Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

48 Horse&Hound 22 August 2019

Pictures

by

Spidge

Event

Photography

and

Gossick

Photography

SHOWJUMPING

EQUITOP BOLESWORTH BRITISH

YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

14-18 August

EquitopBolesworthBritish

YoungHorseChampionships,

Cheshire

EXCITEMENThasbeenbuilding

forBritishShowjumping’s(BS)

newyounghorsechampionships,

andtheeventprovedtobea

spectacularshowcaseforsome

oftheimmensetalentbeing

producedinthiscountry.

Aswellastheprestigious

titlesforfour-toseven-year-olds,

qualificationwasonofferfornext

month’sFEI/WorldBreeding

FederationforSportHorses

ChampionshipsinLanaken,

Belgium,andpreliminary

roundsattractedmorethan

100 entriesineachclass.

Oneofthebestwinning

roundscamefromAdrian

WhitewayandtheIrish-bred

CooleyNetwork(Scooby),who

Thenewchampionshipsprovea success—particularlyso

fora numberofBritishridersandBritish-bredhorses

gaineda two-secondwinning

marginintheEquitopseven-year-

oldchampionship.

Doubleclearswereslowto

comeinthe20-strongjump-off,

butoncethird-placedSimon

CrippenandPremierTitanium

(TaloubetZ x Cruising)and

runners-upIanFiveson

HorindeH—Dutch-bredby

Tornesch 1042 —settheball

rolling,thechallengescamethick

andfastuntilAdrianproducedan

impressivewinningperformance.

“Scoobyis thebestyounghorse

I’vesatonandhe’snottouched

a thingallweek,”saidAdrian.

“Thesechampionshipswereone

ofouraimsforthisseasonandit’s

rareforeverythingtogotoplan.”

OwnerSelinaMilnesbought

herIrish-bredsonofBoswellMr

ByMARGARETSHAW

British talent shines

Matt Sampson and Ivory notch

up the win in the six-year-olds

Heartbreaker, out of a Coronado

mare, as a three-year-old to go

eventing, but once Adrian noted

his showjumping potential two

years ago, he retained the ride.

“He’s careful, scopey and

sometimes sharp, but if he comes

out with a bit of attitude, I know