Sarnita

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Sarnita

Size: 16hh

Sex: Mare

Colour: Bay

Born: May 1999

Breeding: KWPN by Kingston out of an Emilion mare

British Eventing record:

90 BE Points (Grade advanced)

British Show Jumping winnings:

£942 Actual and £545 Notional

I bought Sarnita as a 5 year old from a show jumping yard who had imported her from Holland but done nothing with her thinking she wouldn't make the grade - they were wrong! She is certainly one in a million.

We started eventing her as a 6 year old and by the following season she had helped me achieve my ambition of competing at intermediate. This in time was followed by completing two advanced classes clear. Unfortunately in 2011 in the CIC*** at Houghton we had a bad fall and she was retired from Advanced level competitions as she just struggles with the width at the top level.

She is a talented jumper being both careful, consistent and successful in the limited BSJA we have done with her. She is bold cross country but maybe lacks the real speed of a TB. She has lovely paces and is capable of a good dressage test yet often decides dressage is not for her! This phase is steadily improving!

She is a real lady at home and generally a laid back character that has to be motivated to work. Canter fittening work usually involves more sweating and work from me to get her going than she produces working! Take her to a competition though and she tries her heart out and is quite happy to compensate for any rider errors.

She often tells me how good she could be with a real rider!

At the beginning of 2012 she was diagnosed with a keratoma (benign tumour) of the foot which required an operation. Sadly 2012 will be spent recovering,we hope to bring her back to full work for the 2013 season.

Career Highlights

2006 Highclere Intermediate 4th

2006 Weston Park CCI* 7th (most improved after dressage)

2007 Sansaw CIC** 8th

2007 Ede (Holland) CCI** 16th (best of British)

2008 Gatcombe Intermediate 4th

2008 Pau CIC** 19th

2009 13th Gatcombe Advanced

2009 7th Grade C Royal Cornwall

2009 7th OI Wilton

2010 6th OI Gatcombe

2010 7th AI South of England