FOLLOWING a nationwide search and with more than 1,500 entries to choose from the winner of the TopSpec ‘Once in a Lifetime’ £5,000 sponsorship is dressage rider Amy Schiessl. Based near Basingstoke, 21-year-old Amy has been riding from an early age and is currently competing two horses with more in the pipeline for 2017. A … Read more
When Laura Gulliver’s dressage horse Woodcroft Natalia went off her food while staying away at a competition she knew instinctively something was wrong. The Milton Keynes-based rider and Natalia had been together for three years and in that time had developed a strong bond which saw them take part in their first international para-dressage competition … Read more
The four-year-old Springwater Sadler’s Wells went through the card at the BSPS Native Heritage Championships to take the Supreme of Show Award at his very first show. Owned and produced by Craig Elenor Equestrian and ridden by Cate Kerr. He has been both ‘Bred on TopSpec and Fed on TopSpec’ throughout his life. ‘Welly’ as … Read more
Sixteen-year-old thoroughbred Gem is now fighting fit after overcoming serious joint problems and struggling with her mobility. Owned by Brenda Craig, Gem came into her life six years ago after a short racing career in Ireland. As a 12-year-old Brenda noticed Gem gradually becoming stiffer in both her back legs, while her hocks worryingly also … Read more