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In the summer of 2004, I was
looking for a new eventing partner. My thoroughbred and I had competed
together for several years but had reached the limit of our potential.
I wanted to be more competitive at Training level, so the search for a
new horse was on! My trainer and I found Clifton Trooper at a fellow
competitor’s barn. We instantly loved him for his gentle
nature and his obviously honest character – not to mention
his gaits and a jumping style that were just beautiful. I knew nothing
about the Cleveland Bay breed and when the sellers mentioned he was an
unregistered part bred CB imported from New Zealand, it meant very
little to me.
Once I bought him, I did some
research about the breed and realized Trooper is a very special horse.
I contacted the CBHSNA and with the tireless help of the Lost CBs
committee and their overseas contacts, was able to trace
Trooper’s lineage to a registered PB Cleveland Bay stallion.
His red book came shortly after.
We finished our fall season in
USEA Area V last November and were ranked for the first time. As we
learn more about each other and grow our partnership, we’re
having a great time and Trooper is performing wonderfully as an
ambassador for the breed!
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