Horse of a lifetime Hewick lost his rider while taking a dip in the sea as part of his build-up for the Cheltenham Festival.
The fan favourite, who is being trained for the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, was among a group of trainer Shark Hanlon’s string taken to the beach to exercise recently.
He briefly got loose when his rider, trainer’s son Paddy Hanlon, got washed off his back after horse and jockey were hit by the waves.
