Equestrian Life September 2016 Edition
The leading regional magazine for the East Midlands and Northern Counties. Aimed at the competition rider at both unaffiliated and affiliated level across a wide range of disciplines.
The leading regional magazine for the East Midlands and Northern Counties. Aimed at the competition rider at both unaffiliated and affiliated level across a wide range of disciplines.
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SHOWS<br />
Photos by Granville Thompson<br />
13th AUGUST <strong>2016</strong><br />
ARENA UK | REPORT BY GRANVILLE THOMPSON<br />
UK Riders National<br />
Championships <strong>2016</strong><br />
Frankie Jones<br />
This year’s National Championships<br />
saw riders from all over the country<br />
coming to compete against each<br />
other, they had all qualified at regional<br />
finals and the best from these came to the<br />
finals. The day dawned rather dull and<br />
cold but at least it was dry with a rather<br />
sharp breeze blowing. Carol and Lauren of<br />
Arena UK did a wonderful job of hosting<br />
these finals, and getting dressage results<br />
up super quickly. The junior classes of<br />
the show jumping and dressage were<br />
rather disappointing, but the seniors<br />
more than made up for this with both the<br />
Preliminary and Novice classes having to<br />
be split.<br />
The junior 70cm show jumping was<br />
won by Scotsford Last Chance and Aoife<br />
Rew from Essex who also won the 80cm<br />
class, it was her first year competing at<br />
our challenge so very good wins for her<br />
pony. Second place was taken by Tonto<br />
and Cassey Grace who qualified at Eland<br />
Lodge, with third place going to Martha<br />
Deborah Norgate<br />
on Betty<br />
Ward and Drummer Boy an<br />
18 year old pony who was<br />
also 7th in the 80cm class.<br />
Martha is also cheerleader<br />
and is the one on top of the<br />
pyramid. In the 80 cm class<br />
Poppet ridden by Honey<br />
Harrison from Deeping St<br />
Nicholas was second she also<br />
won the 90 cm class, and third<br />
place was taken by Kyseniya who<br />
qualified at Beaver Hall and was<br />
ridden by Sasha Hawkins. Hollie Lewis<br />
riding Bonnie was second In the 90 cm<br />
class she qualified at Elms Farm and third<br />
place was taken by Abigail Courage on<br />
Blue Lightening who travelled all the way<br />
from Hexham in Northumberland to be<br />
with us.<br />
The senior 70 cm was won by Grace<br />
Johnson riding Royston who was due to be<br />
put down at 6 months due to lack of space<br />
he is now 11 years old and thinks he is a<br />
giraffe at dressage but loves show jumping<br />
Claire Sadler<br />
Grace Calvert<br />
and cross country as shown today, second<br />
place was taken by Japalouppe and<br />
Charlotte Boon who qualified at Sissons<br />
Farm, third was Sally McNaughton,one<br />
of our regular competitors, on Gunner<br />
from Driffield they qualified at Hill House.<br />
The same two placings in the 80 cm<br />
were taken by the same riders with third<br />
place taken by Heart Beat song with Sam<br />
Leeson an ex racehorse who also did the<br />
ESUK championships the week before<br />
and Cricklands Winter League finals they<br />
received their qualifications at Burbage<br />
Riding Club. First place in the 90 cm<br />
was taken by Japalouppe and Charlotte<br />
Boon finally achieving their dream of a<br />
first place, with Oliver Twist V ridden by<br />
Frankie Jones from Newcastle coming<br />
second, third place was won by home<br />
bred China’s Starmix Adorable ridden by<br />
Michael Suddes who also won the one<br />
meter class being the only competitor.<br />
The junior dressage started off with intro<br />
A which was won by Holly Taylor hart<br />
48 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong>
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