“WHO knew what this year would bring for us?” So says Michelle Begley as she reflects on a season which culminated with her horse Ganesh contesting the FEI Dressage World Championships in Aachen, ridden by Kevin Acres.

“When I bought him, this wasn’t part of the plan,” she continues. “Kevin thought he would be a good teacher for me, but he didn’t expect him to keep going at that level. I never thought for one minute that Aachen was where we’d land, but we took the opportunity and it paid off.”