RoR Success stories
January 2021
Abdul's Story
In August 2015 following an incomprehensibly harrowing start to his life, Abdul a 19 year old refugee from Sudan was ref...
October 2020
Side Glance – the horse who takes everything in his stride
When she is not working for Kingsclere trainer Andrew Balding, Leanne White is busy looking after her stepchildren and t...
September 2020
Secret Passion a Horse of a Lifetime
Written by Polly Taylor Secret Passion, known as Lyric was a wonderful advertisement for the joys of former racehorses....
Triumphant Welcome's Tale by Alana White
Written by Alana White I am a member of RoR (Central Region) with my former racehorse Triumphant Welcome, or known to h...
July 2020
UAE King's Training Journal by Jackie Smith
We met UAE King at the end of January at his trainer Roger Varian's yard, in Newmarket. We were excited to meet one of t...
Sirius Chesnut the Dressage Diva
Written by Katy Ferrari. Sirius Chesnut, now known as Declan at home, has been with me for five years now. When he arriv...
My Eventing Superstars - by Harriet Colderick
Watergate Bay was previously trained by Paul Nicholls, owned by Graham Roach and then Chris Gordon and I now event him a...
Thady Quil - 'I hatched a plan to bring him into the fold'
Written by Pip Frankish Bought as a 5 year old from Ireland where he was a decent point to pointer, Thady Quil (the name...
June 2020
The story of Bold Josr by Becky Wingett
I bought Bold Josr, now known as Bertie, nearly 7 years ago to become a bit of a happy hacker to share with my mum and a...
May 2020
The tale of Sunningdale Rose - by Kathryn Dellow
Sunningdale Rose, now known as Rose, came to our little yard for a break from racing in 2014. She was very skinny and al...
Bogsnog's Journey by Sarah Newell
I picked Bogsnog, now known as Boggy, up from his last race at Leicester races in 2017 and our partnership started with...
It's A Sting - "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride"
Written by Andrew Thomas Llewellyn It’s A Sting was bought by Oliver Sherwood and Tessa Greatrex during the April Sales ...
April 2020
Maxilian's Story by Aimee Leach
Max was trained and raced up until he was 5-years-old with racehorse trainer Emma Lavelle. In 2014 he was given to his s...
December 2019
Big Easy proves that dressage is just that............Easy!!!
After losing my horse I was on the lookout for another and I mentioned to a friend of mine who works for Ian Williams, t...
November 2019
Stuff of Dreams - Ingleby Hill & Shelley Heywood
My name is Shelley Heywood and I’m now 48 years old! I started riding aged eight (in those days insurance at riding scho...
October 2019
Sweet Deal proves to be just that!
(Written by Hannah Mustow) Sweet Deal, joined us in April 2015 after a career on both the flat and over hurdles. He race...
June 2019
Amroth Bay - a (nearly) perfect match from the start
(Written by Sophie Brown) As someone straight out of racing school and starting their first job in racing, my nerves on ...
September 2018
Former racehorse, Carhue, on patrol in rural Wales
In May 2017, Dyfed-Powys Police Special Constables started patrolling on horseback. These Special Constables have full p...
June 2018
Spanish Hidalgo – a truly rewarding gentleman
Both myself and my husband worked in racing for many years. Including his dad who looked after the famous Shirley Height...
Master Wickham – the gift horse that went to badminton
(Written by Claire Lewis) Master Wickham, known at home as Darsi, ran his last race in January 2015 after a short career...