Great Britain’s Racesafe Juniors secure team and individual European silver medals

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 by Sasha Melia

The sun shone in Fontainebleau, France, for the final day of the FEI Junior European Championships where the Racesafe Junior squad all produced clear show jumping rounds to secure Great Britain the team silver medal with Heidi Coy moving up to also take the individual silver for GB.

Four clear rounds by all the British riders clinched the Racesafe Junior team a silver medal on the last day of competition after the home nation claimed the team gold on a total score of 86 penalties whilst the overnight leaders, Germany, dropped to bronze on 95.6.

In the individual competition Heidi Coy entered the arena in the bronze medal position with a score of 28.3 penalties; Heidi kept her cool to jump a brilliant clear round on Royal Fury and put the pressure on France’s Anouk Canteloup in gold and Alina Dibowski of Germany in silver. The German rider lowered a pole to slip to seventh place lifting Britain’s Heidi to silver where she stayed after a clear round from the French rider who took the individual gold on a score of 25.9.

Sasha Hargreaves rode an impressive round on her rangy chestnut gelding Playtime to bring home another clear round for the team for a three phase score of 29.7 penalties to take a fifth place. Also sticking on their dressage score of 33.3 penalties and helping the team to their silver medal, Georgia Bartlett rode a beautiful clear round on her own Spano de Nazca to finish up their Championships in 11^th place.

Also riding for the Racesafe Junior team, Elicia Miller got them off to a great start earlier in the day with a polished clear round on A Sunny Bay; finishing on her dressage score of 40.5 penalties the pair placed 23rd individually.

First into the arena for Great Britain in this morning’s show jumping, individual Leilia Paske set the standard for the Racesafe  squad with a foot perfect clear round on her own Fernhill First Friend to give the combination a three phase completion score of 53.6 penalties to finish in 39^th place at her first Championships.

Full individual results

Full team results

Rein & Shine Chosen by Wiltshire College

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 by Sasha Melia

Rein & Shine Equestrian Centre is delighted to be chosen as a new provider to Wiltshire College for their Lackham students starting in September this year.

Rein and Shine is a certified British Horse Society Centre and Lackham will be using their fantastic facilities for four-days per week during student term-times to cover Level 2 and the first-year of Level 3 in Horse Care and Management.

At the North-Wiltshire based Centre, the students will benefit from some of the best equestrian facilities in the area. Rein & Shine will be providing all riding and tuition using their own qualified and experienced instructors coupled with 25 well-trained horses. Excellent riding arenas and fields will help students become well-established riders. Wiltshire College will also be utilising the facilities for practical training and learning, much of which will be done in the Centre’s two classrooms which are fully-equipped for optimum learning.

“With our excellent facilities and as existing training tutors for our highly commended BHS riding school, livery yard and competition centre, we are fully equipped to take on these two courses,” said Rein & Shine proprietor Johanna McDonald, who runs the centre with husband, John McDonald.

“We pride ourselves on providing a friendly, relaxed, safe and secure environment in which students can really thrive.”

By enrolling with Wiltshire College, students benefit from expert teaching from industry trained staff, they study in realistic environments with excellent facilities and access to comprehensive support networks and link to an extensive range of employers. To find our more, visit www.wiltshire.ac.uk.