Y/S - Quick Chilli
Birth year: 2019
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Dime shines in Hong Kong!
HONG KONG šš° genuinely feels like this big puff of the most amazingly cool dream cloud!! āļø
What a week. What a horse. What a team we have.
We went at 100mph the first few days, seeing as much as we could of the incredible country, itās like living in the future, we loved every minute of it!
From cable cars, to the races, to Chinese food in the city, to boat rides, to more cable cars, to Pandas. All shared with the most crazy but brilliant humans!! It was AWESOME!
Then the competition, well Dime was just unbelievable all 3 days!
Day 1 - was our first 6 bar class out there and we made it to round 4 of 5 with just one tiny mistake, but we still managed a super 4th place finish, in the money and prize giving!
The second of the two 6 bar classes came and he was simply unbelievable! We made it through to the 5th round and only went and WON it.
I thought London was maybe a fluke but Dime says no way Mum Iām good at this! I was beyond chuffed and seriously, seriously proud of our boy š¤
The last and final day was The Puissance š± (it really isnāt my favourite!) But I pulled on the big girl pants and again made it to round 4 and finished a creditable 5th, in the prize giving and money again!
What a horse, so consistent and he really did give his absolute all. Iām so unbelievably grateful to him for taking us all to these unreal shows and smashing it!!
I cannot thank all the people around me enough, physically and at homeā¦ itās been an absolute blast and you were all awesome support!
So much fun and sooooo much banter! It really was a dream week.
We headed off to Tweseldown today to XC school 10 horses! Straight back to it š“
Envoy Merelsnest Z takes the win in the Cavago Six Bar at The London International Horse Show!
Envoy Merelsnest Z (Dime) was on fire today at The London International Horse Show, winning The Cavago Six Bar, jumping 1.95m!!
I donāt think it was a dream? Was it?! Genuinely cannot believe itā¦
Thank you to our wonderful Horse, Dime youāre my hero. Thank you to all the Dime syndicate what a day we had! Itās a bit of a blur!
Thank you to Shirley Light and Gary Stevens for everything and keeping me on track.
Charlotte Overton for having Dime looking unbelievable.
We WON in LONDON!!!!!!!
You can read the full Horse&Hound article here: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/gemma-stevens-pips-john-whitaker-london-six-bar-880914
Photo Credit: London International Horse Show / Peter Nixon
My Badminton 2024 round up with Chilli Knight (Alfie)!
Photo Credit: Hannah Cole Photgraphy
Not the result we were hoping for this week leaderboard-wise but we have a very happy, healthy, none-the-wiser ginger pony who is an out and out winner in our eyesā¦ š§”
He tried SO hard to jump out of Huntsmanās and he would have actually won without the flag penalties too š¬
He showjumped unbelievably around a really technical and tough track for one light touch, I was so proud of the way he jumped today.
I am so very fond of this little horse, he might not be the flashiest or fastest but he has the heart of a lion and gives me everything heās got every time we compete.
One day I will do itā¦ Iām so determined to win on the greatest stage in the world. Iāll just have to keep at this eventing malarkey for a bit longer wonāt I?!
Weāll re-group and go again at the next one!
A HUGE thank you to my whole team, I canāt say it enough - without them, none of us would have been here this week - they are quite phenomenal.
Special thank you to Alfieās owners Chris and Lisa for their ongoing unwavering support.
To Charlotte for caring for Alfieās every need and my husband Gaz for constant encouragement.
All my family, my girls and my friends, youāre all a massive part of it. Thank you šš» š„°
Cross Country day was quite a day!
Having to wait so long to jump round the biggest track in the world is never fun, but my team and I had our plan and Alfie and I arrived at the start box feeling prepared and 100% ready to trust in each other!
Getting this horse back to 5* has taken a village and all I wanted to do was bring him home safe for them all š§”
Having said that he never changes no matter where he is, the little monkey went on to prove me wrong yesterday and was WILD out there!
It wasnāt my most stylish round and there were places I would have liked to have had a little more control, but thatās what we got for having him fitter than he has ever been, he absolute ate it all up out there - what a horse!
While our 15 flag penalties were annoying and dropped us out of the top 5, I have a healthy, happy ginger pony having jumped around one of the toughest Badminton courses I have ever seen!
Alfie thinks he jumped clear - so weāre not going to tell him otherwise! š§”š§”
A HUGE thank you for all of the lovely messages, pics and videos weāve received - theyāre all gorgeous - thank you!
And to Charlotte Overton who has looked after both me and Alfie so well this week, Alfieās owners, personal assistants (my incredible team), our sponsors and my amazing family - thank you for supporting us - weāll head out today to complete and look forward to the next one āŗļø
Back to day 1, Dressage!
Where do I even start with this incredible horse?! š§”
Alfie was an absolute dream to ride wherever we areā¦ even in the main arena at Badminton!!
He might not be as flashy as the likes of London 52 or Valegro but he always tries his very best and allows me to ride every single movement, step and blade of grass.
I couldnāt have been more proud of him, he just went in there and did his thing and sat us in =10th going into the Cross Country š§”
(To be in the top ten after dressage was a massive stretch goal of mine š¤š«£)
Charlotte Overton had Alfie looking out of this world today - there is absolutely no way we could have got him here without her or the rest of my incredible team - their attention to detail and commitment to the horses is utterly amazing šš»