Laurence Mowatt and Evergreen M Reunited

While the standard of competition in South Africa is increasing at an alarming rate, for those who want to take the world by storm, competing overseas from a young age is a must. This is exactly the case for Laurence Mowatt who recently moved to Ireland to further his riding career. A few months ago, Evergreen M and 2 of the Morrison horses were sent down to Cape Town to begin their export process. The 3 horses have since been on a long journey, including a three-month stint in Mauritius, on their way to Ireland where they will now reside. The announcement was made earlier today that Laurence and Yummy, as Evergreen M is affectionately known, have once again been reunited.

The journey from South Africa to Europe is quite a tedious one. The horses begin with a 21-day quarantine in Cape Town before they fly out to Mauritius where they are required to spend an additional 90 days before they can embark on the final leg of the journey to Europe. The process is not only time consuming and expensive but also quite risky as a lot of horses really struggle to adapt to the climate in Mauritius and it has been mentioned before that the access to full medical facilities, as we have access to locally, are not readily available.

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With Laurence and Evergreen M successfully competing at the 1.50m levels in South Africa, the dream of competing in Europe is officially within reach, now. From a young age, Yummy displayed great power and scope, but against rapid 1.50m horses locally, he struggled for pace at times. However, his bravery and power, combined with Laurence’s talent, mean in Europe – where top level tracks are built at 1.60m in height, Evergreen M will be in his element.

Laurence, we wish you the best of luck with your new adventure and look forward to seeing the two of you flying the South African flag high.

-The JumpOff-

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