Lily « Janine Lamy

Lily

Lily is another little mare, standing only 15.2 hands and is 15 this year. She is about 7/8 TB and by Groomsbridge May I.

She joined us at the end of October 2009 straight from stud, well handled but unbacked. She was a complete dude to start and was very relaxed about all her new experiences. The frost and snow stalled us but she was backed at the end of February 2010 and spent the rest of the year being slowly produced, progressing her flatwork and learning to jump.

After only two months work she won her first dressage test with 67% and in March 2011 had her second trip out, this time on grass, which she also won with 68%. She then had a quiet year as on and off she appeared uncomfortable, and was then diagnosed with Kissing Spine. Following medication with corticosteroids, shockwave treatments, pessoa work and physio the difficult decision was made to opt for surgery in June 2012.

In 2014 Lily completed her first season at BE80 with Martin gaining in confidence as the year progressed. She is the most ginger creature ever to walk the planet but that fighting spirit is not to be underestimated!

She started the season in 2015 with a 5th in the BE80 at Poplar Park, a double clear in her first BE90 at Munstead, followed by placings at Borde Hill, Brightling and Firle BE90s, and completed her first two BE100s. This is so much more than we ever dared hope for. She show-jumped clear in five out of seven BE90s. Go the Ginger Rocket!

She needed surgery to remove some sarcoids so spent the first part of the autumn/winter 2015 convalescing. She came back into work, was successful in her winter dressage practises and started eventing again in 2016. Unfortunately she crash landed at Chilham BE100 and needed some time off to recover. She then bounced back with a 3rd at Eridge in the BE90 but was not really herself after that. She had most of the following year off, some remedial shoeing and lots of TLC but the sad decision was made to retire her at the end of 2018.

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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