbury 2*S - 2nd, Bicton 2*S 6th.

2023 looks like another exciting year building on 2022 with Bicton 2*L as the first goal for this year. 

We are looking forward to his journey together and stepping him up to Intermediate this year and will continue to develop his strength and ability.  





Tenz

Tenz - Intermediate  - both spotting the Hannah Cole with the camera!

Cullion Womanizer loving cross country - ears pricked all the way. 


A very exciting horse that joined Will Rawlin Eventing in June 2023 having been beautifully produced by Lauren Innes. 

We are very much looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together.  He is currently running at Intermediate/3* with a successful double clear at the 7 year old Championships at Cornbury International 2023.  2024 will be spent consolidating this and started with a good solid run at Oasby where he finished 6th in the I. 

Sire: I'm Special De Muze
Dam: Camee

He is owned by Caroline Leng and WRE Partnership. 


Camee De Muze

Camee de Muze - Tweseldown I.  - 6th Place

Knees up Mackenzy finishing 3rd in his Novice section at Tweseldown 


Achievements in 2023

17th - Blenheim Palace 4*L
1st - Cornbury 3*S
19th - Arville (Nations cup team) 4*S 
4th - Bramham 4*S
5th  - Burnham Market 3*S

2021 Top Results

4th - Osberton International 3*L

8th -  Blenheim Palace International 8/9 year old Championships CCI4*S

10th -  Houghton Hall International Trials -CCI 3*L 

2nd Cirencester and Somerford OI

3rd in his first Advance at Aston le Walls

Other Achievements to date: 

Placed in the top 10 in National Young Horse Championships as a 4,5, 6 and 7 year old.

2020

Bicton Arena International CCI3* - 3rd

Kelsall Hill Intermediate - 3rd

2019

Osberton 7 year old National Championships CCI3*S -6th

Aston le Walls IN - 1st 

Upton Novice - 1st

Withington Novice - 1st 

Tattersalls 6/7 year old young horse Championships CCI2*L - 7th

Chatsworth CCI2*-S - 4th 

Insight: 

William had 2022 out as he had a stable injury - however disappointing this was at the time, he has definitely physically benefited.  He is stronger than he has ever been and we feel our patience is paying off. 

Purchased as a 4 year old, he has been  very successful ever since.  During the winter following his 5 year old season, with time off, he grew a huge amount. This then followed a few months off as he pulled his hind muscles getting cast in the stable.  This lead to a late start to his 6 year old season which actually was a blessing in disguise, as it gave him a chance to adjust to his physical changes. As he is a tall horse we are taking time with him as he still has more strength to develop. Having been a quiet gentle giant as a 5 year old he turned into a demanding teenager as a 6 and 7 year old and is never happier than when he is working.  He really enjoys the challenges of Eventing and seems to like the big stage.


Ballycoog Breaker Boy (William)

Team looking happy after 4* Dressage with Ballycoog Breaker Boy - 


The Partner (Conquer) is part of an Experience Syndicate for £95 per year - This is run by Event Horse Owners Syndicate.  For more information please contact:

https://www.eventhorseownerssyndicate.co.uk/buy-a-share/the-partner/

Conquer is bred to show jump and we bought him as a 6 year old.  He likes his own space and given the choice wouldn’t have anyone in the next door stable. He is a sensitive character .  His confidence improved hugely over the years and this shows in his results and achievements.  

When away at big competitions we have to be one step ahead of him in how to keep him relaxed. He is a machine cross country. Where errors occurred they were not his doing.   He had a very good first half of 2022 finishing at Bramham 4*L with a good dressage, double clear with time faults keeping him out of the prizes.  We then gave him the rest of the year off as he had a small injury but he is back out in 2023 starting with a 7th in the Lincoln OI.

Top Achievements 2023:

Completion of first 5* at Luhumuhlen 
Bicton 4*S - 12th
Cirencester A - 3rd

Achievements to date: 

2022 
Bramham 4*L - Double Clear. 
Burnham Market 4*S 7th 
Pontispool OI  - 1st

20/21
Somerford Park OI - 7th 
Burnham Market International 4*S - 9th

2019

Withington Advanced - 7th

Aston Le Walls Advanced - 10th

Belton international CCI3*-S 12th

Double clear in his first CCI3*-S in 2019







The Partner  (Conquer)

Will and Conquer debriefing some of the EHOS syndicate members

Sponsor's Sundown Bedding SJ fence in the Grantham 4*S 

The Partner loving the Gin. 

Ballycoog Breaker Boy fling into the water in the Grantham Cup. 

Huge Shout out and update


June is normally quite quiet for us but this year it seems to have been very busy with lots of training and education for the younsters. Also, it is great to have sold Ted to a lovely home and wish his new family lots of luck.

Conquer has come out of Bicton very well and we look forward to competing him in the Open Championships at Burgham. 

V.I.P Vinnie headed to Farley Hall OI with some new breaks and steering following Bicton's shambles!
He did a good test scoring 26 with 1 pole and most importantly there was some improvement in the cross country.  The feel I am looking for isn't there
yet but it will come. Our next test is Upton OI followed by Burgham 4*. He had also qualified for the Open Championships but we need to keep and eye on FEI points for next year.

Ballycoog Breaker Boy came out well from Houghton but unfortunately pulled a muscle pratting around in the field so couldn't run at Upton but will be back for Burgham  - He qualified for the Intermediate Championships but we have decided to run him in the 4* at Burgham so he has a run at this level before Blenheim 8/9 year olds.

The Dominator PFB had a good run at Keysoe with a more relaxed test and coped well with the challenging Novice courses in SJ and XC. He finished 6th. We haven't been to Keysoe for some years and were impressed with the changes and it is a lovely venue to be returned to. Next outing is Upton  Novice.

We had the three younsters out at West Wilts unaffiliated to give them some competition experience.  All three were very well behaved and will have learnt a lot.  They will continue to do this for the next month before starting their BE career.






Summer update

2nd trot up at Houghton 3* where Ballycoog Breaker Boy finished 10th. 

V.I.P Vinnie is now retired from Eventing. He is going to be loaned out and have a career in Dressage.  We will be forever grateful for everything that was achieved with him and everything he taught us. 

Purchased as a 4 year old and was obviously talented from day one. He hasn’t disappointed since.  He loves to be the centre of attention and has always been top dog. 

He likes to perform on the big stages and they bring the best out in him. He now realises there are some young guns around and let's them know who's boss! 

His dressage has improved hugely over the years and we look forward to his future success.

Following XC retirement at his first 5* Vinnie had 2022 on the sidelines and although he competed at the beginning of 2023 it was decided that he should be retired from Eventing. 

Achievements:

2021

3rd After Dressage at his first 5* at Bicton International. Sadly I had to pull him up after the second fence on the xc as I felt a change in his stride pattern. I am so glad I noticed as he injured a tendon. I don't like to imagine what would have happened had I not felt this. Nothing like the HIGHS and LOWS of the sport all in the space of 24 hours at the highest level.

Somerford Park OI - 2nd

2019

Bicton International CCI3*S - 1st

Bramham International CCI4*L Under 25 Championships - 3rd

Burnham Market International CCI4* S - 11th

2018: 

Selected for Nations cup Team to USA 

Goals for 2021: 

Top 20 finish at Badminton 2020. Selection for Nations Cup Team.





V.I.P Vinnie  (Vinnie)

Somethings funny- Bicton 4* trot up


Dom is Owned by Parkfield Breeding. He joined Will’s team in October 2019.  The first lockdown played into his hands giving Will the chance to train him into his system. He is an exciting addition to the team with great promise. We are very much enjoying his development.

Goals for 2022

To continue to achieve his good results with moving up to Intermediate and 3*.

Being successful in 3*L


Achievements to date: 

2021

Finishing the season in 2nd place at Osberton International 2*L - 7 year old Championships

Consistently achieving dressage results in the 20's 

4 Top 10 finishes at Novice including 1st at Somerford Park

2020

Placed in the top 10 in 6 out of 7 competitions including wins in his first two Novice competitions

Sadly this horse is for Sale as Parkfield Breeding's model is breeding and developing horses for sale.








 The Dominator PFB (Dom)

The Dominator PFB on his way to 6th in the Novice at Keysoe

We have had a successful start to 2024 and have managed to run at Poplar Park, Oasby and Tweseldown.  These runs were to get the horses back out, see how our winter training has benefited them and have steady cross country runs.  

It was a good start with 5/5 clear cross country and 4/5 clear SJ  - William just rolled one pole at Poplar Park, but more than redeemed himself with a Win in the OI at Oasby and Camee de Muze was 6th in his I section - also at Oasby.

The dressage has been good although The Partner and Tenz were both very spicy in their first tests - both very excited to be back out.

Sadly Moreton was abandoned for the youngsters so they went to practice their dressage in competition mode -doing 2 tests each -not quite the same as having fun round the cross country!

Lots more to come - fingers crossed Cirencester goes ahead where all the horses are running followed by Thorseby with Ballycoog Breaker Boy and The Partner 





The Partner doing what he does best - Oasby OI March 2024

Ballycoog Breaker Boy - Lets hope all his halts are this square!

Camee de Muze  - I at Oasby 

Camee de Muze Flying! - Oasby I

The Partner - loving life  - Oasby OI SJ . 

Ballycoog Breaker Boy - Why jump higher than you have to?!

2024 is up and running!

Ballycoog Breaker Boy had a brilliant run at Blenheim Palace 4*L. His dressage test was good. I know we are capable of better so was a little deflated afterwards.  However, he stayed in touching distance with the top ten and it certainly wasn't going to be a dressage test only competition. 

He gave me a mega round in the cross country and made it feel very easy  - just one combination we had to make it happen otherwise a foot perfect round with just a few time - and climbing into the top 10 as a result.  The cross country certainly caused problems with many top horses not having such good rounds. 

He sailed through the trot up.  The results were very close with minimal points between everyone so sadly our one pole dropped us to 17th.  

I was thrilled with his performance and very excited for 2024 as he will now have an early holiday and aiming for Badminton next year having got our qualification. 







Always a lovely shot in front of Blenheim Palace

The team at Blenheim - Will, Ballycoog Breaker Boy and Becca Nicholson

Last push

Becca Nicolson very happy with her charge!

Successful trot up completed 

Stepping out!

Full focus 

Dressage done!

Giving his all to the end of the course. 

On the way home through the Blenheim Palace Lake 

A successful Blenheim Palace International 

First ride on Kingston who has joined the team for a few months whilst Marianna Sawyer is away. This was his first competition this season and made a great start to finish second in the Novice.

Not to be out done Otto also finished 2nd in his Novice section so a good day had by all.  

It was lovely to be at Larkhill in good weather as usually it is wet, or foggy and or windy!! The ground was good too!!!

Optimus Actinium jumping with his eyes closed!

Optimus Actinium (Otto) on his way to 2nd in Novice at Larkhill 

Kingston on his way to 2nd in the Novice at Larkhill 

Happy team after a clear SJ round - Optimus Actinium 

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Summer update

14 July 2021

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