A house-bred Clydesdale is sure for the Horse of the 12 months Present (HOYS) with a 15-year-old rider who turns into the youngest competitor to ever qualify for the ridden heavy horse of the 12 months last. Colleen and Barry Marshall’s Burgess Outon Miracle, a six-year-old mare by Eskechraggan Ernest, and their daughter Kaitlyn, simply 14 on the time, landed their debut HOYS ticket at Fife Present.
Miracle was the primary foal the household bred and whereas she is comparatively new to ridden exhibiting, she tallied some spectacular outcomes in-hand. As a four-year-old, she received the celebrated Cawdor Cup on the Royal Highland Present and was additionally champion of her age class on the World Clydesdale Present in Aberdeenshire later within the season. In 2023, she bred a filly foal.
“Final 12 months, Kaitlyn had outgrown her 14.2hh pony and we have been searching for one thing for her to journey, so we broke Miracle in for a little bit of enjoyable,” explains Colleen. “Kaitlyn backed her herself they usually’ve gone from energy to energy as a partnership ever since.”
Miracle contested her first ridden present at Kilmacolm originally of the 2024 season, the place she received her class and certified for Blair Horse Trials. As she was so impeccably behaved, her subsequent outing was Fife.
“It was an even bigger present and a step up as the category was a HOYS qualifier towards the large boys,” Colleen continues. “We have been completely gobsmacked to be positioned first and qualify. It was a fully unbelievable and phenomenal feeling as a guardian; I used to be so happy with them each. We by no means thought this may be us. Subsequent cease was the Royal Highland present the place they completed reserve champion out of 16 horses.”
The duo most just lately headed to the Blair last the place they have been topped ridden Clydesdale champions on lower than ideally suited going owing to moist climate.
“We’re now preparing for HOYS,” Colleen mentioned. “All we are able to ask for is to get out and in of the ring safely, and to get a pleasant image! As a household we’re so happy with Kaitlyn; to have achieved all this in such a short while and at such a younger age is an inspiration.”
Displaying isn’t the one sphere Miracle excels in, as Colleen explains: “Miracle additionally attends Pony Membership, has accomplished some dressage and is very happy to have my 10-year-old daughter and 13-year-old previous son, who’s a whole newbie, journey her at house.
“I’ll eternally be in debt to this horse; she actually is a miracle mare, our true horse of a lifetime. We don’t have any fancy amenities or an enviornment, so we’re getting as a lot using in as potential on the grass forward of HOYS.”
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Born and raised within the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the exhibiting scene. She has certified and competed ponies on the Royal Worldwide, Horse of the 12 months Present and Olympia and has first-hand data of the present points within the exhibiting world in addition to the horses, ponies and riders who compete within the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 since when she has cemented its place because the main equestrian publication for each exhibiting reviews and present exhibiting information within the UK.
