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With the unknown TRUDI THORNTON making such a spectacular first showing at Flintham, we were interested to learn more of her origin. Trudi was bought unbroken by Roz Bozworth and daughter Amy in June 2009 from her breeders Dr K N and Mrs Grundy of Horncastle. She is by TB stallion “Cotation” out of the part bred Cleveland “Church Street Lady May” (who was by Storth House Temptation, out of a dam by Hermes). In this first season being shown Trudi was placed 2nd at Newark & Notts County as a small Riding Horse. She qualified for the Royal International Horse Show as intermediate show riding type, but Roz and Amy felt it was too early in her education to take on such a major show. Amy competed her at the British Show Pony Society Summer Championship Show, where she won two out of her three classes, going on to be champion and reserve champion intermediate show hunter. Trudi also went to the British Show Hack, Cob and Riding Horse Association championship show at Addington, gaining a creditable 2nd in an evening indoor performance as a small riding horse. It is the intention to compete her over the winter in the British Show Pony Society Winter series as an intermediate show hunter, with the longer term prospect of next year's Royal International and Horse of the Year Show.

  Another Cleveland to excite particular interest was Tricia Large's part bred mare Greenhill Nova. Nottinghamshire based Nova, by Littlebeck Masterpiece was born in May 1984 and has been with Tricia since the age of four. Nova has had a varied and active career including Long Distance riding and Side-saddle, winning the Concours d'Elegance at the Newark & Notts County Show. The happiest five years were spent hunting with the South Notts. Nova has always had 'attitude', never sick nor sorry and still hacks out regularly. The veteran first appeared at Flintham 21 years ago! Posted 2.10.10.