Laxton Hijacked - "Jack"

17.2hh Shire x Tb,

D.O.B. 1997

Jack was bought as a backed and turned away 5 year old.  He started dressage "as a joke" and went  training with Allison Clarke, being big clumsy and not even able to trot around the arena never mind canter!! 

Gradually he started to find the movements much easier and started his competitive career.  He went quite quickly to doing very well at elementary.

Jack has been a bit hit and miss in his competitive career, only because of time and "he gets put to the back of the queue"!!!!  He always tries his best at whatever he does and is the kindest horse you could ever wish to have.

2009 has proved to be the most successful year having his first trip out in hand, at his first show he took Champion In Hand and qualified for the Royal London Show.  He won the Shire/Part Bred and took Supreme In Hand Heavy Horse Of Great Britain 2009, what an acheivement on a second try at In Hand Classes!!!!!!

Jack wining at the Spinal Research Charity Dressage.  Horse Power Photography

He is a really lovely person and a pleasure to have about - being a real big softy!!!

Picture kindly supplied by JTPIX, www.jtpix.co.uk

Jack out in the field with his "little" friend!!!!! Not looking much like a dressage pony!!!!!!

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Competition Results................

At some point in the future we will search all his previous competition results and add them!!!

8th May 2011 - Arena UK Riding Club Unaffiliated Dressage

2nd & 3rd Places

Prelim 14              67.02%

Novice 28             66.67%

11th February 2010 - Arena UK Unaffiliated Dressage

2nd        Novice 27                64.25%

2nd         Elementary 44          63.20%

13th September 2009 - Arena Uk Riding Club

2nd         Hunter In Hand

1st           Elementary 44         59.60% (first time ever on grass!!)

4th/5th September 2009 - Royal London Show - Peterborough Showground

1st          Pure/Part/Unregistered Shire In Hand

Champion Heavy Horse Of Great Britain 2009

16th August 2009 - Arena Uk Riding Club

1st          Hunter In Hand - Qualified Royal London

Champion In Hand

1st           Elementary 44            69.20%

20th January 2008 - Riseholme University Unaffiliated Dressage

After a long time out of the competition circuit Jack and Penny have come to an agreement, Jack has decided he would like to be back out travelling to some parties!!!

He decided to compete at the Riseholme University unaffiliated dressage competition on the 20th January 2008 as his first outing and WOW did he pull all the stops out!!!!  Hes not quite sure if he can live up the his first results but here they are!!!  What a star!!!

Prelim 7            1st             82.5%

Novice 24         2nd           75.2% - he said he was a bit tired after the first one!!!

He will also admit to sleeping all day the day after!!!

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