Saturday 19th October 2019
Saturday 19th October was our final Unaffiliated Dressage show of the series, and although the ground was very wet, the rain stayed away for a days competition. We started the day with the Intro class, and with a few withdrawing from the class, we only had three starters. With only 0.22% difference between first and second place, it was Georgina Harwood and her partner Marydoll who produced a lovely and consistent test to take the first victory of the day.
Intro C
Judge: Pippa Doran
1st Georgina Harwood and Marydoll 65.43% (67)
2nd Castlewoods Taloulah 65.21% (65)
3rd Beau Bruce and Tullibards Lucky Diva 60.86% (62)
The Prelim 15 class was spilt into two sections, and so it was once again Georgina Harwood that set the standard with 62.8%. This score was going to eventually be good enough to take sixth place. Towards the end of the class was the turn of Hayley Ryder and the lovely Kildare. Having missed a lot of the season due to injury, it was once again great to see this pair heading back down the centre line. Their score of 71.2% was good enough for them to become the winners of this class. Hot on their heels was the combination of Lucy George and her wonderful partner, Silver Storm who with their score of 70.0% was good enough for second place. This pair have supported the series this year, and in doing so became our Prelim Champions for 2019.
Prelim 15 (Section A)
Judge: Pippa Doran
1st Hayley Ryder and Kildare 71.2% (71)
2nd Lucy George and Silver Storm 70.0% (70)
3rd Charlie Sunderland and Swallowfields Thunderbird 68.6% (70)
4th Helen Chatfield Rigby and Kippure Sundance 65.6% (68)
5th Kay Jenman and Q 63.2% (64)
6th Georgina Harwood and Marydoll 62.8% (66)
The afternoon saw the second section of the Prelim 15 class get underway. Again, the scores were very close in the top three places, but it was Samantha Cotter and her ride, Heavens Sake, that produced a fluent test to gain the score of 69.0% and to take the victory.
Prelim 15 (Section B)
Judge: Marion Hollands
1st Samantha Cotter and Heavens Sake 69.0% (69)
2nd Gemma Boorman and Tynagh Money Penny 68.0% (68)
3rd Amy Tickle and Jackson Carlos 67.2% (72)
4th Paul Mitchell and Totty Fay 66.6% (66)
5th Hannah Bridges and Classiebawn Silver 62.0% (64)
6th Emily Gailey and Maxi Hill 59.0% (61)
The next class was the Novice 37A test and it was Samantha Cotter that got us underway with a score of 61.29%. This score was going to be good enough to eventually give them sixth place. There was only 0.37% difference between the top two places, which was very close indeed. It was Amy Tickle and her lovely young horse, Jackson Carlos, that just pipped Sallyann Williams and her gorgeous mare Dionne to take the Novice victory.
Novice 37A
Judge: Marion Hollands
1st Amy Tickle and Jackson Carlos 67.59% (56)
2nd Sallyann Williams and Dionne 67.22% (55)
3rd Sue Williams and Hector 64.81% (52)
4th Paul Mitchell and Totty Fay 62.77% (52)
5th Hannah Bridges and Classiebawn Silver 62.22% (51)
6th Samantha Cotter and Heavens Sake 61.29% (50)
The last class of the day was the PYO and consisted of Novice 39, Elementary 59 and Medium 75 tests. First to get the class underway was Sue Williams and the handsome Hector. Riding the Novice 39, this combination delivered a nice test to gain a score of 61.53%, which was going to be good enough to gain third place. This pair have supported all the shows this season and so it was lovely to be able to call them our Novice 2019 Champions. Amy Nix and the lovely Expensive Pleasure delivered a great Elementary test to gain a score of 65.46% which was good enough to take the final victory of the day. They also took second place with their Medium test score of 65.40%.
PYO
Judge: Marion Hollands
1st Amy Nix and Expensive Pleasure 65.46% (53)
2nd Amy Nix and Expensive Pleasure 65.40% (53)
3rd Sue Williams and Hector 61.53% (37.5)
4th Sallyann Williams and Dionne 60.62% (49)
Thank you Baileys Horse Feeds for the sponsorship of our Unaffiliated Dressage Series this season.
Finally, thank you to everyone that has competed and supported the shows throughout the season. A huge thank you to all our judges that have given their time and to the fantastic team of people that help at the shows and keep them running smoothly. It has once again been another fantastic year watching people achieve their goals. Congratulations once again to all our deserving winners and Champions, and we look forward to seeing you for the 2020 series.
Photographs have been taken all season by David and his team. Saturday’s photographs can be viewed/purchased by visiting https://stavros-sports.instaproofs.com/gallery/#events/1696685