Former showjumper Allison Croft proved that she is just as adept between the white boards when she scooped the BackinAction Preliminary Silver title with her own five-year-old gelding, Tantoni Dallaglio.
The stunning British-bred son of Danone II, who has been contesting young horse classes with Allison’s trainer, Tim Heappey, scored a whopping 74.58%.
“I’m gobsmacked – I was thrilled just to be riding here,” admitted Allison, who is based in Derbyshire and works for a care home group in operations.
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