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March 2015 • VOLUME XV NUMBER 2
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BHS Dressage & Jumping Show – Sands Farm Show Jumping – Eaglesfield East Sussex Pony Club Dressage – Golden Cross Goring & District Riding Club Dressage Series Hunting with the Kent & Surrey Bloodhounds Southdown Hunt East Pony Club Show Jumping – Ardingly
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ShOW REPORT
Winners of the Mini Mini Scurry, left to right: first, Tia Holland, second, Rosie Moore and third, Ruby Hickmet.
First Mini Mini Teams, Surrey Union: Sinead Paddy, Jemima Mathews and Bonnie Thompson
First Mini Individual Scurry, Anna Currie and Parsley
First Mini Teams, Surrey Union: Bonnie Thompson, Olivia Jones, Cameron Cobb and Laurie Hall
Southdown Hunt East Pony Club Team and Individual Show Jumping South of England Showground, East Sussex 17th & 18th January 2015
Lucy Kelson Blake and Lop DE Concelle, first Individual Novice
Words by Candy Robbins and photography by Craig Payne
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outhdown hunt East branch of the Pony club held their first event of the season at ardingly Showground. run over two days, the event was attended by 13 branches of the Pony club. a very cold and icy Saturday saw fierce competition for the mini mini and mini team titles, as well as individual scurries and a top score. Sunday was time for the Small Novice, Novice and Intermediate teams, as well as individual scurries, Dengie and the ever popular Puissance class, which was shared by four riders, who all cleared the wall at 4’7�. Despite the bitterly cold conditions, the weekend was a great success and horsemanship was displayed to a high standard. It was also a fitting time to present the retiring SDhE chief Instructor, Sarah muggeridge, with a painting in recognition of her nine years in the role and especially as both the Novice and Intermediate teams had won their classes that day. congratulations go to all that took part over the two days and many thanks to our sponsors and especially our team of helpers without whom we could not stage our events.
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First Small Novice Teams, Old Surrey & Burstow: Rosie Moore, Cora Moore, Amelia Simpson and Poppy Arnold
First Top Score, Rosie Moore and Blackie
First Intermediate Teams, South Down Hunt East: Jess Copsey, Sophie Duffield, Kezzie Fish and Chloe Macdonald
First Novice Teams, South Down Hunt East: Flo Hills, Chloe Fry, Oli Greenwood and Maddie Aloof, pictured with retiring SDHE Chief Instructor, Sarah Muggeridge.
First Intermediate Individual, William Nunn and Florida Jac
First Dengie qualifier, Jess Copsey and Atlanta Riva
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Time to put the fences up
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