Blundell‘s Pupils do well at the South-West Schools One Day Event
Wellington School won with just three riders; Taggy Forester-Bennett, Annabel Jay and Phoebe Van Sommersen with 118.8 penalties in total. The individual winner in section F was Queens College Meggy Gibbins who tied on penalties (29.2) with Taggy Forester-Bennett who took second place due to receiving four time penalties on course.
There was a wonderful turnout at the Blundell’s One Day event at Cuckoo’s Nest Farm, Uplowman on Sunday 16th September. With the weather elements we have experienced this year; it was touch and go for a while if the event would actually take place. Thankfully the sun of the previous week ensured a most enjoyable event and Blundell’s pupils excelled in the Equestrian arena yet again.
In Class One Blundell’s Harriers team Polly Muirhead, Oscar Kolowski, Flic Charlesworth, Archie Hare finished a very respectable 3rd. Blundell’s Hares team Rosalie Sanders, Phoebe Clarkson and Serena Mundy made a huge contribution and secured a 5th place with Phoebe Clarkson as top Blundellian.
The Maynard School took top honours; Grace Chambers, Emilia Wharton, Izzy Halpin and poppy Cornwall all finished on a score of 114.3
The individual Section D of class one was won by Izzy Halpin finishing on a dressage score of 35.7. Second place went to Kings School pupil Anna Crocker again finishing on her dressage score. However, it was Taunton’s School George Pennington who did well in section E by taking top spot with a double clear and a dressage score of 23.2 ahead of Phoebe Clarkson.
Class Two brought outstanding results with Blundell’s Red team securing 2nd place, Lydia Stuart, Bird Wood, Didi Eaton, Tabitha Pring; Blundell’s Black comprising Rupert Batting, Will Smith,
Zara Cameron and Eleanor Ansell closely following into 4th Place, Lydia and Rupert securing top Blundellian placed riders. Blundell’s White team comprising some very busy riders on young horses - Eleanor Ansell, Didi Eaton, Georgie Wood and Sara Wright -made a very credible performance.
Exeter team of Sophie & Anna Johannson, Sophie Walker and Tara Brind won with a total score of 106.7 penalties. Although Sophie Johannson had four faults in the show jumping, her excellent dressage score of 23.6 and a clear cross country kept her in the lead to win the individual section of class two ahead of Millfield student Laura Rider. Sophie Walker from Exeter took the win in section B with Grace Popham taking top spot in section C representing Haygrove with Emma Manton from Mount House finishing a close second.
The final class of the afternoon Class 3 brought a sadly unplaced Blundell’s team comprising Rupert Batting, Eleanor Ansell, Edward Barlow and Saskia Simonson However, Rupert finished third individually.
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Phoebe Van Sommersen won section G of class 3 notching up the highest dressage score of the day (19.6) this was enough to keep her in the lead even though she had just 1.2 time penalties to add she finished the day with the best score of the entire competition (20.8)
Haygrove’s Izzy Thorne being her nearest rival in second place a full ten penalties adrift.
Blundell’s wish to express their thanks to the sponsors who made the event possible: Knight Frank, Exeter; Western Counties Equine Hospital; The Wool Packaging Company and Mundy Veneer.
Thanks also go to so many pupils and members of staff who gave up their time to assist with the smooth running of the event, Douglas Morrison for his efficient running of the scoring team, never an easy job and to Georgie and Nick Batting for kindly hosting this event which has become such a fixture in the Equestrian calendar with Schools from far and wide across the South West participating.
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