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Robert and Party Time Win TopSpec Supreme Ridden Championship
The main ring at the Great Yorkshire Show came alive thanks to a spell binding display by Robert Walker and Party Time in the TopSpec Supreme Ridden Championship.
With outstanding horsemanship and a brilliant display, Robert and the small hunter galloped to success in the magnificent arena, much to the delight of spectators on the Wednesday afternoon. The TopSpec Supreme Ridden Championship saw Robert take home a £1,500 prize with the Reserve Supreme Ridden Champion receiving £250. Said Robert: “The Great Yorkshire Show is a brilliant event and the main ring provides the ideal opportunity to really gallop and move on. Party Time was on great form and to take home the £1,500 thanks to sponsorship from TopSpec is a huge bonus.”
Champions from the Novice Ridden Hunter, Ridden Hunter, Working Hunter, Ridden Coloured, Ridden Cob, Ridden Mountain & Moorland, Riding Horse and winners from the Ladies Side Saddle, Small Hunter, Retrained Racehorse and Ridden Irish Draught classes were eligible for the TopSpec Supreme Ridden Championship.
Britain dominates to take double gold in Italy
It was all-change on the leader board at the culmination of the 2013 FEI Pony European Eventing Championship in Arezzo, Italy. Expert performances from the Charles Owen sponsored British squad resulted in double gold, moving them up from bronze overnight.
Yasmin Ingham from the Isle of Man jumped clear under immense pressure to clinch individual gold as well as team gold with her pony, Craig Mor Tom, also moving them up individually from overnight bronze medal position.
The final Nations standings finished with team gold for Britain on 142.2 whilst France moved down from overnight gold to finish with silver on 144.0. Ireland overtook the host nation to finish with team bronze with a collective score of 150.9 with Italy finishing on a score of 153.7.
Robert Walker and Party Time, Supreme Champions at the Great Yorkshire
Endurance GB offers half year memberships
Costing just £16.00 for non riders and £31 for adult riders, Endurance GB’s half year membership feeds apply to rides from July 1st to the end of the season in October. A half year membership can be used as a follow on to riders who have benefited from Endurance GB’s popular Try Before You Buy scheme, which permits non members wishing to experience competitive Endurance riding to compete in two competitive novice rides up to 40km before becoming a member.
The list of rides organised by Endurance GB in the second half of the season is extensive and encompasses all 23 regional groups of Endurance GB which offer rides at all levels. Endurance GB Chairman, Karen Collier said, “The half year memberships provide flexibility and they help keep endurance a very cost effective discipline. The half year memberships also open up the possibility for riders from other disciplines to take part in endurance rides to help keep their horses fit and refreshed”.
Individually, the British riders finished with Yasmin and Craig Mor Tom in the winning spot after a faultless round, finishing on their dressage mark of 44.0. Rose Nesbitt and Carrowmore Gemstone moved up four places to finish on their overnight score of 49.0 in sixth place, followed by Libby Seed and Mr Vick in seventh place on 49.2, also adding nothing to their dressage score. Charlotte Bacon and Three Wells Breeze moved from 16th place over night into eventual 11th place, also finishing on their dressage mark of 50.8. The two riders competing for Britain as individuals also completed the competition successfully in the top twenty, with Pumbaa Goess- Saurau and Killacoran Blue finishing in 12th place and Chelsea Pearce with Catherston Nutsafe in 15th.
JumpCross offers opportunity for new sites course measures 1800m - 2200m
Are you an established livery/competition yard owner, farmer, or landowner, looking for business diversification or development?
Since its launch at Grange Farm, Wittering, near Peterborough - JumpCross has built into an equestrian sport enjoyed by all ages and abilities. Whether participating in training sessions or competitions, more and more riders are looking to take part.
JumpCross is looking for enthusiastic people who enjoy organising events to help them expand the venue network by investing in and developing a JumpCross course.
Enjoying JumpCross is an increasingly popular way to ride across country
JumpCross offers the ideal opportunity to diversify and to develop a new and exciting business. A typical JumpCross
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and runs over eight to ten acres on cross-country terrain with, ideally, the opportunity to include water features, hills, drops etc. Robin Dunlop of JumpCross says: “JumpCross is proving to be extremely popular, we already have sites around the UK that are up and running but we would like to see JumpCross develop even more.” Added Robin: “We would be delighted to hear from anyone interested in establishing JumpCross sites around the country.”
For further information on setting up a JumpCross site please contact Robin Dunlop or Sue Proctor on 01780 782356 or visit
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