Horse first

A young showjumper who instinctively put her pony first and her Horse of the Year Show ambitions to one side has won respect and praise. Annabel Widdowson, 10, pulled up Whinney Lass after a stumble in the Enablelink Ltd 128cm championship; although the superstar mare regained her footing, the young rider jumped off, patted her and led her out. “It was heartbreaking but it’s so lovely what she did has been recognised,” her mother Kathleen told . “She said [Whinney] felt like she was almost panicking a bit, so she just got off and gave her a cuddle, it’s as simple as that. We were just blown away by her maturity.”

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