Dawn had worked on Watson as a 6 year old in 2008 at a previous trainers yard he had a bucking problem and was proving unsuccessful in point to point his current owners had wanted to sell.

The Barrs purchased Watson and employed Dawn under recommendation from the previous trainer to work with Watson to support their work with him. The Equine Body Work freed up his back and shoulders the bucking stopped his training and fitness program moved up a gear.

Watson however hit another barrier to his racing career in 2009 he began with frequent bouts of colic Dawn recommended peppermint tea and charcoal tablets mixed with his feed to support his stressed digestive system, the colic stopped and in 2010 as a 8 year old he finally ran his first trouble free point to point race.