Scottish Rider December 2019

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Rider Profile

Sarah Johnstone and Woody, aka SuperCob W

oody is my once in a lifetime horse. Together we went

from tripping over poles on the ground to gaining a clear cross country round at our first BE novice. So when I popped my head over his stable one dreary August morning back in 2017, you can imagine how I felt to witness a very swollen leg and a very lame Woody.

Sadly, the vet confirmed that it was serious and Woody was diagnosed with a severe tear in his superficial digital flexor tendon, a tear so big that I, with no previous veterinary knowledge, saw it straight away on the scan. The worst was confirmed and it was a devastating year off with a whole nine months box rest to battle through.

Fast forward 21 months since our last event (the BE100 Scottish Championships), after a slow and steady rehab process, we stepped out of the lorry onto Dalkeith soil, ready for our eventing comeback.

My aim for this season was just to have fun, enjoy being back out together and most importantly finish the season with a sound and happy horse. Well, I can

Woody is my horse of a lifetime

safely report that not only did we smash the ‘keep him sound’ goal, as he finished the season on better form than ever, but we were also placed within the top 10 in five out of the six events we attended.

Thinking about it makes me emotional because I can’t quite believe how lucky I am to have this little horse who tried his heart out for me every time, but to also have the

Woody had to have a year off

Woody is now back in work and still sound, fingers crossed

chance to be back out doing what we both love – that’s the cross country by the way, not so much the dressage.

This little horse tries his heart out for me

Woody loves his jumping For advertising telephone 01380 734373 | SCOTTISH RIDER DECEMBER 2019 29

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