What’s on this month
WL SJ Training at Equiti 07/09/2023 Click Here
Working Rally – Northop 11/09/2023 Click Here
Working rally for all abilities – Equiti 13/09/2023 Click Here
Hunter Trials and Tetrathlon – Plas Dolben 16/09/2023 Click Here
Working rally for all abilities – Equiti 20/09/2023 Click Here
Working Rally for all abilities – LR to C+ – Plas Dolben 23/09/2023 Click Here
Working Rally – Northop 25/09/2023 Click Here
Working rally for all abilities – Equiti 27/09/2023 Click Here
Working rally for all abilities – Equiti 03/10/2023 Click Here
Hunter Trials
Please get your entries in early , entries close Sep 13th, if you are hoping to attend the Tetrathlon & Hunter Trials on Sat/Sun 16th & 17th September. Schedule attached.
September & October Events
A reminder about the local events which are coming up in September and October:
Oct 21 & 22: CHS Tetrathlon https://www.horse-events.co.uk/horse-events/cheshire-hunt-south-pony-club-tetrathlon211023/?fbclid=IwAR23daADJCAeXex15E6l1XcjcqqyuagkQAgA-NGioATYFjLsTx_S76NpOPc
Oct 29: Area 5 Triathlon. Enter at https://www.horse-events.co.uk/horse-events/area-5-trio-of-triathlons-event-1-291023/
Pony Club Championships – Dressage
Congratulations to Summer Bellis and Twm Cernyw for competing in the Intermediate dressage at the pony club championships in Offchurch Bury. Twm was 9th.
Pony Club Championships – Tetrathlon
What a weekend was had at the Pony Club Tetrathlon Championships in Offchurch August 11th/13th.
Area 5 (North Wales/Cheshire) shone as did Flint and Denbigh Branch. A Flint and Denbigh Junior team of determined young ladies competed and they were simply brilliant. They were Harriet Goodall, Orla Kissane and Lleucu Haf Newton. The shoot phase is always the most nerve wracking but they held it together and achieved respectable scores. The swim that afternoon went as expected although Harriet was short changed by a metre and robbed of a 9 length swim. The next day was XC day and all the girls had walked the course twice (at least). Many of the fences were straight forward but there were some very testing combinations which required accurate, positive riding. They all rode like demons and went clear but Harriet and Lleucu picked up a few time penalties. Lleucu lost a stirrup at the water and did the next two fences without! All home safe and everyone was on a high and ready to enjoy the super party on Saturday night – especially the parents!
Sunday morning they ran in the rain. Orla was set on getting the top run but was pipped by 8 seconds by the overall winner so ended up with second best run. The team came a creditable 3rd out of 10 teams. Individually, Orla came 10th out of 94 (yes 94!) competitors so well done Orla. Harriet was 39th and Lleucu 43rd. They can be very proud of this achievement.
Leah Lamb had also qualified and was in an Area 5 mixed Intermediate team which came FIRST. Leah was presented with an award for the youngest Intermediate Girl. She came 19th individually out of 48 girls. She was well up in the placings and going really well XC until she came to the water where she had a stop and a fall. She bravely remounted and completed. All 4 girls were faced with a course the like of which they had not tackled before.
Well done Girls and of course, their back up teams.
