I have owned horses since I was five. These particular horses I have had 6 years, one since a foal who I have backed and broken myself and the other was 4 when I bought her as a problem horse. I spent years bringing them up to a suitable weight and schooling ability to campaign to qualify for the country’s most prestigious show. During this time I broke my back breaking in a different youngster and was told I would never walk again, I bounced back and was competing within 12 months. My mare narrowly missed out on qualifying the last year I competed. Due to falling pregnant I was unable to maintain the level of schooling necessary to continue. My son is now two and due to being unable to work full time due to astronomical nursery fees, my horses schooling has taken a back seat. I would love to be able to finally complete the last step along the path and qualify my home produced horses for the horse of the year show.