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News - <strong>British</strong> Breeding Success<br />
“At the time I was starting him, I was<br />
looking for other horses for owners too.<br />
I looked at hundreds and kept coming<br />
back and seeing him on the lunge or<br />
long-reining and thinking there was<br />
nothing out there even half as good as<br />
this. He might be a couple of inches<br />
smaller than most, but the quality has<br />
always been there.”<br />
Boyd Martin riding On Cue<br />
Corouet was a reserve nominated entry<br />
for the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year<br />
and his recent results include third in<br />
the CCI4*-L at Burnham Market last<br />
autumn, sixth in the CCI4*-L at Bicton<br />
Horse Trials this June and second in the<br />
CCI4*-S at Burgham.<br />
Ros Canter has had a great season with<br />
Lordships Graffalo, by Grafenstolz out<br />
of Cornish Queen (Rock King). Bred by<br />
the Lordships Stud at Writtle University,<br />
Graffalo earned a high Gold score in<br />
the Futurity as both a foal and when he<br />
returned as a 2 year old.<br />
Now owned by Michele Saul, Lordships<br />
Graffalo, known as Walter, has been<br />
with Ros since he was a 3 year old and<br />
is quite a character. In May last year,<br />
Ros told her facebook fans that Walter is<br />
the yard clown.<br />
“[He is] completely unique! This boy<br />
is an entertainer. Apart from loving his<br />
sleep, he is a practical joker and makes<br />
us laugh! I always say that if the world<br />
was ending, Walter would be the last<br />
man standing. However, he is also<br />
extremely talented and is a beautiful<br />
model of an event horse. Pretty in the<br />
dressage, fast and brave cross country<br />
and careful and scopey SJ. I can’t wait<br />
to step him up to 4 star!”<br />
William Fox-Pitt riding Grafennacht<br />
She achieved this in September 2020<br />
when the pair finished second in the<br />
CSI-S 4* for 8/9 year olds at Burnham<br />
Market, and have gone on to achieve<br />
top 3 placing at 4* this year. Their top<br />
results for <strong>2021</strong> include 2nd<br />
Blenheim CCI4*-L (double clear), 1st<br />
Blair CCI4*-S (double clear), 3rd<br />
Somerford (2) OI (double clear), 2nd<br />
Bicton CCI4*-L (double clear) and 1st<br />
Aston-le-Walls (2) CCI4*-S (double<br />
clear).<br />
“He’s the nicest horse I’ve ever ridden<br />
cross-country because he goes as fast<br />
as you want him to go and when you<br />
sit up he slows down in balance,” Ros<br />
told Horse & Hound after her copybook<br />
cross country round at Blenheim. “He<br />
was on it today – he didn’t bat an eyelid<br />
at the people, and made it feel easy<br />
which is exciting”.<br />
12 | BRITISH BREEDER
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