Equestrian Life April 2018 Issue

local events and reports
They started competing with their local riding
club, Tickhill Riding Club at team events
where they went to the BRC championships,
hunter trials, local dressage competitions and
ODE's! Sami’s aim and goal then was to start
BE with him as it was something they both
loved to do! However, everything changed
two years ago when Mickey got an injury, a
fractured splint from messing around in the
field, Sami wasn't sure if she was ever going
to be able to ride him again. They started box
rest and just took it week by week! After a lot
of hard work with him and taking everything
slowly, he came back to full health and fitness!
Last year he was just getting him back out
and seeing the competition world again! As
he is not a 'slow ' cob they’ve competed over
the winter doing some showjumping, arena
eventing and a bit of dressage with the aim
and goal to start British Eventing this year.
Nervously they entered EMDG ODE, as this
was the first one of the season and he'd not
seen a cross country fence on grass since last
year! Mickey was totally on form though with
an incredible 25.5 dressage test, one pole show
jumping and a storming clear cross country,
finishing in second place.
Hannah Parr and Tinkers Boy, aka Colin is a
15.2hh 8 year old gelding that Hannah has
owned he was 4, when he came over from
Ireland. He had done nothing apart from some
hunting as a three year old . He's not been
easy. Lives on his nerves and very quirky but
a super all rounder. Not overly brave which is
why they are concentrating on 80cm and 90cm
sections. Says Hannah “He's had two brilliant
seasons. five wins at 80cms and the rest in the
top 5. Successfully completed 4 BE90s with a
4th at Shelford last May”. Their Plans for 2018
and to work hard and . To confidently move
up to 90cms, maybe complete some 1m show
Ellie Clarke TOBY (Winners Intro section B)
Heidi Woodhead GINGER (2nd place Novice
section H)
jumping and head to the Grassroots three day
event at Keysoe with friends.
Ellie Clarke and Toby posted the best dressage
score in their Intro B section, and then
producing a double clear, won the section,
finishing on their dressage score of 29. Toby
is an 8 year old owned by Julia hardy who was
doing his first event after spending most of
his time being a show jumper. Commented
Ellie “He is such a
big character and
everyone seems to
have a soft spot for
him!
Ellie was then back
with another ride,
Charlotte Dennis URIX D'LEMPS
(Winner Open section K)
Laura Watson CROCHALLAN LOUIS (2nd place
Intro section D)
Lucy Scholl JUST DUNNIT (Winner Novice
section H)
Kristinea Hall-Jackson
CMS GOOGLE (Winners
Open section J)
Samantha Hobbs TINKER (3rd place
Novice section H)
Phillipa Ward TIPPERARY WILLIAM
(Winners Novice Open scetion F)
66 April 2018 Equestrian Life