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Winter Novice Supreme Champion Romanno Spot of Distinction ridden by Charlotte Caulfield. A five-year-old show hunter pony posted a major achievement when taking the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) supreme winter novice title — for the second year running.
Due to Covid, some of last year’s prestigious winter titles were contested during the summer championships in August, and this was when Charlotte Caulfield’s 143cm contender Romanno Spot of Distinction first occupied the supreme novice spot.
And, despite strong competition, he did it again today, beating off six other supreme finalists in a fiercely fought contest.
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