HATS feature prominently in William Micklem’s life. There’s the intriguingly titled “Habitual Hats” training tool used during his inspirational seminars, then the wide range of hats he wears as author, breeder, coach, inventor and, as described by Captain Mark Phillips, that of “consummate horseman.”

However, it was an Army Equitation School baseball cap and look of sheer delight the Cornishman wore as the mentor walked back to the collecting ring with Aidan Keogh at the end of their ‘mission accomplished’ aim of competing at the Rolex Kentucky Horse Trials in 2017.