With the sun shining, it was the perfect day for a drive up the A96 to visit Rosanagh and Sir P for their first VEP Sponsored Rider session. I am loving getting to know the VEP sponsored rider team - not only are they all juggling super busy home lives, but their equestrian plans for 2020 are pretty inspirational (and brave - these guys are going to be flying over fences that I don’t think I could even look at!) Rosanagh is one half of Mother Trucking Eventers, who blog their often hilarious adventures over on Facebook - if you need a giggle, check them out! Here’s just a few from their session, and a little about this gorgeous pair!
I’m Rosanagh I’m 30 years old and as horse daft as I was when I was 3 years old To fund my addiction to eventing I work as a full time Police Officer in Elgin. I’m currently a Detective Constable which involves long shifts and plenty overtime, but if you work hard you can play harder! Horsey dreams don’t come cheap! I have a 2 year old golden lab called Gus who is my shadow...he follows me everywhere and we come as a pair! I am one half of the “mothertrucking eventers” which is a blog that I write with my slightly batty, fellow gin loving, South African bestie Naidene. We seem to attract drama as we travel around the country chasing our eventing dreams!
My gorgeous stead needs no introduction. Paddy is a cheeky 15’2 Connemara X and an absolute hero. As you can see from our introductory VEP shoot, Paddy is a handsome son of gun and he knows it! I bought Pads in 2016 and he quickly earned his title “Sir Patrick”. Together we have an absolute blast learning together and he makes all my dreams seem achievable. We have worked super hard and I am so proud of everything we have done together. There are too many high moments to list, however if I was to name a few...winning the Scottish BE100 points trophy in 2018, qualifying for the Scottish Championships in 2018 and 2019, qualifying and completing the BE100 Grassroots championships at Badminton in 2019! How many of us can say we have galloped through the Badminton lake! After our mammoth trip down to Badminton, we stepped up to Novice and at the end of the 2019 season completed our first ever CCI** at Alnwick Ford. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be galloping around a course so big on my overgrown Connemara, but he makes anything feel possible. He really is a legend!
We have big plans for 2020. Paddy and I hope to hit the ground running in April and step back up to Novice, with the aim of completing another couple of CCI** before the season is over!
I can’t wait to see what this year has in store as part of the VEP team. 2020 lets be having you!
