Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2014 | Page 78

EQUESTRIAN Vienna is making big strides forward V ienna Hounsham is still only 10 years old, but she is already making significant strides in the equestrian world. Vienna, a pupil at Ryde Junior School, regularly shows all over England. Earlier this year she competed at Patchetts Equestrian Centre in Hertfordshire; Norton Heath in Essex; Arena UK in Lincolnshire; Addington Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire, and Rodbaston College in Staffordshire, where she qualified for Royal International 78 www.visitilife.com Horse Show at Hickstead, whose patron is the Queen. Vienna’s show pony Small-land Hotspot (stable name Hottie) was originally bought for Vienna as a lead rein pony, but with lots of hard work is now a successful First Ridden show pony. Vienna had lessons over the winter with Anita Niccols, and this summer has been busy competing at several Championship Sho ws and County Shows including the New Forest and Hampshire Show.