Cricklands played host to the third of this year’s summer regional championships running over two days at Mount Ballan (31 July – 01 August).
Helen Askey and her eight-year-old Boston HS won the Dressage Deluxe medium restricted. The Houston/Souvenir gelding was bought through Helen’s trainer Tina Daems who imported the Houston/Souvenir gelding as a three-year-old. Earlier this year Helen who works as a secretary for a chartered surveyor finished 2nd on the gelding at the winter regionals.
“It is fab to win a big one like this, particularly as I made a mistake in the extended walk which is a double mark” said a delighted Helen.
The Suregrow Fertiliser advanced medium restricted went to Jenny Rose and Tabriz. Jenny has ridden the 13-year-old for the last two and a half years, buying him 12 months ago. Since last November Jenny has been based in Gloucestershire where she is working for Sandra Biddlecombe.
“I only decided to go to Mount Ballan this morning,” added Jenny. “I entered but wasn’t sure we were really going well enough but in the end gave it a go having persuaded Stef Eardley who is also on the yard to come and give me some moral support.”
Kathy Sievert rode the British bred Samba Song to win the Equilibrium elementary restricted. The Samarant gelding is the first horse Kathy has owned having loaned in the past.
“I bought him as a four-year-old,” said Kathy who moved to the UK from Germany in 2005. “I’d planned on getting something older but a friend persuaded me I’d be better looking for something younger with a bit more quality.”
Kathy fits riding round a full time job working for a company renting generators worldwide.
“I do Europe, the Middle East and Africa,” said Kathy who flew up to Glasgow the day after competing where the company had been supplying the Commonwealth Games.
Kate Cowell dominated the FEI classes, taking the top honours and Stoneleigh places in the Fairfax Saddles prix st georges and Saracen Horse Feeds inter I with Frances Meier’s Rockefeller IV.
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Qualifiers
BackInAction Prelim
Section A 1st Sandra Batson with Blade T 71.99%
Section B 1st Jason Davies with Sunset Boulevard 71.67%
Dodson & Horrell Novice Restricted
1st Charlotte McDowall with Felinmore Buddy 71.44%
2nd Jason Davies with Sunset Boulevard 71.15%
Dodson & Horrell Novice Open
1st Callum Whitworth with Whybanquo 72.59%
2nd Shelly Harriss with Haybrook Bartok 72.59%
3rd Alice Gough with Snow Patrol 72.13%
Equilibrium Products Elementary Restrictred
1st Katharina Sievert with Samba Song 72.29%
2nd Hannah Byrd with Quivantos 70.42%
Equilibrium Products Elementary Open
1st Bary Hayes with Uranium SP 70.99%
2nd Beth Baninbridge with Baharah 70.31%
Dressage Deluxe Medium Restricted
1st Helen Askey with Boston HS 67.97%
2nd Naomi Binns with Cor Chapin 66.80%
Dressage Deluxe Medium Open
1st Nicola Cooper with Classic Cupido 73.47%
2nd Jane Morris with Really Relevant 69.68%
3rd Lorraine Allan with Zobra 69.59%
Suregrow Fertiliser Advanced Medium Restricted
1st Jenny Rose with Tabriz 67.68%
Suregrow Fertiliser Advanced Medium Open
1st Zoe Sleigh with Bequia 70.26%
Fairfax Saddles Prix St Georges
1st Kate Cowell with Rockefeller IV 70.44%
Saracen Horse Feeds Inter I
1st Kate Cowell with Rockefeller IV 70.09%