His owner/rider, 49-year-old Cathi Osmond-Smith, tells the fascinating story of Pedro, a Dutch-bred gelding with a heart of gold...
Cathi Osmond-Smith and Pedro V at Bicton Horse Trials Credit: Peter Nixon Whoever said “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” clearly hadn’t met 24-year-old event horse, Pedro V. For last weekend Pedro jumped a beautiful clear around the CCI4*-S cross-country track at Bicton Horse Trials , supported by Chedington, and he didn’t start his eventing career until he was 12.
Here, his owner/rider, 49-year-old Cathi Osmond-Smith, who runs a livery yard near Portsmouth, tells the fascinating story of Pedro, a Dutch-bred gelding with a heart of gold…
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Read the full report from Bicton in the 17 June issue of Horse & Hound magazine
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