Derriere Equestrian's Dressage Star Of The Future Rider Erin Orford Reports On Her Season And Her Derrieres!

Derriere Blog Update November 2015

Erin Orford

The 2015 season has pretty much come to an end and the last few months have been fairly busy, with 3 Internationals over 4 months, supported by the BD National Championships in September.

At the beginning of the year I gained the ride of Annie Whittet’s Dior UKH (Pimms) a 12 year old 17hh chestnut mare by Dimaggio, and I can’t express how proud I am of her performances this year and how far we have come together. It always takes time with a new horse, finding out what makes them tick and particularly with all the demands of travelling and staying away at different venues, Pimms was definitely thrown into the deep end! Thanks to our amazing support team and my trainer, Stephen Moore (who to say has been instrumental in our success this year would be a huge understatement), we’ve managed to get to grips with her fairly quickly.

After strong performances at Hartpury in July, she finished winning all 3 classes at Bishop Burton CPEDI 3* in August on PB’s before becoming Grade 2 National Champion in the KBIS class at the BD Nationals in September. The following month we completed our last International of the year at Bury Farm CPEDI 3*, where we were crowned overall Grade 2 Champions, Grade 2 Freestyle Champion and was a member of the winning GB Team. On top of her competition results I am thrilled with how much her confidence in the arena has developed and she really feels like she’s enjoying the big atmosphere – she loves to show off to an audience!

 

As a result of our performance, according to the FEI, I’m now ranked #26 in the World (across all Grades), the 6^th highest Brit and currently the 6^th highest Grade 2 in the World - an amazing achievement in our first year together! In December, we have our last World Class Team GBR Squad Training of the year and then we will be into the 2016 season…campaigning for Rio Paralympics! Next year ,all eyes will be on selections for Rio, and with only 5 spaces for Team GBR, as always, competition will be tough, but we are ready to give it our best shot!

I’m proud to have been representing the Derriere brand and take #ThePerfectSeat message around the country with me! 

The underwear, in particular, is a lifesaver for anyone in the saddle and helps to prevent any discomfort that may have otherwise hindered your enjoyment with your horses. It was great to catch up with Claire at the Nationals and see the new products and I’m looking forward to a successful, and comfortable season in the saddle next year!

Many Thanks

Erin
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