Horse & Hound
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8 January, 2021 11:36
Much-loved European team event pony Glenayre Bay Surf has been put down at the age of 23 after suffering a sudden colic.
The Connemara was one of the most consistent British pony trials performers between 2006 and 2008, winning the 2006 Pony Club championships with Nicola Whitmore and finishing 10th at the Pony European Championships in Avenches in 2008 ridden by Helen Dunning.
Since 2016 he had been ridden by Flo Burnop, partnering her at her first affiliated event at the age of 11.
“He had such a fan club countrywide and a very distinctive heart-shaped star, Flo always said it was like riding a pony celebrity,” Flo’s mother Helen told