AJ 2013

Blankney Riders head for National

Championships

What an amazing 3 weeks of competitions for the Blankney Hunt Branch of the Pony Club.

Juniors, Novice and Open riders produced some of their best form at the recent Area 6

competitions in dressage, show jumping and eventing. Blankney have 2 riders qualifying for

the Open Championships at Cholmondley Castle, Cheshire and 7 riders for the Novice Chal-

lenge at Kelsall Hill also in Cheshire:

OPEN DRESSAGE Charlotte Barber, JR II

OPEN SHOW JUMPING Jade Lawson, Zidane SG

NOVICE DRESSAGE Grace Whitehead, Lex

Olivia Mawditt, Cwmduad Peter Pan

NOVICE SHOWJUMPING TEAM Hollie Jepson, Kincon Prince

Daisy Weaver, Redfern Ria

Molly Harrison, Safron IX

Ella Marshall, Maverick

NOVICE EVENTING TEAM Hollie Jepson, Kincon Prince

James Black, Nieve Lad

Molly Harrison, Safron IX

Ella Marshall, Maverick

And good luck at the

championships

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DRESSAGE REPORT

On Saturday 20th July, 12 Blankney members competed in the Area

Dressage Competition. The day started well with Charlotte Barber riding

JR II coming 3rd in the Open Dressage and qualifying for the National

Championships at Cholmendley Castle. This was followed by a good

performance by Liberty Nichols and Tuddle Lane who were just outside

the placings. After a short break the Junior and Novice teams arrived,

beautifully turned out and well prepared for their tests. The Junior Team

of Honor Whitehead, Amber Casey and Charlotte Lawson finished 4th

overall with each member of the team achieving an individual placing in

their arena too; a team with much promise for the future. Out of a large

number of teams our Novice teams finished 5th and 13th with some

exceptional individual results: Olivia Mawditt and Cwmduad Peter Pan produced a score of 72.5%

to win her arena and Grace Whitehead riding Lex finished 2nd in their arena on a very confident

71.6% (first dressage test for this combination), both riders qualifying for the Novice National

Championships at Kelsall Hill, Cheshire. It was a very long but rewarding day.

Full Results:

Open

3rdQ Charlotte Barber JR II 66.77%

Intermediate

11th Liberty Nichols Tuddle Lane 63.45%

Novice Team 5th

1stQ Olivia Mawditt Cwmduad Peter Pan 72.5% 10th Ella Marshall Berbery’s Blaze 65.2% 9th James Black Nieve Lad 62%

Novice Team 13th 2ndQ Grace Whitehead Lex 71.6%

4th Stephanie Sacks Springleaze Hope and Glory 67.2%

Daisy Weaver Redfern Rea 61.6%

Molly Harrison Safron IX 57.6%

Junior Team 4th

4th Amber Casey Brockwater Cock Robin 64.17%

4th Charlotte Lawson Ringcourt Sinatra 66.67%

5th Honor Whitehead Harry 66.67%

Amber, Honor and Charlotte

Ella, Amber and Olivia

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SHOW JUMPING REPORT

It was an early start for our Open Show Jump

riders on Saturday 27th July at Speetley in Derby-

shire; their coursewalk was at 7.30am! Ryan Page,

Hannah Scully and Jade Lawson started the morn-

ing all jumping clear in the first round. Jade went

on to jump a double clear, with Ryan and Hannah

just rolling a pole to finish 5th as a team. Jade

jumped a fast, clear in the jumpoff to finish 2nd

and qualify for the Open Championships.

Novice and Junior Teams had more of a lie in as they were not jumping until later in the day! The

Novice Team set their stall out with all 4 riders jumping clear in the first round. Daisy and Hollie

went on to jump clear in the second round with Ella and Molly finishing on 4 faults. After a long

wait, it was announced no teams had finished on zero and there were 7 teams finishing on 4 faults.

So it was a scramble to get riders and ponies ready for the

jumpoff! We were the 6th team to jump and there was

only one team who had jumped clear in this final round.

Hollie set the ball rolling with a clear in a good time,

followed by Daisy just rolling a pole. Molly followed with

a clear, just leaving Ella to hold everything together ….

which she did, jumping a clear round in a very fast time.

The team finished 2nd overall, qualifying for the Novice

Championships. Hollie finished individual 7th. To top it

all our immaculate riders and ponies won the Turnout Prize. Well done everyone.

Not to be outdone the Junior Team of Olivia Mawditt, Charlotte Lawson, Stephanie Sacks and Angus

Williams jumped two good rounds to finish 4th as a team. Olivia jumped a double clear in a good

time to be placed 4th individual.

Mollie, Daisy, Hollie and Ella

Mollie, Hollie, Ella and Daisy

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EVENTING REPORT

At the end of 3 weekends of

hard competition our Novice

Team of Hollie Jepson and

Kincon Prince, James Black and

Nieve Lad, Molly Harrison and

Safron IX and Ella Marshall and

Maverick all jumped double

clears to finish 3rd out of 26

teams therefore qualifying for

the Novice Championships.

They all set off early in order to

walk the crosscountry course at

9am, before the dressage. Flitteris Park is renowned for its undulating ground and the long hill to

the finish. Half way round the course, we were all hoping the horses were fitter than those walking

it! There was no need to worry, following some good dressage scores and 4 brilliant clear rounds in

the show jumping, we set off for the crosscountry. Molly first to go, was a good pathfinder finishing

clear, Hollie followed another clear and with plenty of running, then Ella comes bounding up the long

climb to the end with another clear round. James was last to go, clear and within the time. Double

clear by all riders!

Individual Arena Results:

Section I

5th James Black Nieve Lad 37.4

Section J

10th Molly Harrison Safron IX 39.6

Section K

2nd Hollie Jepson Kincon Prince 30.4

Section L

1st Ella Marshall Maverick 35.5

Hollie, Daisy and James had a very busy few days as they

also competed at the British Riding Club National Champi-

onships on Friday 2nd August at Swalcliffe near Banbury

with Lauren Wilson (from Scunthorpe Pony Club) to finish

3rd in the Junior Team competition.

Hollie and Daisy checking

out the water at Swalcliffe,

Banbury

Molly, Ella, Hollie and James