Monday, 14 December 2020, 8:05 am
Taupo rider Monica Oakley and Artist managed to turn the
tables on Olympian Clarke Johnstone riding Aces High in 2020
in the Veterinary Associates CCI 4 Three Day Event after
being beaten into second by Johnstone at the same event last
year. In the three day format the jumping phase happens on
day 3 and is jumped in reverse order of placing. Coming into
the final phase in second place Monica and Artist jumped a
measured and precise round leaving all the poles up which
put the pressure on overnight leader and last year’s
winners Aces High and Clarke Johnstone and . Aces looked to
Friday, 11 December 2020, 7:03 pm
Personal best scores were the order of the day at the
Puhinui International Horse Trials with Amanda “Muzi”
Pottinger producing a stunning test from her top horse, Just
Kidding to take the lead from Olympian Clarke Johnstone with
Aces High. Their score of 21.2 penalties was the best for
Just Kidding and for Muzi on any horse, “Even right
through the grades he’s had some pretty good marks but
that was definitely a personal best and a lot of the credit
I have to give to the coaches that I’ve worked with over
the last five years – Penny Castle and Jock Paget.