Horse & Hound – 01 August 2019

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