Horse & Hound – 22 August 2019

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UKTEAMWINSINTERNATIONAL

TRI-NATIONSTEAMCHALLENGE

THEBritishteamofEmilyGaynor-Smith(HBJigalo);Kimberley

Bates(BKSCheckmate);GemmaPallet(MowcastleMickey)and

JessicaSoltermann(Corkey)wontheInternationalTri-Nations

ChallengecompetingagainstAustraliaandNewZealand.

NPS councilmemberJeromeHarforthsaidthecompetition

is uniquetotheNPSandteststheteamsinfour

categories—youngjudges,handlers,dressageanda

riddenclass.KatieJerramhasbeenthechefd’equipe

forthecompetitionandwillcontinuethetraining of

the UK team until the Australian leg in 2020.

TALKING

POINT

byNicola’sdaughterKatyMickle.
“It’sa realfamilymomentas
they’llbothbegoingtogether,”
saidKaty.
TheHOYSM&Mworking
hunterclassessawstrongentries
inallheightsections,butit was
BeaShepherdand19-year-old
CarmiloMagicianwhotookthe
titleafterwinningthe122cm
section.Thepair,whostarted
outinfirstriddenclasses 11 years
ago,recentlywontheirclassat
RIHS.TheShetlandhasqualified
forHOYSintheworkinghunter
classesforthepasteightyears.
“Thisyearhehascontended
threeHOYStracksandwonall
three,”saidBea’smotherMandy.
“He’sthefirstShetlandtowinthe
RIHSworkinghunterclass.He
justlovestojump.”
WithMagicianalready
Birminghambound,theticket
washandedtoAnnandaleNew
ApproachandEmilyCampbell,
whotravelledfromScotland.
CadfachRhydianandNatasha
ConnorwontheNPS/Area 5
intermediateM&Mworking
hunterfinal.TheblackWelsh
sectionC wasboughtbyChloe
SmithlastSeptember.Natasha,
age nine, also won the first-ridden

M&Mworkerclassandcompeted
intheside-saddleconcours
d’elegance.Reservewenttothe
on-formduoofCloneyogan
SquireandEmmieCollier,who
havewonthreeHOYSqualifiers
thisterm.
“He’sonlyseven,buthe’s
jumpedsometestingtracksthis
seasonalready,sohe’sexceeded
ourexpectations,”saidEmmie.
MyaMurphyandCaptain
Foleywereanotherworking
huntercombinationwhomeant
business.Theskewbaldgelding
headedtheRivervalleyStud
championship.The11-year-old
wasboughtforMyaninemonths
ago and the pair qualified for

HOYSatNorthofEngland.

“It’smyfirsttimegoing

toHOYSasI’veneverriddenin

thequalifiersuntil this season,”

saidMya.

NOVICERIDESSHINE

STEPHPETOandMurthwaite

JohnclaimedthePictonnovice

M&Mchampionship.Thesix-

year-oldFellstallionis owned

by Jenny Crane and went to

Stephasanunbrokenfive-year-

oldlastSeptember.

“Helivedona fellandcouldn’t

becaughtfortwoyears,butwhen

hefinallydidcomeinhewastame

intwodays!”saidSteph.“He’s

verymucha peoplepersonnow.”

JohnqualifiedforthePicton

finalonhisfirstattemptandwon

thenoviceatCheshireCounty.

“Thisis hissixthshowunder

saddle.He’soneofthoseponies

thatit allcomesnaturallyto.”

ReservewenttoAlexWilliams

andWelshsectionDmare

LondonGlamourGirl.

“Fourmonthsagoshewas

unrideable,soshe’sdonea

complete U-turn,” said Alex of

thepalominosix-year-old.“It’s

takena lotofhardwork,butshe’s

unbeatentodatesowe’llstart

againnextyear.I alsothoughtit

wasnicetohavethetoptwointhe

classasmarestoday.”

ChloeHeathcoteandUphill

FreddieFoxwontheNPS/

RyehouseNativeShowTeam

M&Mjuniorriddenfinal.The

nine-year-oldWelshsectionA,

producedbySarahParker,has

been with 12-year-old Chloe

forthepast 18 monthsandhas

qualifiedforHOYSasanopen

sectionA andM&Mfirstridden.

AlanCharlesworthproved

he’sbackinactionwitha winin

theNPS/Area 10 showponyin-

handsupremefinal.HeledMoor

HallPeterPan,a three-year-old

stallion,tothetopspotforowner

MandyGodden.

Alanwasbackinthering

followinganaccidentatDevon

County show in May.H&H

NatashaConnorpilots

CadfachRhydiantotop

spotintheNPS/Area

5 intermediateM&M

working hunter final

WolferlowEsperanto(JosephineReady)netsthe£1,000prizeinthe

Kelleythorpe Stud ridden show pony/show hunter gold medal final

MarkandLixKilbey’s

SpringbournCapricorn

scoopstherunner-up

spotintheCuddy

supreme in-hand

‘He livedona fellandcouldn’t be

caughtfortwoyears’

STEPH PERO ON MURTHWAITE JOHN