Harry

Harry joined the team aged 4 as a rather raw recruit. He was by the up and coming TB stallion Orbis, out of a White Clover mare.

Unlike our nippy little girls he was 17 hands, grumpy, and the first boy in the camp for fourteen years!

At 7 he had started to strengthen up and become more coordinated. I felt he was a bit big for me as a five year old so Martin did most of the early jumping work with him, including a few outings, but I then stole him back and took over full-time. He hunted a little Autumn 09, appeared to be incredibly brave and bold cross country, and although we didn’t get the work done that was planned over the winter he was 8th in our first BE90.

Following some Spring events in 2010, we spent some time practising his SJ through the summer and had a much improved run at Smiths Lawn BE100. A splint then stopped play but since then gained 29 BD points in seven dressage tests, including twice over 70% – not bad for an Irish lad!

Martin and Harry had some fun hedge hopping with the Coakham Bloodhounds through the winter 10-11, and I did only a few Spring events when it became obvious that Harry was uncomfortable. He was diagnosed with a sacroiliac joint problem and also proximal suspensory desmitis. Unfortunately after a few months it became clear that Harry was getting increasingly uncomfortable and not making progress and we said a very sad goodbye in November 2011.

Farewell Harry

About

Janine is a British Dressage Recognised Coach and Group 3 Rider based in Kent. She has trained and competed from Prelim to PSG but with a background in the training of young event horses she is also very popular for show-jump instruction and cross-country schooling. She is a UKCC qualified coach, is on the BHS Register of Instructors, is a Centre10 Advanced Coach (Applied Psychology for Equestrian Coaches) and a Pony Club B+ Test Assessor and instructor.

She has always had a broad range of clients with numerous wins in British Dressage including the all important qualifications to the Regionals and National Winter Championships. She has lots of British Eventing clients with qualification to the much sought after Badminton Grassroots Regionals. On the showing side there has been a National Side-Saddle Working Hunter Champion, and riders at HOYS in the Search For A Star classes. With a very diverse bunch of clients nothing gives her more pleasure than to receive a text with the day’s results. However she is happy teaching all levels, so long as you want to improve.

Janine is based at Carmen Court near Tonbridge (owned by one of her sponsors Louisa Day Photography) but also teaches from home in Swanley Village. Most of her teaching is in Kent and the local Sussex area but she can travel further by arrangement.

There are very popular show-jumping clinics at Carmen Court from April to August each year, and clinics through the winter under cover at Four Elms Farm. Janine is always happy to do clinics at other venues in the South East.

She has been very successful with rider confidence problems and helping with the psychology of training and competing. As coach, Janine is often very much part of the team as required.

Janine and Martin are sponsored by Simple System Horse Feeds and are Product Ambassadors for Equilibrium Products. They can be found on Facebook under the name Team Lamy Wright.

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