Angie is Quids In at Howe.

BSJA North East rider Angie Mills (pictured below) is delighted with her outstanding young novice horse Quids In, having won the British Novice second round qualifier at Howe County Equestrian Centre.

Quids In, aka Cash, was imported from Germany by DHI - Dressage Horses International - and was sold as an unbroken stallion at Brightwells showjumpers auction in August 2007.

The Mills family purchased him from Adam Botham as a broken gelding in March 2008. His Sire is Quite Capitol (Quidam de Revel/Capitano), and Dam is K-Cool Lady (Carthago/Capitol I).

Although it was a four-day show, Angie had tickets for the Take That concert so made an early departure on the Saturday morning.

Heavy rain didn't deter the numbers of competitors and ground staff on the day ensured that the going was excellent throughout the show.

Cash jumped the Discovery class fresh and won it with a double clear.

On the Sunday, they jumped the warm-up class clear and Angie won it with her good mare Gibside Sarleen. The actual qualifier had approximately 30 entries. Course builder Mark McGowan built an excellent but tricky course. Angie and Cash were 13th to go, 12 clears went to second round, and they were the first combination to go clear, only to be joined by a further seven in the third round.

With highly competitive partnerships behind them, Angie and Cash had to have a go at winning it from the front. Quids In answered every call and came home clear, five seconds ahead of their rivals - a real achievement as this would be his first time against the clock! Second place and the remaining qualification ticket went to Robert Donaldson on his lovely mare Wild Lady. Although Angie had been training Cash at home over small fences, she wasn't expecting to have to replicate this at 1.15m-1.20m in the actual third round.

Cash even jumped the daunting water jump.

Angie and Quids In have already posted their four double clears for Discovery second rounds in 2010.

and qualified for the 1m, 1.05m and British Novice Final at the Scope Showjumping Festival. As yet, they have to decide which classes they will jump, definitely the British Novice Final, potentially the fiveyear-old class depending on progress during the season goes.

Her more experienced ride, Gibside Sarleen, who has winnings of over pounds 12,000, has also qualified for the 1.15m at Scope, having won there last year..