46 Horse& Hound1 August 2019
Pictures by Peter Nixon
SHOWING
LONGINESROYAL
INTERNATIONAL
Coloureds
Twoplaited
horsestakethe
topspotsina
competitive
coloured supreme
Plenty of razzle dazzle
AFTER 10 hoursofcontinuous
showinginwiltingheat,
SpringpondOnTheRazzle
successfullydefendedhis 2018
crown,winningthelightweight
plaitedclass.Goingonebetter,he
thenreignedsupremecoloured
championforriderSofia Scott.
LouennaHood’sSolaris
Buennoseven-year-oldis certainly
provinga Jackofalltradesand
heseemstomasteringthemall,
astheeye-catchingskewbaldis
HorseoftheYearShow(HOYS)
boundforthecolouredand
ladies’finals,andhecame
tantalisinglyclosetogettinghis
lightweighthunterticketafter
standingthirdatPeterborough
thepreviousweek.
RazzlewasbredbyAnnabel
JenksoutofWolkenfeeElite,
whichmakeshima half-
brothertothemulti-HOYSand
RoyalInternationalchampion
DiamondsAreForever.
Louennaboughtherchampion
asa four-year-oldand,asher
fatherAlistairandbrotherOli
werearguingwhowasgoingto
havetheride,Louenna“jocked
off” theboysandofferedthepilot’s
seattoSofia.
“Heis lightonhisfeetandvery
responsive;he’s such a joy to ride,”
saidSofia.
‘BETTERANDBETTER’
THEreservesupremealsocame
fromthehorsesection,Alan
Marnie’sBartagainelegantly
struttinghisstuffforAlan’s
partnerVickySmithtowinthe
middleweight/heavyweight
divisionbeforestanding
reservehorse.
“He’sa horseforallseasons
andgoing.Hewentbetterand
better as the day wore on, and he
ByMARGARETSHAW
absolutelypingedalonginthe
championships,”saidVicky,who
rarelysitsonBartuntilshowdays.
“He’severyone’sfavouriteathome,
soI nevergeta lookin.”
Vickyfirstsatonthenine-
year-oldatHicksteadforGillian
PickfordwhenBartwasa four-
year-old.Sincethen,Barthas
showjumpedandeventedupto
noviceleveland,afterearning
20/20forstyleintwostartslast
year,hemaywellbere-appearing
inworkersverysoon.
Alsocomingintothefinal
reckoningwasTraceyVeale’s
impressivenewcomerRedRock
II,whotoppedthenative,coband
traditionalclassforhisproducer
VickyHesford.
Afterstandingchampionat
Peterborougha weekearlier,
VictoriaWard’sRedWarrior
added to his championship tally
GOOD
GALLOPER
SCOOPS
AMATEUR
SUPREME
AFTERstanding
thirdintheplaited
middleweighthorse
section,Sophie
Magertookthe
amateurtricolourriding
SophieboughtherRingfordCruiseseven-year-oldtwoyearsago
forshowingandhunting.
“Hecanbequitesensitive,sowe’veputa lotof
effortintogivinghima varietyofwork,butinthering,
herideswellandis a goodgalloper,”saidSophie,who
was helped by sisters Sarah and Lisa Nicholls.
FIRST
RIHS
WIN
RESULTS
TeamColossoskewbald& piebald
ponies(JWalters,C Dew)sml
plaited.—1, J Baker’sBarnabyRudge;
2,K Meekins’SpotOnNoillyPrat;3,K
Fentiman’sHopgardenTomfoolery.sml
native/trad.—1 &respony,R Jones’
LlynRhynKrystal;2,L Priestley’sLevi;
3,C Harlow’sMissAmeliaRose.lrg
plaited.—1, C Gray’sAlaskanMist;
2,T Guyett’sESHSempersSapphire;
3,R Obbard’sChamplersAllsorts.
native/trad.—1 &ponych,V Ward’s
RedWarrior;2,HSillitoe’sChurchtown
Minstrel;3,A Lucas’sKungFuPanda.
horses(SWhite,K Jerram)l’wt.—1, ch
&suprcoloured,L Hood’sSpringpond
OnTheRazzle;2,NCooper’sTullabeg
Connection;3,E Collings’Mojita.m’wt/
h’wt.—1, res&ressupr,A Marnie’sBart;
2,MrCook&Reynolds’KBFCrescendo;
3 &amch,S Mager’sDrumhowanSilver
Cruise.native,cob,trad.—1, T Veale’s
RedRockII;2,S Parrot’sStarlight;3,
BaileysHorseFeeds’CappaSham.
whentakingtheponytricolourfor
riderandproducerTerriGuyett.
Theeight-year-oldpiebaldhad
oneofthehardestpassagesinto
thechampionshipashetoppeda
marathon48-strongnative,cob
andtraditionalclass.
“He’shada restinthefield
sincePeterboroughandthen
a quickhackandbathbefore
cominghere,”saidTerri,who
hadtodraftinChristinaGillet
torideherownESHSempers
Sapphireinthechampionship
aftertheSempersSpiriteight-
year-old fi nished second in his
plaitedponyclass.
MakingherHickstead
debut,AnnaTuertookthe
juniortitleridinghermother
CathBlakeborough’sAwesome
(Patrick).
Annais justa fewmonths
intoherpartnershipwiththe
10-year-oldplaitedskewbald,who
wasboughtthrougha tip-offfrom
SarahParrot.
“Patricklikestohackacrossthe
fieldsandtuneuponthegallops
athome,”saidAnna,whosefather
GrantTuertrainsFlatracehorses
in Yorkshire.H&H
Springpond On The Razzle claims the supreme coloured championship with rider Sofia Scott