‘On cloud nine’: 31-year-old horse takes Royal International ticket

A rider who made a last-minute decision to go to a qualifier is looking forward to taking her two horses – one a 31-year-old – to the Royal International Horse Show (23-28 July).

Emma Barrow’s Welsh section D Waltham Scorpio (Harry), who has been in the family for 30 years, longer than Emma herself, won his Senior Horse Showing and Dressage ridden age class at the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) area 14 show, then stood champion. Emma’s 19-year-old former racehorse Royal Sovereign (Roscoe) also won his class...