Hot competition at the BHS TREC Welsh Championships
The sun blazed down on more than 100 riders who competed
in the BHS TREC Welsh Championships, held at Tregoyd Mountain
Riding Holidays on 17-18 June.
Scorching weather matched the hot competition with locally
based Paul Turner taking the testing Level 4 Individual class
and advertising his claim for a place in the British team
at the European TREC Championships at Exmoor in September.
Paul rode his home-bred part-Welsh Cob, Magic, to victory,
with Deborah Swan from Hampshire (Henley’s Rocket) coming
in second and 2005 winner Hilary Barnard (Rhinefield Impulse)
from Bristol in third place.
The first day’s mounted orienteering saw competitors
tackling up to 40km of testing Black Mountain terrain in breathtaking
scenery.
Tot Wall, Chef d’Equipe of the Senior British TREC
Team, took the Level 3 Individual title riding Oakridge County,
fending off Winchester-based Jennie Free (Samiracle) by one
point and Jocelyn Templeman (Tamarisk) from Sussex who came
third. Tot’s excellent second day performance in the
Control of Paces and PTV obstacle phases saw her climb up
the order to top the leader board.
Derbyshire’s Ian Macalindin (Connie) retained the Level
3 Pairs title he won in 2005 (with Nigel Robinson) with new
riding partner Sheila Roberts from North Yorkshire and her
veteran mare Hannah. Rachel Thomas (Woody) and Molly Watts
(Crugmellyn Ben) from Pembroke were runners-up. Jane Anscombe
(Miller) and Julie Joseph (Brimble) took third, and were part
of the winning South West ‘Cream Teas’ Team with
Paul Hardiman and Hilary Barnard.
Di Skippon, from East Sussex, the first to arrive on Thursday
evening, saw her enthusiasm pay off as she took the Performance
Equestrian Level 2 Individual title with her American Quarter
Horse, Cherie. Relative newcomer to BHS TREC, Isobel Thomas
(Moon River) from Swansea made her mark in second place, with
Ali Large from West Sussex and her handsome grey Irish Draught/Thoroughbred
Paramount in third.
The Level 2 Pairs title went to the ‘Lady and the Tramp’
team from South Wales, Pauline Crossland (Foxy Lady) and Theresa
Nazer (Ripple) ahead of Jane Chivers (Alice) and Tom Rolfe
(Seren), and third-placed Jacqui Mitchell (Charlie) and Danielle
Connolly (Ruby).
The British Horse Society would like to thank Mr Hayden Jones
and Messrs Evans-Bevans for their support for the event, and
for the outstanding welcome at Tregoyd Mountain Riding Holidays.
Rob Jones, Senior Executive Competitions Department, said:
“Tregoyd Mountain Riding Holidays and the Brecon Beacons
National Park supplied the perfect setting for this premier
event.
“The competitors tackled every problem that was presented
to them with great skill, and the level of performance bodes
well for our chances in the European Championships on Exmoor
in September.”
Cllr Mrs Margaret Morris, former Chairman of the Brecon Beacons
National Park Authority, was there to present the prizes.
She said: “Brecon Beacons National Park has gained an
outstanding reputation for having the perfect terrain to host
top class riding events.
“The nature of our terrain, the quality of our bridleways
and the spectacular scenery makes it an ideal location as
a horse riding destination.
“We are very fortunate to have the ongoing support
of BHS TREC and we certainly look forward to hosting future
riding events like this one here in the National Park.”
Results:
Level 4 Individual:
1st place: Paul Turner (Magic), Brecon, Powys
2nd place: Deborah Swan (Henley’s Rocket), Hampshire
3rd place: Hilary Barnard (Rhinefield Impulse), Bristol
Level 3 Individual
1st place: Tot Wall (Oakridge County), Herefordshire
2nd place: Jennie Free (Samiracle), Hampshire
3rd place: Jocelyn Templeman (Tamarisk), West Sussex
Level 3 Pairs
1st place: Ian Macalindin (Connie), Derbyshire, and Sheila
Roberts (Hannah), North Yorkshire
2nd place: Rachel Thomas (Woody), Pembrokeshire and Molly
Watts (Crugmelyn Ben), Narbeth
3rd place: Jane Anscombe (Miller) and Julie Joseph (Brimble),
Devon
Level 2 Pairs
1st place: Pauline Crossland (Foxy Lady), Swansea, and Theresa
Nazer (Ripple), Carmarthenshire
2nd place: Jane Chivers (Alice), Gloucestershire, and Tom
Rolfe (Seren), Powys
3rd place: Jacqui Mitchell (Charlie), Whitland and Danielle
Connolly (Ruby), Camarthenshire
Performance Equestrian Level 2 Individual
1st place: Di Skippon (Cherie), East Sussex
2nd place: Isobel Thomas (Moon River), Swansea
3rd place: Ali Large (Paramount), West Sussex
Team Challenge
1st place: Jane Anscombe (Miller), Julie Joseph (Brimble),
Hilary Barnard (Rhinefield Impulse), Paul Hardiman (Boris)
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