Equestrian Life April 2017 Edition
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A Thrilling Gate<br />
Jumping Evening<br />
An exhilarating night of fast and<br />
furious gate jumping action<br />
as The Quorn Hunt host their<br />
annual gate jumping competition. A<br />
small field battled for the top prize and<br />
their name on the stunning hand<br />
sculpted trophy.<br />
The winner clearing a<br />
massive 1.55m was Craig<br />
Kiddier on Quin, a<br />
beautiful stamp of a<br />
hunter and every bit the<br />
gentleman, looking after<br />
Craig, who confessed<br />
to me during the prize<br />
giving that he shouldn’t<br />
be riding thanks to a<br />
damaged knee, cracked ribs<br />
and a broken collarbone!<br />
Finishing in a very stylish 2nd<br />
place was Lydia Cope, wife of Pytchley<br />
MFH, she expertly coaxed the excitable<br />
Paddy over the gate. Whilst the crowd<br />
held their breath, Lydia looked the<br />
picture of calm atop the thundering<br />
hooves of her mount!<br />
In contrast the wonderfully dependable<br />
Ben carried event rider Boogie Machin<br />
into 3rd place. At 20 years young he<br />
showed that age is but a number,<br />
and with an experienced head on his<br />
beautiful shoulders they made some<br />
spectacular shapes over the ever<br />
growing fence.<br />
Ed Winterton who rode<br />
Fox with flamboyance,<br />
bravado and a little old<br />
fashioned luck, took<br />
home the prize for the<br />
best Quorn subscriber<br />
show jumping<br />
Craig Kiddier winning the Quorn Gate<br />
Jumping at 1.55m<br />
Dependable Ben carried Boogie Machin into<br />
3rd place. At 20 years young he showed that<br />
age is but a number.<br />
PHOTOS BY SHHCREATIVE.CO.UK<br />
4th Place was tied 3 ways with Helen<br />
Lovegrove putting in a gravity defying<br />
4th place was tied three ways with Helen<br />
Lovebrove putting in a gravity defying side<br />
saddle display on the spritely Tilly who had<br />
only carried a side saddle once before<br />
William Grant was unlucky as the gate grew<br />
in size and shared 4th place with Helen<br />
Lovegrove<br />
sidesaddle display on the spritely Tilly,<br />
who had only carried the sidesaddle<br />
once before-a brave lady by anyone’s<br />
standards!<br />
William Grant was unlucky as the gate<br />
grew in size and shared 4th place with<br />
Helen and also with<br />
Ed Winterton who rode Fox with<br />
flamboyance, bravado and a little old<br />
fashioned luck, also taking home the<br />
prize for Best Quorn Subscriber.<br />
Finishing in 2nd place was Lydia Cope, wife<br />
of Pytchley MFH. She expertly coaxed the<br />
excitable Paddy over the gate.<br />
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