Warwickshire Hunt Pony Club takes the Mounted Games double at Cholmondeley!
Posted on Monday, September 9, 2013 by Heather Dodd
Warwickshire Hunt Pony Clubs junior team have been crowned National Junior Mounted Games Champions and the senior team have qualified for Horse of The Year Show 9th – 13th October at Birmingham’s NEC.
The junior team consisting Charlie Yates from Sibford Gower, Millie Scott from Deddington, Chloe Woodley from Clifford Chambers, Katie Tuttiett from Kineton and Isla Holman-West from Atherstone on Stour competed against the best 24 junior teams in the country at the Junior Championships on Friday 16th August. The team rode fantastically well in both the morning heats and then the Champions final to win an exciting contest and finish 4 points ahead of their nearest rivals to take the crown of National Junior Champions and the title of the best junior team in the country!!
On to Sunday 18th August the Warwickshire Senior A team (pictured) of Astrid Straume-Brown from North Newington, Isabella Holman-West from Atherstone on Stour, Kieran Tuttiett from Stretton on Dunsmore, Jess Wild from Lower Tadmarton and Isobel Yates from Sibford Gower competed for a coveted place in the Horse of the Year Show in the 15 team Senior Runners Up competition for teams who have not been to HOYS in the last 10 years.
The team have had an excellent year winning several prestigious competitions including the Royal Bath & West and the New Forest Show, and had prepared well and even had a team talk with Kate Allenby, Olympic Bronze medallist and Pony Club Head Mentor the evening before.
There were some anxious moments and close competition in the final but the team held their nerve and won, beating teams from Wales and Northern Ireland into 2nd and 3rd place.
The win for the seniors to compete for the Prince Philip Cup at this year’s Horse of The Year Show is a huge achievement as Warwickshire Hunt has never competed at HOYS before, and is the culmination of 5 + years hard work and commitment by all concerned, including Zack Mallalieu of Epwell the 6th team member. Not only that, but the double is a huge accolade for the club and the first time it has been achieved!
The focus now is to train hard before the event takes place in early October, and most of all to fundraise the £10k that is needed to cover the essential entry, stabling and other costs that will enable the team to represent Warwickshire at HOYS. Donating by Just Giving is easy and they will automatically pass on the money raised to Warwickshire Hunt Pony Club, and claim an extra 25% Gift Aid on every eligible donation. http://www.justgiving.com/WHPCHOYSteam.
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The Showing Register Spring Show
Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 by Heather Dodd
Onley Equestrian Centre, Rugby, Warwickshire, 6th May 2013
Photos by kind permission of www.equinational.co.uk
A number of The Showing Register Pathway Riders excelled at the TSR Spring Show on May 6th. Fiona Wilson, Holly Crowe and Melanie Pritchard who have all been selected for the TSR Pathway this year showed that training and lots of hard work pays off, with all of them notching up wins. To further prove training is the key to success judges David Ingle and Mathew Ainsworth were kept very busy in the training classes and talent spotted several riders for the TSR Master Class Pathway short list.
Melanie Pritchard and her horse, Athlones Champion from Oxfordshire, won the Ridden Cob class.
Onley EC was a brilliant venue, the show was a buzz of activity with good entries across all the various classes. The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly and best of all the sun shone all day!
Victoria Burton from Worcestershire won the Novice Small M&M class with the grey stallion Baledon Sea Swallow. The Welsh Section A is on loan and this was his third ever ridden show since being backed so it was a great result for Victoria. Victoria attended HOYS last year in the TSR Master Class.
Seven year old Ella Georgakis was third in the M&M Novice Lead Rein class riding Tamevalley Rhianna. Ella also travelled down from Worcester to compete at the show.
Jonathan Fryer from Oxfordshire was thrilled with his new horse Ducal Royal Emblem. They were awarded first place in the Ridden Hunter class and then won the ridden championship.
In the horse classes Jonathan Fryer won the Hunter class and then went on to be ridden horse champion with Ducal Royal Emblem. Jonathan had only owned his horse for one week before the show so this was a wonderful result.
Some riders had travelled many miles to contest the HOYS M&M Ridden classes. Competitors travelled from as far as Pembrokeshire, Southampton, Lancashire and even Scotland! The M&M Ridden Champion went to Llanidan Linesman ridden by Katy Marriott who went on to take Supreme of Show. Reserve Supreme was Megan Thompson on Leacon High Cockalorum who was Mini Champion.
Llanidan Linesman and Katy Marriott were awarded the Supreme of Show.
Show Organiser Sarah Chapman said “We were thrilled with the day and would like to thank everyone who came for making the show such a success!”
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