Kelly Harrison said:
“I got Daredevil Boy from Jo Hughes in Lambourn three and a half years ago. He really helped me with retiring from being a jockey, as I wanted to continue competing at something, so focusing on re-training and competing him helped fill the void of not race-riding”.
Next Friday Kelly and Daredevil Boy will be lining up against sixteen other former racehorses and riders with the top ten finishers returning on Sunday to showjump for the RoR Eventing Championship. With a total of £6,000 available in prize money, generously sponsored by the National Trainers’ Federation (NTF), the RoR competition is hot with Kristina Cook, who has been named on Team GB’s long list for Rio holding an entry riding Watergate as well world class British squad member Harry Meade with Sparky’s Reflection.
Kelly also said;
“He has taken a bit of time (for Daredevil Boy) to adapt to his role as an Event horse, as initially he had to learn to settle but he always showed promise, particularly in the cross-country phase. This season he has felt great and I have had my eye on the RoR class at Barbury for a while and I feel he is now ready. I have never been to Barbury before, I hear its stunning and it’s really exciting to be competing at such a high profile event”.
Over 1000 horse and rider combinations will take part at next week’s Barbury International Horse Trials, which are also an important pre-cursor ahead of the 2016 Olympics. A new addition this year is the third leg of the Event Rider Masters (ERM). The inaugural ERM is an exciting sporting series, showcasing the world’s best ‘Event’ riders with a total of £350,000 in prize money on offer with each leg promising a minimum of £50,000.
Tickets for the Barbury International Horse Trials start from £12 per person per day booked in advance. Children under 12 years go free.
For information and tickets visit barburyhorsetrials.co.uk or call 01672 516125 @Barburycastle #BeautifulBarbury
