Seashore gallops assist 18.3hh eventer qualify for showjumping closing

Standing a mighty 18.3hh, nine-year-old Kill Invoice JX actually catches the attention. However Rachel Williamson’s lofty four-star eventer is breaking the mould in additional methods than one.

Occasion rider Rachel collected a ticket to a prestigious showjumping closing on the Royal Highland Present at her first try when she landed The Wright, Johnston and Mackenzie LLP Younger Masters qualifier at Morris Equestrian Centre, Kilmarnock, not too long ago.

“He simply steps round something,” mentioned Rachel of the Dutch-bred son of SIEC Atlas, out of Darco mare Darnica Z, who is understood at dwelling as “Alex”. “I had him within the younger masters two years in the past when he was seven and he skipped spherical. I assumed as an alternative of leaping him at dwelling, I’d leap some younger masters this 12 months as follow rounds.

“He’s a giant gradual coach however we’ve been practising some quick work on the seashore, so he’s come out a bit quicker this 12 months.”

“No person needed to purchase him”

Rachel, who’s 5ft 6in tall, has had Alex since a three-year-old, however virtually offered him when he was 4 as he was “far too huge”.

“I used to be solely 16 and I used to be actually battling him,” she mentioned. “Nobody needed to purchase him although, so we determined to maintain him and check out eventing! He went from BE100 to three-star in a season. The plan is to get four-star lengthy certified after which goal for a five-star.

“He does get a good few appears to be like due to his dimension, however he loves it and is nice in all phases,” she added.

In addition to qualifying for the younger masters showjumping closing on the Royal Highland Present in 2022, in addition they completed sixth within the Andrew Hamilton Novice Championship Closing.

On this 12 months’s Morris EC qualifier, the pair edged forward of Kate Reilly (Claretina) to ship the quickest of 4 double clears by 0.24sec, proving that Kill Invoice JX has loads of skill over each the stable fences and colored poles – in addition to a powerful flip of tempo.

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Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her position as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her all over the world reporting from reveals and interviewing riders, connections and people concerned behind the scenes. Since becoming a member of H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on each topic throughout the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to secure administration — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She additionally has first-hand expertise of working within the equestrian business as a using teacher and yard supervisor.