Name: Rhoda McVey
Horse/s for 2011/12: Making Strides Fizzical Presence (Fizz)
Best 2011 Results: 8th in British Trec Championships onDartmoor; Selection for GB Senior Trec Squad
2012 Goals: Selection for GB Team for World Championships inPortugal in September
Top Tips: Good flatwork is the basis for all disciplines. Be consistent with your horse in every situation – at home and in competition. Trec is great for improving your partnership with your horse and encompasses all-round horsemanship.
Personal highpoint: Fizz is the first horse I have owned - (pony! she is 14.1 and 3/4s) and 9 months after I bought her we won the Level 2 British Trec Championship.
Memorable Horses: Topper – the first horse I rode, aged 9; Tara - who taught me about balance and sensitivity; Ginny, Shamrock, Mingma, Meeling, Shasta, Laochan, Oscardene – but mostly Fizz, the first one I couldn’t let go.
Website: www.makingstrides.co.uk
