Stonedale Magician is by the deceased Welsh cob stallion Mill Creek Valiant and out of the elegant grey Thoroughbred mare Cautious Leigh who is by Cautious Style. Bred by Catherine Gooch "Magic" has recently been bought by Judith Hayes of Kumeu who has backed him and sent him to a couple of clinics one jumping and the other dressage.

Judith writes "He went out this weekend for 2 days of dressage for a 3rd and 6th on the first day and today a 3rd and a 1st. The classes today were combined registered and unregistered and he beat all the registered CN/C1 in both classes.

He is such a superstar and I am absolutely thrilled with him. Hes so trainable and easy.

He went on the Jen Hamilton clinic a month or so back and has just this weekend done 4 days with Belgian (based in Portugal) trainer Nadine Francois. We have had one dressage start so far for a 4th placing and he is doing 2 days at Woodhill Sands this coming weekend.

Pics attached from the Jen Clinic. My friend Erin riding, shes going to be competing in Showhunter on him as my back does not allow it anymore and from the clinic with Nadine. Magic is much admired whereever he goes and certainly has quite a fanclub already."

I agree with the judges comment - he will be a star of the future. Well done Judith and I wonder what has happened to his full brother Stonedale Wizard?