Sam Watson with Kilcoltrim
Tim Price Riding Ringwood Sky Boy
riding Watson III
Janine Jansen
where Trilby runs TB Equestrian a competition yard which focuses on a holistic approach and seeing how keen the horses were to run up the ramp into their box, their methods mean happy horses.
Also from Cornwall was Abbi Lucas where her and her family run Lower Tokenbury Equestrian Centre.
Not all was plain sailing as the course designer, Adrian Ditchum and course builders Willis Brothers had set a few challenges especially for competitors with up and coming horses. There were a
few fallers during the Sunday, the large corner at No12 and the 2nd water complex proving tricky jumps for a few.
Guy Prest, managing director of KBIS and sponsor of the international class, said: “We are so pleased with the event. I’ve had a long association with the committee and as an insurer I’m delighted that the event was able to go ahead. With the testing weather Great Britain is experiencing this summer as an insurer it’s always a relief when events do take place.”
Champion Pony Rider Launches Fan Club
Multiple Champion pony showjumper, Jessica Mendoza, who turned 16 this April and is starting to make the transition to ‘horses’ this year, has launched an official fan club and new website at www.
jessicamendoza.co.uk
The ‘Jump with Jess’ (JWJ) Fan Club will offer fans the opportunity to stay in touch with Jessica and follow her bid to reach the top, both behind-the-scenes at home and at competitions. Membership will be free until the end of this year and will include a signed photograph, newsletters, competitions and the chance to get training advice from Jess on a JWJ ‘Fan of the Month’ feature.
“I have always been amazed and humbled by how many people have followed my career so far. As my competition schedule gets busier and faced with the usual school exams, I am finding it much harder to stay in touch with my supporters so creating an official fan club seemed to make perfect sense,” explains Jess.
Since the start of the year, Jess has taken on her first horse,
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Classic Highfly, on whom she beat off a competitive field of riders (all older than herself) to take The Team Murka and World Class Programme under 23 British Championship Qualifier at The Hand Equestrian Centre in March.
Jess’s career is managed by her parents, Paul and Sarah, who have a small yard in North Wiltshire.
“We are keen to talk to both additional sponsors and owners who might like to join Team Mendoza, as Jess moves to this next stage of her career. We don’t have a lot of space for new horses so we are just looking for one or two new top class rides for Jess,” commented Paul.
Team Mendoza’s sponsors currently include, Antarès Sellier France, Sovereign Horseboxes and Baileys Horsefeeds. Jessica recently featured in the Canter Banter programme shown on Sky Sports and Horse & Country.
For more details or to join the JWJ Fan Club, or view the programme, visit
www.jessicamendoza.co.uk
Jessica Mendoza
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