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Evergreen mare takes top spot

PETPLAN WINTER AREA FESTIVAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 10–14 April

Petplan Winter Area Festival Championships, Addington Equestrian, Bucks

JULIA WALKER and her 19-year-old mare Rodhea are no strangers to championships, having come second in the inter I freestyle at last year's Summer Area Festival Championships.

Here they went one better, winning the inter I silver on 66.02%, just ahead of Nichola Harrison and Lobke Van Het Urnenveld on 65.93%.

“We call her princess,” said Julia, who works for John and Charlotte Lassetter. “I was so pleased with her performance and that we didn't make any mistakes

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