"HE'S A REAL GALLOPING AND JUMPING MACHINE"

CHARLIE FOXTROT, a 10-year-old who joined David Doel last summer from Hector Payne’s yard, landed the intermediate runner-up spot. “Fair play to Hector – his parents Michael and Sophie own Charlie Foxtrot, but he said he wasn’t really his sort of ride and recommended to them that he was probably my type,” said David. “I absolutely love the horse. He’s not the easiest on the flat, but he’s a real galloping and jumping machine.” ONE TO WATCH David has long been a rider who often competes on the Continent and he plans to aim Charlie Foxtrot at the CCI4*-S at North Holland Horse Trials, Oudkarspel (17–20 April). “We’ll maybe aim for a mid-season four-star long and a five-star at the end of the year, but I’d rather be competitive in…

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

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