GREAT SUCCESS AT HARROGATE

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Koning Albert and his 2 stable mates travelled to Harrogate for some junior and senior Showjumping.Koning Albert did some super rounds in the Newcomers and 1m15 Members Cup, coming 3rd and 2nd respectively. He will soon have a holiday as he's deserved one πŸ–οΈ

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KONING ALBERT STARTS HIS HOLIDAYS

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A first ever trip to the beach marks the start or Berti's holidays.Jill rode Berti as he is so calm and as she is nervous he is a great confidence giver, considering he is only 5 years old!He had great fun with his friend King III, went straight in the water, and was like an old pro!

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THE BOY IS BACK IN WORK

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Albert has started back in work and is looking stronger after his holiday. Despite COVID, we're still sticking to our plans of getting him fit and ready for the season ahead.He's such a good boy and has already been with Daisy to BDA Equestrian for a few lessons. Its so great to get going on him again.We can't wait to see what the year holds for hi...

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ALL CLEAR FOR BREEDING

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Koning Albert has received all tests back for the 2021 season for CEM, EVA and EIA and all are negative.

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WELCOMING 247 CLOTHING DIRECT AS SUPPORTERS

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We are so excited to announce that 247 Clothing Direct now have Daisy Williams as a supported rider. We have been buying all our embroidery and printing from them for a while and couldn't be happier with the results. Their service and attention to detail is second to none. We look forward to this opportunity to showcase their work.

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FABULOUS PHOTO-SHOOT WITH JEMMA SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY

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Great day with Jemma, photographing all the horses. Shame the sun wasn't out to show Koning Alberts amazing shiny black coat off but you can't have everything! with Jemma Smith photography @Jemmaequine528.

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PRODUCTIVE FIRST JUMPING LESSON AFTER LOCKDOWN

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Koning Albert got out for his first jumping lesson for a very long while. He's been keeping very fit in the field, playing up and down with his bestie 🧑 and going for nice hacksπŸ–€He came out feeling suuuuuper today, despite being star struck with the new BDA bubba, Miss Moet and her damπŸ™„πŸŽπŸ™ˆHe felt the best he's ever done, let's hope it continues πŸ‘Œ

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GREAT FIRST SHOW BACK

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We couldn't be happier with the Koning Albert at his first competition of the season πŸ₯°After a great tune up lesson with BDA Equestrian Daisy represented her school today in the 110 Hickstead Elite qualifier. Koning Albert πŸ–€ posted a lovely double clear to slip into 2nd place, just behind his field mate Bermudez BDA, qualifying for Hickste...

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FIRST TIME XC TRAINING

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Daisy took Koning Albert Cross Country training at Winters Cross Country Course.He was an absolute star, taking everything in his stride. In his typical fashion, nothing bothered him and he enjoyed his day out.

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TREBLE CLEAR AND 3RD PLACE

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Koning Albert competed in the Senior Discovery Second rounds at Willow banks EC. He was feeling very well and gave every jump plenty of room. He is really improving so much now every outing.

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HOUGHTON HALL INTERNATIONAL

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We had a wonderful 3 days in glorious sunshine at Houghton. We took all the horses and it was a great learning experience for Albert. There was a lot of distractions in the main ring and Albert took it all in his stride.He had a go in the gate jumping class and sadly just got caught out at the last. Then in the discovery he jumped a beautiful Doubl...

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SOUTHVIEW EC SUMMER MASTERS SHOW

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Koning Albert and Bermudez BDA popped along to Southview for what would have been 3 days of jumping.On day 1 Daisy wasn't singing on the same page as Albert resulting in a stop and a fall in the Young Horse 6 year old class before they even got going. Bermudez was a dude in the Small Tour and nailed a double clear.Day 2, with more assertive riding,...

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ENJOYABLE TRIP TO WILLOW BANKS EC FOR BS SENIOR SHOW

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Bermudez BDA and Koning Albert has a little trip down the road for some showjumping.Both boys did beautiful steady rounds in the 1m10 class, coming in 4th and 5th places respectively.In the 1m20 class, Bermudez BDA sadly slipped on a turn and had the next fence down, but otherwise jumped a great round. Koning Albert, who is still learning his ...

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EARLY START FOR WESTON LAWNS

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Koning Albert and Bermudez BDA had an early start to get to Weston Lawns for some rounds of jumping. The weather was unbelievably hot and they both did so well considering.Bermudez produced a lovely double clear in the 1m10 open and rolled a pole in the Foxhunter. Albert sadly had a pole in the Newcomers and Foxhunter. They are jumping out of their...

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NSEA HICKSTEAD ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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After a week's training and competing with BDA Equestrian , we travelled down to represent Caistor Grammar School in the heavily contested NSEA Hickstead Elite Final. Koning Albert Stallion πŸ–€ - the youngest horse in the competition, was first to go, and posted a lovely double clear, taking an amazing 5th place in the horse section and 8th overall i...

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GREAT TIME AT THE FORCES EQUINE GAMES

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Bermudez BDA and Koning Albert attended the Forces Equine Games at Arena UK, held over 2 days. It was a great show with both boys picking up many placings and the best news is that Bermudez BDA qualified for the Services Jumping at Olympia 2021 with Sergeant Charlotte Lee, to whom we had lent him. Koning Albert narrowly missed qualifying but gave W...

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FIRST CROSS COUNTRY AT 1M

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Both Koning Albert and Bermudez BDA had a very successful day at Epworth Equestrian Centres Showcross competition. They both posted lovely clear rounds in the showjumping and made the Cross Country look easy also with clear rounds. Taking 1st and 2nd place couldn't have been a better result for them 

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ONLEY GROUNDS WINTER CLASSIC

On Sunday we trekked to Onley Grounds Winter Classic for the 7 year old and Foxhunter classes.They were both super meaty and very few clears were produced. Unfortunately we weren't one of them, instead we came home with a few mistakes and new targets to work on for our next show πŸ’ͺ🌟Koning Albert was super, showing how much talent he has!Su...

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ARENA UK 3 DAY SHOW

Koning Albert showing so much scope at Arena UK this weekend βœˆοΈ He competed in the 110 and 120 classes and sadly a couple of small errors and large class numbers put him out of the placings. It was so lovely to meet up with some of the Forces Equine family and be able to help each other out when we weren't jumping πŸ’ͺπŸ₯°

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WILLOW BANKS JANUARY SHOW

 Koning Albert was absolutely fling at Willow banks πŸš€ Super rounds in both the 120 and his FIRST EVER 125, where he went DOUBLE CLEAR to come 4th 🀩🌟 He flew around it like he'd done it before ✈️ super excited to see what this year has in store for this special boy πŸ₯°πŸ–€

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