Last Saturday, Oakleaze Farm Czarko won the 80km Young Riders Endurance Race Ride at Cirecester Park.

Czarko was broken in by Team Green Horses and for the next ten years spent numerous spells of time with us for  holidays, schooling and fitness work prior to endurance rides and latterly endurance race rides. He was very successful, gaining numerous grade ones in graded rides and being placed in race rides. Sadly in 2009, his then owner , Karen Detheridge made the hard  decision to sell Czarko and he came to us to be found a new home.

He was sold to a very nice lady,who was an experienced endurance competitor who we hoped would continue the success story, however,she sadly found she just couldn’t click with him and so decided  to sell him to her best friend’s daughter who has forged a wonderful partnership with the horse and it was Lauren who was riding him on Saturday at Cirencester. Karen and I went to see Czarko at Cirencester last Friday night and met Lauren for the first time. It was lovely to see the horse  looking so well and so obviously doted on.  Congratulations Lauren, your doing a fantastic job with Czarko, keep up the good work and win lots more.