Daisy Fenwick A Horsewoman in the Making
When T e Equiery’s managing editor sat down with McDonough School junior Daisy Fenwick to talk about her many 2016 equestrian accomplishments, the young rider was looking very pro- fessional, having just gotten back from her morning job working for steeplechase trainer Cyril Murphy at champion owner Irv Naylor’s Maryland farm in Reisterstown, which happens to be just across the street from the Fenwick’s farm. Over the course of the next hour, Daisy answered ques- tions about the various awards she won in 2016 and the horses that she won these awards with. She talked about growing up in a racing and foxhunting family. And as the conversation unfolded, it was clear that this 16-year-old is a professional in the making and in many ways already possesses the qualities of an experienced horsewoman.
Daisy Fenwick aboard her father Peter’s foxhunter My Lord being led in the paddock by her mother Amy
Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholarship Maryland Steeplechase Association
Q. How did you get started racing? A. I was watching my friends race ponies and thought it looked super cool. I had done some leadline races when I was really little, and then did the medium and large ponies.
Q. What is it like having a whole family who races and foxhunts? A. It is really fun to go foxhunting with my whole family. My brother Tommy and I ride together often. Now that he is getting older, he can ride some of my horses too, so we help each other a lot. My mom [Amy] chips in and rides for me if I have too much homework, which is really nice. It’s cool to be able to go out on a ride all together on snow days and such. And winning Foxhall in 2015 as a family with my dad [Peter] and brother was really special!
Q. Tell us a little about the horse you raced in 2016, My Lord. A. He is my dad’s foxhunter and the fi rst time I raced him was at the Grand National in 2015. T at race is named after my grandfather and my dad is on the board. We fi nished second but won it the next year, which was really neat. In 2016 we won all our races.
Q. Did you race any horses last season other than My Lord? A. I started working for Cyril Murphy as soon as I was old enough, cooling out horses and such. Eventually I got to start galloping for him and this year he let me ride Ebanour at Shawan in a fl at race. T at was very special and I feel re- ally honored that they let me race him.
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Q. Did you have any idea that you might win the Kiser Scholarship? A. No! I had no clue! And even when they started giving the speech about who won, I still didn’t think it was me. I always thought the kids who won that award were so cool and really looked up to them. It is very exciting to have won it, too.
Q. What was it like to work with Todd Wyatt through the scholarship? A. I got to work with him for a week and it was cool to get on the diff erent type of horses he has in all the diff erent levels of training. I even got to work Prime Prospector over timber.
Q. What are your goals for 2017? A. I’m not sure if racing is what I want to do full time but I do want to race a bunch this year. I will be working mornings at the Naylor’s while Cyril and Rawnaq go over- seas. T at is really exciting and I was able to work it out with my school to miss fi rst period so I can gallop and work before classes. I feel
Daisy competing B’Wareofthedark, her mother’s foxhunter, at the Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show (Pimlico) before head- ing to the WIHS Regional Horse Show
might be looking up to you now? A. I’ve been really lucky to have really nice horses and think that being a good sport is much more important than winning. You need to have a good attitude and work hard.
Laura Pickett Excellence in Horsemanship Award Washington International Regional Horse Show
Daisy and Irv Naylor’s Ebanour at Shawan Downs where they ran in a fl at race
Q. How did you get into the horse show world? A. I did leadline at some local shows and then did some of the medium pony classes with Julie Wright. I wasn’t always very good on the fl at but typically won the jumping classes so as I got older, I started to just do jumpers. We got a pony from Mark Beecher named Loughnatousa Squire that I got to show at Devon and Pony Finals and the last two winters I’ve gone down to Ocala or Wel- continued...
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really lucky that they are giving me this oppor- tunity. T ey could have chosen anyone else but picked me!
Q. What advice would you give to other kids coming up through the pony racing ranks who
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