After a brilliant Rolex, I was eager to have a great finish to the year with Crackers at Pau. Deep down, I was still frustrated at getting so close the year before, so me, Crackers and his biggest fan Lucy (owner/breeder) headed to the south of France. We had a smart dressage and were in contention going into a tough cross country phase. We had an absolute round of a lifetime on a course that knocked out some of the best Horse/rider combinations. We went all of the direct routes and as we entered into the ring to do the last few fences and Cracker took a horrible step. I heard a crack and lept straight off. To my horror my old mate Crackers had broken his leg. It was horrible. Lucy and I had to make the heart breaking decision to put him to sleep. It was probably the lowest moment of my Eventing carrier….2017 LES ETOILES de PAU
November 14, 2017 by
After a brilliant Rolex, I was eager to have a great finish to the year with Crackers at Pau. Deep down, I was still frustrated at getting so close the year before, so me, Crackers and his biggest fan Lucy (owner/breeder) headed to the south of France. We had a smart dressage and were in contention going into a tough cross country phase. We had an absolute round of a lifetime on a course that knocked out some of the best Horse/rider combinations. We went all of the direct routes and as we entered into the ring to do the last few fences and Cracker took a horrible step. I heard a crack and lept straight off. To my horror my old mate Crackers had broken his leg. It was horrible. Lucy and I had to make the heart breaking decision to put him to sleep. It was probably the lowest moment of my Eventing carrier….
