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Zac and Bethany take Supreme Championship
A partnership of just three months went through the card to secure the Supreme Championship at the BSPS Winter Championships at Arena UK.
Bethany Gregg and the Intermediate Show Riding Type, Arizona Gold, known as Zac at home, were in triumphant mood and got the Jinks Show Team’s season underway in fantastic form.
Produced by Thirsk-based David Jinks and Adam Forster for the last three years, the eight-year- old bay gelding looked fantastic, helped by his TopSpec feed regime.
Zac’s winning ways started in the Restricted Intermediate Show Riding Type before taking the Restricted Championship, Restricted Supreme
Championship and finally the one that really mattered, the Overall Supreme Championship of Show.
Said David: “Zac just got better and better and Bethany and her family were overwhelmed with the success they couldn’t believe it especially as they are new to showing at BSPS level.
“They were just speechless and quite emotional it was a fantastic championship win for them and a great start to the season.”
Great Turnout for ‘Disabled Access Day’
Wrea Green Equitation Centre, between Blackpool and Preston, recently held a successful event to mark Disabled Access Day. Accessibility Mark joined forces with Disabled Access Day to encourage more disabled people to visit new places and take up new activities such as horse riding.
The Accessibility Mark accredited centre at Wrea Green welcomed 20 potential new clients on the day, who thoroughly enjoyed the activities that had been organised to highlight what can be achieved by disabled riders. Throughout the afternoon visitors were given a guided tour of the yard, where they were encouraged to pat the ponies, before watching a riding demonstration by the centre’s Accessibility Mark riders. As all those that attended had no previous experience of horses; yard owner Christine Pollit, gave a short health and safety talk using Solo the pony dressed as a fairy. The inspiration behind the pony in fancy dress was to focus the attention of some of the children who had autism.
To finish, the children were treated to a short ride before feeding the ponies a well- deserved carrot, with the staff assisting to make sure everyone went home with their fingers intact!
Christine said: “Our Disabled Access Day event was really well supported by our local community, with a great turnout of people. We secured future bookings from at least three of those that attended. “Seeing the reaction of one little girl that instantly calmed when she was stroking one of our ponies makes all the effort so worthwhile and the parents were thrilled with how much the children enjoyed the event.” For more information about Disabled Access Day visit www.
disabledaccessday.com. To find your nearest RDA Group or Accessibility Mark centre visit
www.rda.org.uk.
Arizona Gold, ridden by owner Bethany Gregg
Solo the pony dressed as a fairy at Wrea Green Equitation Centre’s successful event to mark Disabled Access Day
New prize winning opportunities for eventers
Two new initiatives have been launched, for grassroots and for intermediate level riders contesting Tri-Star Eventing competitions this season, thanks to the generous support of Saracen Horse Feeds.
The Tri-Star Saracen Intermediate League covers all Two Star and Intermediate classes at Oasby, Belton Park, Burnham Market, Houghton Hall, Cholmondeley Castle and Osberton. The League will run on British Eventing points, with the rider accumulating the most points during the season from the events rewarded with a range of prizes including a tonne of Saracen Horse Feeds, and three days training with Saracen Horse Feeds brand ambassador and Olympic medallist Carl Hester. The Tri-Star Saracen Grass
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Roots Bursary is also an accumulator, this time for riders at BE80T, BE90 and BE100 levels, who have never ridden at Intermediate. All classes at these levels at Oasby, Burnham Market, Whitfield, Shelford Manor, BCA and Cholmondeley Castle will provide point winning opportunities, ten points for the win down to one point for tenth place. Regardless of which level competitors ride at, the one with the most points at the end of the season will be awarded prizes including a tonne of main range Saracen Horse Feed and training sessions with a Saracen Horse Feeds brand ambassador covering each phase of eventing. Second and third placed riders in both new accumulators will also win Saracen feed, and branded rugs or clothing.
A family owned business
with more than 170 years of experience in manufacturing animal feeds, Saracen Horse Feeds is renowned for producing a range of nutritionally sound, innovative horse feeds designed to meet the needs of the modern equine athlete. Michael Bacon, Sales and Marketing Director of Saracen Horse Feeds, says of the two new initiatives: “We are very excited to launch this new league, it’s a great opportunity to support riders across the levels, and we are looking forward to following the results throughout the season.” British Eventing’s Chief Executive David Holmes has welcomed the new partnership between Tri-Star Eventing and Saracen. “These two new points accumulators will provide competition goals for riders at a range of levels. The generous prizes, with
their strong focus on training, encourage the desire that all BE members share, of improving their skills in the saddle.” “We are very excited about these new series. With the Shearwater sponsored Three Star prize fund in its second year, Tri-Star Eventing now offers an exciting challenge for riders across the board,” added BEDE Events Director Stuart Buntine.
Keep abreast of the league tables via the Tri-Star website at
www.tristareventing.co.uk
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