EQUESTRIAN: Success for Beaufort
3:30pm Thursday 9th February 2012 in Sport
THERE was another success for the Beaufort Hunt Pony Club when Amelia Glass topped the Dengie first round qualifier at West Wilts Equestrian Centre’s unaffiliated show jumping at Holt.
The Dengie Winter League series, open to Pony Club riders across the British Isles, culminates in a championship final in Warwickshire in the spring.
Glass, a student at Sheldon School at Chippenham, led the qualifier on her new ride, the bay gelding Twyford Calvados.
The pair saw off a challenge from Old Berkshire Hunt Pony Club’s Fi Innerlsey on Smudger Smith.
Avon Vale Hunt Pony Club’s Hannah Robinson, who has also been going well in the national Trailblazers series this winter, was third on Onyx VIII.
Results
65 cms Trailblazers: 1 Billy, K Smyth; 2 Billy, D Frost; 3 Hope, R Southey.
75 cms Trailblazers: 1 Hattie, G Messent; 2 Onyx VIII, H Robinson; 3 Miss Meckenham Megan, C Bentley.
Pony Club Dengie Qualifier: 1 Twyford Calvados, A Glass; 2 Smudger Smith, F Innersley; 3 Onyx VIII; 4 Ruscal Little Arkanshaw, I MacKeeman.
85 cms Trailblazers: 1 Just Vicky, S Hyett; 2 Barney, L Hemmings; 3 Fred, I Greer.
95 cms Trailblazers: 1 Lacey, A Boughton; 2 Twix, S Hobbs; 3 Crystal, K Poulton.
105 cms Trailblazers: 1 Czaravitch, M Tosi; 2 Spot S Star, B Brown 3 Briefing, M Tosi.
INTERNATIONAL event rider Louisa Lockwood dominated the top class on offer at West Wilts BS (British Showjumping) affiliated competition.
Many event riders use the excellent indoor facilities at West Wilts for a spot of training practise over the winter, before the event season gets underway in March.
Lockwood’s two rides, the rising six year old mare Another Proposition and her two star international ride Penultimate Vision, looked in fine form when finishing first and third in the Newcomers class.
Just Melksham’s Charlotte Addis could split the Winterbourne Stoke 33 year olds horses, riding Maggie Doel’s eventer Vivre La Vie B, who is returning from injury.
Results
KBIS Insurance British Novice: 1 Cariad, J Minchin; 2 Six X, J Cross; 3 Becks, V Craig.
95cms Open: 1 Marnie of Rosin, M Bennett; 2 Anjoira, P Bscher; 3 Six X.
Trizone Airlite Discovery: 1 Anjoira; 2&3 Askeaton Star & Cavalier Captain, H Cole .
1.05m Open: 1 Car Tigen, S Incledon; 2 Another Proposition, L Lockwood; 3 Vivre Le Vie B, C Addis.
Newcomers: 1 Another Proposition; 2 Vivre La Vie B; 3 Penultimate Vision, L Lockwood.
KENNET Vale Riding Club have two dates coming up at Stonar School, Atworth, starting with the latest round of their winter dressage series this Sunday (February 12).
Tests on offer will be Walk & Trot, Prelim 4, Prelim 14 and a Percentage class, where riders can tackle tests from Prelim to Medium level with the result decided on the overall percentage scores.
Entrants are chasing tickets to the end of season championships at Rabson Manor on April 15th.
The following weekend (February 18th) the Club will be running an open winter show jumping day at Stonar, where several classes will range from a Minimus Novice at 1’ 9” to an Open at 3’.
Highlight will be two Top Score qualifiers for the national Riding Club championships at the renowned Royal Windsor Horse Show in the grounds of HM The Queen’s castle in May.
For details on both dates visit kvrc.co.uk.
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