‘He was a pleasure’: closing farewell to medal-winning ‘household pony’

The homeowners of a medal-winning 138cm leaping pony who was “a part of the household” have paid tribute to the “pleasure” of owing him after his demise aged 26.

Arrowhead Quiver gained gold on the England, Wales and Eire Residence Pony Internationals with Luli Loveridge. He additionally gained the 138cm nationwide title on the 2018 British Showjumping Nationwide Championships with Luli, then the following day was on the successful crew within the 80cm Only for Colleges championship with Luli’s youthful sister Anouska.

“He was an absolute famous person,” the sisters’ mom Jemma informed H&H. “Luli was 18 once we acquired him, seven years in the past, and we’d by no means accomplished something like what we did with him. We’d accomplished a few native occasions, then immediately we had been on the junior circuit.

“He did all of the 138cm lessons; he took us to Horse of the 12 months Present, the place he got here second, Bolesworth and Liverpool to do the mini main. He took us to all these wonderful venues and he by no means stopped, by no means bucked, by no means did something aside from be essentially the most lovable household pony.”

Jemma described Quiver, who gained over £5,200 in his profession and topped 36 lessons in his final two years of leaping, because the household’s “third canine”, who would go into the kitchen, and who cherished going to the seaside.

“He was a correct member of the household,” she stated. “He lived out and at any time when he noticed me, he’d whinny to me. He was a correct pleasure.

“I bear in mind when Anouska did her first winters on him and she or he was petrified – not crying however with tears rolling down her face – however he simply acquired it, he took her spherical.

“On his final morning, all of us sat with him from 7am, with the canines, all of us studying our books, and him mendacity with us, consuming away together with his ears pricked, and it was moderately pretty. He was very particular; I don’t know find out how to say it however he was positively our most particular pony of a lifetime.”

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