It’s not easy to win a national championship on a horse you haven’t ridden since June, but Mikala Gundersen made it look that way after piloting Pikko Del Cerro HU to the Markel/USEF National Young Horse 6-Year-Old Championship today, Aug. 23, at Lamplight Equestrian Center.
“He had great canter work, but a couple of the changes were a little tense,” said Gundersen, Wellington, Fla. “He’s got a great walk. I smile and sit there and let him do the work.”
But the championship test didn’t go as smoothly as Gundersen had hoped.
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