Equestrian Life December 16 - January 17
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EVENTING<br />
21ST - 23rd OCTOBER<br />
REPORT BY ARABELLA CLEGG<br />
Photography by Julia Shearwood Photography<br />
Norton Disney BE<br />
The second running of the<br />
Lincolnshire event, Norton Disney<br />
run by Joe and Alison Weller<br />
finished with all smiles.<br />
Joe designs the cross country himself and<br />
is keen to make regular changes to the<br />
Spring and Autumn events.<br />
An incredible score of 13.3 in the dressage<br />
in BE90 section N was produced by Jemma<br />
Cradock and the six year old Princess<br />
Razelle who were having their second win<br />
on the trot. Second place was taken by<br />
Tina Canton who did anther good test to<br />
score 20.<br />
BE100 section A was won by Cariad Miles-<br />
Taylor, on the twelve year old Midnight<br />
Warrior. Finishing on their dressage score<br />
of 29.5, to keep ahead of Eliza Stoddart<br />
and her five-year-old rides best placing<br />
of the year so far in second. In third was<br />
Tom March just 0.5 of a penalty behind<br />
Eliza.<br />
Derbyshire’s Lucy Robinson finished her<br />
season in fine style. With a win in BE100<br />
section B on her pony Gingerbread IV.<br />
Over the weekend, Lucy also picked up<br />
sixth place in the BE100 under 18 class as<br />
well as 10th in the Novice section F on the<br />
fairly inexperienced Dreamcatcher I.<br />
Alex Postolowsky kept her consistency<br />
of the year by winning BE100 section H<br />
by a 3.5 margin, she also finished third<br />
in this section. As well as this, Alex<br />
won BE100 section I. Over the three days<br />
of competition Alex was competing 10<br />
horses, all of which finished in the top 12<br />
of their respective sections.<br />
The experience of Sarah Colgan and<br />
Machno Radience at this level proved just<br />
that when they finished comfortably inside<br />
the optimum time having posted the only<br />
sub 30 score in their section.<br />
Despite rolling a pole in the show jumping<br />
Jane Lee kept top spot after her leading<br />
dressage score had her in first place. Jane<br />
and her eight-year-old ride Gorgeous<br />
travelled from York to contest the regional<br />
final.<br />
Novice section F was a tightly fought<br />
contest between Angus Smales and<br />
James Sommerville, Angus finished on<br />
his dressage score of 26.8 to keep him 0.2<br />
ahead of James. Angus also pipped Mark<br />
Kyle in Novice section G on the Clover<br />
Echo sired ESI Phoenix, when he scored<br />
31.5 in the white boards, compared to<br />
Marks 31.8.<br />
Imogen Murray led from the start on the<br />
eight-year-old mare Roheryn Ruby who<br />
fought off everyone else in the section<br />
with a 24.3 test, even by adding 3.2 time<br />
faults cross country the pair finish almost<br />
three points ahead of Caroline Powell in<br />
second.<br />
Dr Jemma Cradock and Princess Razelle 1st<br />
BE90 Sec N<br />
Harriet Simm and George IX 1st BE80(T)<br />
Sec D<br />
Miss Cariad Miles-Taylor and Midnight<br />
Warrior 1st BE100 Sec A<br />
Miss Mollie Harris and Pixel Perfect 1st<br />
BE90 Sec M<br />
Mrs Jane Lee and Georgeous 1st BE100RF<br />
Sec K<br />
Miss Lucy Robinson and Gingerbread IV 1st<br />
BE100 Sec B<br />
Miss Emma Corner and Grandioos 1st<br />
BE100 Sec C<br />
Tina Canton & Crogan 2nd BE90 Sec N<br />
58 <strong>December</strong> 20<strong>16</strong> - <strong>January</strong> 20<strong>17</strong> <strong>Equestrian</strong> <strong>Life</strong>
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