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Bonza Puzzle
Matt Ryan - Bonza Puzzle - Pau 2004
XC - Pau 2004
 
Stable Name Puzzle
Age 17 Yrs
Height 16 hh
Colour Chestnut
Sex Gelding
Breeding Sire : Family Ties (Australian T.B.)
Owners Matt Ryan
Anne Pople
Charles & Angela Gething-Lewis
Mike & Naomi Roe
Anne & Tim Pople

Career Highlights
3rd Burgie CCI** - 2001
10th Boekelo CCI*** - 2001
6th Punchestown CCIO*** 2002
16th Boekelo CCI*** 2002
4th Chatsworth CIC***-W 2003
8th Pau - World Cup Final 2003
1st Strzegom CCI*** 2004
  Travelling Reserve Australian 3DE Team
Athens Olympics 2004
1st Barocca CIC***-W 2005
11th Chatsworth CIC***-W 2005
9th Burghley CCI**** - 2006
12th Lumuhlen CCI**** - 2007
8th Badminton CCI**** - 2008
  Reserve Australian 3DE Team
Beijing Olmpics 2008
1st Kreuth CCI*** - 2008

Puzzle is quite a laid back character in the stable and enjoys as much attention as possible.

Puzzle first started life as a racehorse. He apparently won a couple of races, but was quickly sacked because he kept bucking off his jockeys!

He was bought by eventer Paul Tapner, who took Puzzle to Novice level. Paul also got tired of being bucked off so sold him to my brother Heath.

I rode Puzzle as a catch ride at a few events in NSW in 1999. I loved his amazing jumping ability so took him back to the UK with me. Yes he bucked me off a couple of times early on, but he hasn’t done it for a long time now!

Puzzle has been syndicated to share-holders. He is my top horse at the moment.

He will be aimed for Badminton this season and I hope to improve on last year’s performance where he finished 8th!

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