High hopes for horse caught on film bucking his way around cross-country

The rider of a horse caught on camera bucking his way through his first British Eventing cross-country round has likened him to “a really annoying schoolboy”.

Good Omen III jumped clear showjumping and across country in the Norton Disney BE80 last Friday (19 October), but picked up a few time-penalties owing to his antics between fences.

Rider Tom Fray, an experienced eventer and BHSII coach, said “Naughty Nemo”, a nine-year-old 15.3hh gelding owned by fellow BHSII Jo Holmes-Cole, is “pretty much a delinquent youth who started out life bossing humans around”.

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Article written by: Eleanor Jones