Our 2 day jumping show was held last weekend at Crockstead EC, a new venue for us after many successful years at Ardingly – sadly the Abergavenny building has been deemed no longer suitable for equine use.
The weekend was much quieter than we are used to with many members being away for the half term holiday, but we still saw some good competition and the sun shone all weekend – a first for us!! Next year the half term will be avoided but this year we had to take the dates that were available after having the plug pulled on Ardingly so close to the event.
Saturday saw the mini mini and mini team and scurry classes as well as the popular mini/major relay providing fun for all.
In the mini mini scurry Daisy Burgess riding Eaglehust Batman finished in 3rd place and Keira Beasley riding Cookie came 6th out of 11 starters.
There were just 2 teams in the mini mini team class and we finished in 2nd place. Team members were Lily Musson riding Madam, Keira Beasley riding Cookie and Tilly Appleyard riding BP.
9 pairs contested the relay. Daisy Burgess riding Eaglehurst Batman and Emily Allardyce Bassett riding Heather came a very respectful 4th
The mini scurry had 14 starters and it was a great win for Izzy Jeffrey on Monty. Also in the placings were Emily Allardyce Bassett riding Heather finishing in 3rd place and Anna Currie riding Brie in 6th place.
The mini teams had 3 teams – SDHW were clear winners and we had to jump off for the placings – Ella Dean rode a beautiful round on Ollie for us to finish 3rd. Other team members were Anna Currie riding Brie and Ella Currie riding Prince.
Sunday – The Small Novice class with an individual incorporated had 4 teams. We came up trumps with a great win for Sophie Etherington riding Lady, Lily Taylor Martin riding Dipsy and Abigail Johnson riding Monty. For the individual places Abigail and Monty came 2nd and Lily and Dipsy came 3rd – well done girls!
The popular Debut Dengie had 31 starters – Abigail Johnson riding Monty came 3rd and go forward to the next round at Golden Cross on 18th March. Well done Monty winning his 4th rosette of the weekend, lots of polo's for you!
The Novice team and individual had 5 teams competing with our branch finishing in 2nd and 3rd places. 2nd place team were Charlotte Subedar riding Paddy, Frankie Walker riding Misty and Millie Easton riding Annagh Girl. 3rd place team were Matthew Perry riding The Grey Fellow, Rosie Petracopoulos riding Eddie and Ellie Mileham riding Tilly.
Frankie came 2nd as an individual and Ellie came 5th – well done girls
Dengie Winter League had 20 starters with 9 jumping clear to go into the jump off. Matthew Perry and The Grey Fellow flew the flag for our branch and came 1st with the only double clear!
Rosie finished in 2nd place, Frankie in 5th and Ellie in 6th. Matthew and Rosie qualify for the next round on 18th March.
We did not have an Intermediate team but there were 11 individuals. Matthew Perry and The Grey Fellow finished in 2nd place, a great weekend for this pair.
Despite having less entries than normal it was a great success for the branch. Huge thanks to ALL that helped over the weekend, as it is these events that raise funds for our branch and subsidise rallies and the camps that all our members enjoy going to.
Help is always much needed, even an hour is fantastic and you do get fed and watered! Please support your branch this year and pop the following dates into your diary so that you can both compete and help. Without help, we can't run events and without events we would not be able to keep costs down.
Sunday 13th May – Hunter Trial at Wivelsden Farm
Sunday 10th June – One Day Event at Wivelsden Farm
Sunday 22nd July – Branch Show at Plumpton Racecourse
Sunday 9th September – Mini One Day Event – Wivelsden Farm
Sunday 23rd September – Hunter Trial at Wivelsden Farm
Requests for help and the type of help needed will be circulated near the event – please HELP!
More Interbranch competitions will be circulated shortly. In the meantime take a look at our programme on the website which lists rallies on offer. In order to compete you will need to attend some of these sessions but you are also very welcome to attend rallies and not compete!
Candy Robbins
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