Jumping in the outside world. “John Whitaker took home the Ripon Select Foods Cock O’the North trophy for the seventh time in his career, 51 years after his first win in 1975.“ Darlington & Stockton News: John Whitaker, 70, wins Cock O’the North at Great Yorkshire Show, Engelbrecht, 17 July 2026. [N is for Newsum]
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Goldy
Rosewood Stables
18 July 2026
Goldy! My sidetrip with Monty was over for the moment. [And Now For Something Completely Different]
Lesson was lovely. Warmed up well. Nice jumping. Smooth efforts. Goldy being his stellar schoolmaster self.
The highlight was a small (tiny) oxer. I rode down to it way harder than I needed to. I was delighted that Goldy decide to agree with me.
Me: Big jump!
Goldy: Big jump!
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Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Big jump! Yay!🎉
Mom
What she said.
Yay!
Whitaker is amazing! I saw some footage online. Wow.
Thanks for the link to 70-year-old John Whitaker’s win. It’s good surprise.
Is it possible for Debandtoby to share the link to the video of him, as mentioned above? (I tried to leave a comment with her comment, but nada per WordPress-thingy.)
Congrats on the Goldy – jumper lesson! Jumping has never been my thing, but I admire those, and their steeds, who do. MM