A great start to 2012 so far for us as 'Berry' the 2yr old thoroughbred that Dave broke in and did all the pre-training work for went off to her first race from Marco Botti's yard in Newmarket and won! She was a super star. All the schooling in the ménage really showed as the other 2yr olds cantered down to the post with their heads in the air and mouths open, but 'Berry' looked amazing, neck down and round, and cantering over her back to the post. Once the race started she looked absolutely fabulous and went on to win really well, a great omen for 2012.

The eventers are preparing for the new season with show jumping and dressage competitions so that's all very exciting, and the dressage regional finals are also coming up in the middle of February so watch this space!