JUDGE SARAH LEITCH

“THIS is a super mare, who has the ability to be world-class. Natasha clearly loves her and they have developed a good partnership in quite a short space of time. Para riders cannot ride with strength, so instead they have to be able to ride with balance and harmony in order to create a true relationship with their horses.

“Natasha is a real professional who is good at taking marks off judges because she is so accurate. She is a great athlete, too.

She’s so determined to do as well as she can, and with this mare she will hopefully achieve great things.

“Natasha and Lottie have now had a winter of training on top of their results at Keysoe CPEDI last autumn, where I judged them, and that will put them in a good place ahead of selection for the Tokyo Paralympics.” H&H