‘Where's the spirit of aspiration?'

Andrew Nicholson on hopes for 2025 and the sport's new grassroots format

Pippa Roome

pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle IT’S the start of a new eventing season, and many of the professional riders were out competing last weekend. I always liked to get going at the very beginning of the year as March can often be a good month weather-wise, whereas the proverbial showers in April make cancellations likely. I have three young horses starting their careers at BE100 and one intermediate, so I’ll be out and about a bit – it keeps me busy! I’ve got a young French eventer based here who is hoping to ride at four-star; he rides very well. And my very first French rider pupil, Cedric Lyard, is now a coach for the French team. He came here for two years, then rode for France at the top level. I’m very…

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Horse & Hound (Digital) - 1 Issue, 6-Mar-2025

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