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Congratulations to Georgina Doodle and crew for her third win of the National Championships, achieved on 3 different horses. Georgina is using Pioneer Endurance Air Ride Wool shim numnah, Hi vis Classic bridle and CD breastplate. She helped with the development of all of these products

🏆 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 👑

Congratulations to Powys-based Georgina Vaughan and her 11-year-old Arabian, Vlacq Zilal (Doodle), on winning the 2026 Senior National Championship title.

Competing in the 160km CEI3* at The Hoof Boot Shop National Championships, hosted by Thetford Endurance at Rushford Hall, the pair crossed the finish line in fourth place overall with an average speed of 15.33 kmph to secure the national crown.

This achievement represents a significant personal milestone for Georgina, marking her first completion of a one-day 160km ride in 13 years. She and Doodle rode the entire course alongside Fiona Griffiths and Hope. This was a particularly special partnership, as both combinations completed their first 1* together on the same course four years ago.

Please join us in sending our warmest congratulations to Georgina, Doodle, and their team on this well-deserved success.

🔗 Read more about the National Championships: https://www.endurancegb.co.uk/Cms/Spaces/NEWS/News/The+Hoof+Boot+Shop+National+Championships+2026

Lovely Review from Emma Millar who came to me for help as her horse had been suffering from skin problems
Have I crossed to the dark side… or joined the cool kids by buying a Pioneer Endurance numnah? 🤣
After Khali had an allergic reaction, we were having a bit of trouble with the lumps rubbing. I spoke to a few of the people who helped test these (who I reckon know a thing or two 😉), then had a quick chat with Zoe and decided to take the plunge.
I honestly couldn’t be happier with it. The quality and feel of it are just gorgeous — you can tell as soon as you pick it up that it’s really well made but most importantly, Khali is so much more comfortable in it, which is what really matters..
One very happy customer! And can we just take a moment to appreciate how perfectly it matches her reins also from Pioneer 😍
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I am very pleased to be able to add a new colour for the numnahs. Is a very nice silver grey,almost metalic .

Lovely review from Mimi Lill. Thank you
I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful numnah, it fits perfectly, no slippage, wick away sweat and you wouldn't know he'd had a saddle on afterwards, here is Zorab at Elephant rock today!

Why did I create the Pioneer Air ride numnahs ? When my suppliers Nuumed shut last year the easy option would have been to stop selling numnahs. My life was very busy as I was a full time carer for my elderly father, had very little time to run my business, and keep up with orders. I made very little profit on the numnahs as the quality of wool I use is very expensive. It would have been the logical, and easy thing to just stop, and I decided to do just that.
After a couple of weeks I changed my mind, as I could see just how few quality equestrian manufactures were left in the country, and I really think we need to believe in the UK and back business here.
A chance meeting at the AGM with Carol Legg gave me the perfect person to make them. The wool was simple to source as I would only ever use the company who had always made my wool. I use the very best this company has available, it has many tufts of wool per square inch, and a woven backing. This wool will wash well and maintain its cushioning over very many years. I had for 10 years made a spacer and wool numnah, the first in the world, and knew how well it worked, but had only ever made it in black, so then had to work out how to add colour.
A chance conversation with my wool supplier made me understand how quilt in numnahs actually stopped the wool breathing and this is why the spacer worked so much better. This lightbulb moment made me ditch quilt, so then had to search the perfect solution for the top coloured layer.
Most spacer and technical materials are made in China, so it took a lot of searching to find materials made in Britain. I eventually found a company who took the trouble to drive the length of the country to visit me and amazingly had the solution for the colour. They had an air mesh, developed for use in medical hoists, so very strong, hard wearing, smooth and soft. Perfect. Then came the 6 months of recreating my pattern, thanks to all the people who lent me their Pioneer numnahs, tweaking the pattern to work better in spacer, to give a true high wither numnah that stays up in the arch. Each numnah then had to go off for testing, and the next tweaked accordingly. It took a lot of peoples help and 6 months of hard work at a difficult time in my life, but we did it and I am so proud to be able to supply my customers with a top quality product, and importantly, I am supporting British farmers in buying their wool, British manufacturers, in buying the woven wool, spacer, and air mesh. and British makers in Stich and Turn who make them for me in Somerset. When you buy my numnahs you help to support all these British businesses.
I also want to add that I am so pleased that Racesafe have managed to save Nuumed and will be selling their most popular designs. I wish them luck

I have a slight second available. This is a Pioneer Air ride wool..normal price is £215, reduced price is £195. When marking out pink chalk was used which has slightly coloured tge white thread. It will wash out. As always the fastest person to.message and pays wins.