2006

Results from the Members Only Dressage Show 6^th August

Our 3^rd dressage competition of the year was well attended, and kept our judges Mandy Lawrence and Rosemary Mooney very busy.

Class 1 – Prelim 16

1^st Pauline James – Milly

2^nd Jenny Hutchinson – Bailey

3^rd Jane Phillips – Tarzan II

4^th Melanie Jones – Toby

5^th Julie Offen – Herbie

6^th Jan Gay – Scarlet

Class 2 Prelim 17

1^st Brenda Hawkes – Midge

2^nd Alison Rountree – Annie

3^rd Jane Phillips – Tarzan II

4^th Melanie Jones – Drifter

= 5^th Rachel Morphey – Gilwil

= 5^th Vicky Cox – Purdy

Class 3 Novice 33

1^st Brenda Hawkes – Midge

2^nd Angela Ford Peddle – Wake up Suzie

3^rd Rachel Morphey – Gilwil

4^th Laura Slocombe – LP

5^th Diana Ireland Blackburne – Millie

6^th Alison Rountree – Annie

Class 4 Novice 39

1^st Lucy Field – Reuben Binx

2^nd Laura Slocombe – LP

3^rd Angela Ford Peddle – Wake up Suzie

4^th Diana Ireland Blackburne – Millie

5^th Jo Cottee – Just Maisie

Class 5 Elementary 55

1^st Lucy Field – Reuben Binx

2^nd Diana Ireland Blackburne – Millie

3^rd Jo Cottee – Just Maisie

We are very grateful to Dot Taylor for the use of her excellent facilities. Thanks also to Peggy Skinner for scoring, Margaret Rountree and Marguerita Ross for writing, and Sarah Leggatt for helping out and calling lots of tests!

RESULTS FOR THE AREA 10 SJ QUALIFIER ON 2nd JULY

The Club sent 4 teams to compete in the Area 10 qualifier at Felbridge.

In the Novice Section we were represented by: -

Novice ‘A’ team: - Marion Bush riding The Danish Prince, Brenda Hawkes riding Piltown Clover Lux, Vicky Cox riding Purdy and Kelly Russell riding Xavier Blue.

The team finished 8^th out of 20 teams.

Novice ‘B’ team: - Rachel Morphy riding Gilwill, David Ingram riding Beamish, Wendy Thomas riding Just a Gigalo, and Sheila Wibley riding Millie. Unfortunately Sheila was unable to compete as Millie’s vaccination certificate was one day over due.

The team was unplaced but everyone rode well despite the boiling hot weather and vowed to start practicing ready for next year! Thank you to Sheila for staying to support the team.

In the intermediate section we were represented by: -  Jo Cottee riding Just Maisie, Wendy  Neath riding Kinza, Stephanie Gaye riding Leo and Becky Bosman riding Keltic Star Fleet.

The team performed really well to finish 2^nd out of 11 teams and Beck came 1^st as an individual and so Qualifies as an individual for the finals in Lincoln.  Becky was delighted with the win as she has only had ‘Star’ for a few months and this was the biggest course that they had tackled. Well done to all of you.!

In the Open section we were represented by: - Angela Ford Peddle riding Wake Up Susie, Miranda Palmer riding Spinning Rock, Melanie Jones riding Drifter and Natalie Harrison riding Go with the Flow.

Congratulations to the Open team who won and Qualify for the finals in Lincoln. As individuals the team members also picked up placings – well done to Miranda (3^rd) Angela ( 4^th) and Natalie (6^th). Thank you to Miranda for stepping in at the last minute to replace a withdrawal and also to Melanie who also volunteered at short notice.

Well done to all the team members.

Open Team at Felbridge

Members Only Dressage Show on 10^th June

This competition went really well and the amount of entries received were excellent.  A massive thank you to the following who helped out during the day – Sarah Leggatt and Jane Weir for writing, Mel Hicks and Peggy for scoring and to the 2 judges Marion Bush and Leanne Wall.  Finally thank you to Wendy Neath again for the loan of her fabulous facilities.  Without the help this event would never have been able to have been run.

The next dressage show is on the 6^th August at Fairbourne Manor Stables, if you have any queries please call Karen Newman on 01622 859971

 Class 1 – Prelim 12

1^st – S Welsman                      Cassie

1^st – M Jones                           Earl

3^rd – L Taskin                          Box of Tricks

4^th – A Rountree                     Annie

5^th – V Simmonds                    Jamie

6^th – A Taskin                         O’Grady

Class 2 – Prelim 13

1^st – R Morphey                       Gillwill

2^nd – M Jones                          Drifter

2^nd – A Rountree                     Annie

4^th – B Hawkes                       Midge

5^th – S Stewart                        Connie

6^th – A Taskin                         O’Grady

Class 3 – Novice 26

1^st – H Fairhurst                      Dusty

2^nd – B Hawkes                     Midge

3^rd -  L Slocombe                    LP

4^th – M Yeo                           Mallow

5^th – S Stewart                       Connie

6^th – S Gay                            Benvolico

Class 4 – Novice 30

1^st – H Fairhust                       Dusty

2^nd – L Slocombe                    LP

2^nd – S Sharp                           Fiery Moons

4^th – L Field                            Reuben Binx

5^th – D Blackburne                  Milly

6^th – J Cottee                           Just Maisie

Class 5 – Elementary 51

1^st – L Field                            Reuben Binx

2^nd – S Sharp                          Fiery Moons

3^rd – J Cottee                          Just Maisie

RESULTS FOR THE FUN SHOWJUMPING & BBQ DAY 3rd JUNE

On Saturday 3^rd June we held our fun jumping show at Street Farm, Burham by kind permission of Wendy Neath.

The glorious weather encouraged plenty of people to turn up and Jo Cottee and Karen Newman were kept busy all morning organising the clear round. With the emphasis very much on “fun” competitors were able to choose the height of their jumps and so it proved to be a valuable confidence building morning (I don’t think the Whittakers need to start worrying yet!). Flushed with success and fuelled by sausages (thank you Jenny & Brian) most people went on to compete in the classes and the results were as follows: -      

CLASS 1 (Approximately 2’3”)

= 1^st      Jess Hawkes                 Squirrel

=1^st       Marion Bush                  Henry

3^rd         Melanie Jones               Toby

4^th         Lynette Morrisey            Lady

5^th         Caroline Rillie                Juturna

6^th         Louise Burley                Flynn

 CLASS 2 (2’6” – 2’9”)

1^st         Brenda Hawkes             Midge

2^nd        Melanie Jones               Drifter

3^rd         Melanie M                    Victor

4^th         Stephanie Gay               Bendolio

5^th         Sarah Wallace               Lady

6^th         Becky Bosman              Star

CLASS 3 (Approximately 3’0)

1^st         Stephanie Gay               Bendolio

2^nd        Sarah Wallace               Lady

3^rd         Jo Cottee                      Just Maisie

4^th         Melanie Jones               Drifter

5^th         Brenda Hawkes             Midge

6^th         Becky Bosman              Star

Thanks to Karen and Wendy’s super organisation the whole day ran very smoothly and we have received many enquiries as to when the next jumping day will take place..watch this space!

A big thank you to everyone who gave up their time to help – Sue Stewart, Marion Bush and the Rillies who helped set up the jumps with Wendy. Sue Q, Sue Saunders, Jo Cottee, Brenda Hawkes and Meryl Hicks who assisted Karen and Wendy throughout the day. Thanks also to Jenny and Brian Hutchinson who took charge of the BBQ and all the Street Farm liveries who helped Wendy move all the jumps back to the field.

RESULTS FOR THE AREA 10 DRESSAGE QUALIFIER ON 25^TH JUNE

Novice Dressage Teams

Team 1 

Brenda Hawkes on Midge, Sheila Whibley on Millie, Michelle Yeo on Mallow and Jane Hopkins on Thomas came 2^nd as a team out of 32 teams.  They have also qualified as a team for the National Championships on the 9^th September!!

The following were placed as individuals in their areanas :-

Brenda Hawkes 4^th, Michelle Yeo 3^rd and Jane Hopkins 5^th

Team 2

Sue Stewart on Connie, Vicky Cox on Purdy, David Ingram on Beamish and Melanie Jones on Drifter – all did really well  as a team but were unplaced.

Sue Stewart came 4^th as an individual in her arena.

Open Dressage Teams

Team 1

Sarah Leggatt on Barney, Laura Slocombe on LP, Marion Bush on Odin Af Valhalla and Lucy Field on Reuben Binx came 5^th as a team out of 15 teams.

The following were placed as individuals in their areas and have qualified for the National Championships on the 9^th September!!!!

Marion Bush 1^st and Lucy Field 1^st

Team 2

Candice Herman on Blue’s Missile, Claire Carr on Beechwood, Angela Peddle on Wake up Suzie and Martine Carter on Pentrecoel Rebel were just out of the placings

Candice Herman came 1^st as an individual in her arena and has qualified also for the National Championships on the 9^th September!!

Team 3

Stephanie Gay on Leo, Emily Hutchinson on Hebe, Jo Cottee on Just Maisie and Angela Peddle on Wake up Suzie were 7^th out of 15 teams

The following were placed as individuals in their arenas :-

Jo Cottee – 2^nd and Emily Hutchinson – 3^rd

Riding Test Teams

Team 1

Marion Bush on Danish Prince, Jo Cotte on Just Maisie, Lucy Field on Reuben Binx and Angela Peddle on Wake up Suzie came 5^th out of 19 teams

Marion came 1^st as an individual in her arena and has qualified for the National Championships on the 9^th September.  Lucy Field came 3^rd as an individual in her arena

Team 2

Michelle Yeo on Mallow, Laura Slocombe on LP, Sarah Leggatt on Barney and Emily Hutchinson on Hebe came 2^nd out of 19 teams

The following were placed as individuals in their arenas : 

Michelle Yeo – 3^rd, Sarah Leggatt – 4^th and Emily Hutchinson – 2^nd 

Medium Individual

Martine Carter on Pentrecoel Rebel came 4^th

As a team we had to provide 3 helpers so that we could compete so a massive thank you to Linda Waring, Jane Tassell and Wendy Thomas who helped out all day.

If you are interested in representing the Riding Club in Dressage or Riding Tests next year please call  – Karen Newman 01622 859971.

AREA HORSE TRIALS – 21^st MAY

We sent 8 riding club members to the ODE at Ardingly this year –

A team of 3 in the Junior Novice Section 

Jack Sharp riding Buddy, Harriet Fairhurst riding Dusty and Briony Gifford riding Rebecca

A team of 3 in the Senior Novice Section

Melanie Jones riding Drifter, Rachel Morphey riding Gilwill and Marion Bush riding Karen Newman’s Chester

And 2 individuals in the Senior Intermediate Section

Melanie Jones riding Shaun and Michelle Yeo riding Mallow.

Unfortunately all 3 Juniors encountered problems on the XC course with Jack and Harriet’s horses deciding they did not want to get their feet wet at the water jump (even though it was raining heavily throughout the morning!) and Briony in the excitement of her first event jumped a wrong fence in an otherwise perfect round.

So no rosettes for the Juniors but a valuable experience and some bright stars for the future.

The Senior Novice Team had mixed fortunes, Melanie was delighted with an individual 6^th place with her youngster Drifter and had it not been for two fences down in the SJ, would have been placed in the top three. Marion also had a good day finishing 2nd on Chester who at 18 years old managed to post one of the best dressage scores of the day – 29.6 % (Marion was horrified at the score until someone pointed out to her that lower scores in eventing dressage!). Unfortunately, Rachel had some problems on the XC and was not placed but overall was pleased with Gilwill’s performance and went home with renewed intentions to practise jumping ditches!

Melanie’s good form continued as she rode the experienced Shaun to achieve an impressive 2nd in the more challenging Intermediate Section. She was really pleased with the way that Shaun tackled the XC course – although he is a reliable showjumper he has not done much XC to date. Definitely a partnership for the Open Team next year.

Michelle’s team debut didn’t quite go to plan as they were brought to a halt after the second XC fence with a loose horse on the course. Following a long delay Mallow had lost her concentration and after a couple of refusals they were out of contention for a rosette but went on to complete the course confidently.

A huge thank you to Peggy Skinner, Jill Skinner, Meryl Hicks, David Ingram and Sheila Palmer who braved the awful weather to fence judge. It is a condition of entry that clubs send people to help at Area events so our volunteers are a valued and essential part of the team. Well done to everyone who took part – we hope you enjoyed your day.

Members Only Dressage Show on 13^th May 2006.

The first Dressage show for 2006 was very well supported by members and their invited guests.  Thank you to Wendy Neath for the use of her excellent facilities for the morning, judges – Sam Mabb and Mandy Lawrence and Sarah Leggat for writing.  The results and the photographs from the day will be posted on the website.

Please do not forget that the next show is on the 10^th June at Street Farm so please enter early to avoid disappointment. Remember this is a good opportunity to practice the dressage tests that will be used in the team competition. Another Schedule is enclosed for the remaining competitions

Results for 13^th May Show: -

Class 1 – Prelim 4

1^st – Brenda Hawkes                          Midge

2^nd-  Jane Hopkins                              Martleaves Master Midnight

3^rd – Melanie Jones                             Grangeford Drifter

4^th -   Alex Taskin                               O’Grady

5^th -   Melanie Jones                            Toby

6^th -   Diana Blackburne                      Milly

Class 2 – Prelim 10

1^{st -}     Brenda Hawkes                         Midge

2^nd – Rachel Morphey                         Gillwill

3^rd -   Melanie Jones                            Grangeford Drifter

4^th -   Diana Blackburne                       Milly

5^th -   Sue Quarendon                           Mister Dennis

6^th -   Lucy Taskin                               Box of Tricks

Class 3 – Novice 21

1^st – Diana Blackburne                        Milly

1^st – Laura Slocombe                           LP

3^rd -  Michelle Yeo                               Mallow

4^th -  Lynnette Morrissy                        Lady

5^th -  Julie Offen                                   Kora

6^th -  Lucy Taskin                                 Box of Tricks

Class 4 – Novice 32

1^st -  Michelle Yeo                                Mallow

2^nd –Emily Hutchinson                          Hebe

3^rd -  Laura Slocombe                           LP

4^th – Sarah Wallace                              Lady

5^th – Julie Offen                                   Kora

6^th -  Harriet Fairhurst                          Dusty

Class 5 – Elementary 44

1^st – Harriet Fairhurst                          Dusty                    

For past results please contact the club secretary