2008 TEAM REPORTS

AREA 18 SENIOR HUNTER TRIALS - 19th April at Crown Farm

Good day, good course, bad weather! We had mixed fortunes - Simon, Maddie, Abi & Sue came fourth. Karen, Jill, Angie & Amanda were unplaced.

AREA 18 JUNIOR HUNTER TRIALS - 19th April at Crown Farm

Congratulations to Matthew Izod & Archer on taking second place as Junior Individuals at the Area 18 Hunter Trials. The times were extremely close between first and second – we are still waiting to hear (with fingers crossed) to see if he has qualified for the Championships.

AREA18 SENIOR WINTER DRESSAGE - 17th February at Home Farm, Cheltenham

This new competition ran over two days, so it was therefore difficult to see many of our other members taking part. With over forty teams taking part, it was always going to be difficult to get into the placings let alone win!
Well done to Lisel Phillips and Boswell, making their team debut and who were a very creditable 2nd in their Prelim class. Likewise, Lisa Edmonds and Brief Encountre, also taking 2nd place despite the paparazzi slightly un-nerving him in the arena. Karen Nunwick and Rio were 6th, once again a very good performance and Sue Odom picked up 2 points for 6th place.
The teams came 9th and 12th overall, which was a good result given the number of competitors. Hopefully we can send more teams next year.
Barbara Edmonds

AREA 18 SENIOR NOVICE INDOOR SHOW JUMPING - 9th February at Hartpury College

This year we didn’t have such an early start so we all got there around 10.30am, just in time to meet up and all walk the course together. Then it was off to get the horses ready - all looked very smart!
Louise King was the first to go for us at 12.24pm on Fred Astaire, they had a clear round, followed by Angie Handley with Our Martine and finally Amy Griffin who both went clear. So that meant their team went through to the next round with a zero total.
The second WORC team started with Amanda Atkinson on Witney Four Leaf Clover, they jumped well but finished on 4 faults. Karen Nunwick on Rio was unfortunately eliminated. Abby Houghton on Houndini’s Odyssey jumped well and finished clear. And finally Becky Cooper with Flicka finished with 8 faults, so a team total of 12 to carry through to the second round.
We took the horses back to the boxes so they could have some hay and relax before the next round. We had to wait approximately 3½ hours between rounds, but luckily it was a nice warm day for a change. Once the horses were tacked up again, Louise went back in for her second round and came out with 4 faults, Angie had another clear round and Amy had 4 faults, so the team total was 8 faults.
Amanda had 4 faults again, Karen improved on her first round with a respectable 4 faults (I was really pleased for her, as it was the first time she jumped for the club and it’s always nice to have new team members - ‘well done’ and hope to see you out with us again soon). Becky pulled out of the second round because she had been kicked in the face by a horse two weeks before and she was still very shaky. So with Abby also picking up 4 faults in the second round, this team ended up with 24 faults overall.
Angie had to jump off again because she had a double clear and she was just out of the places as were the teams. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves even though we were out of the ribbons this year. Many thanks to everyone who took part and also to those who came to watch.
Bev Townsend