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November 2015
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SPOTLIGHT
Wix Hill Livery
compete at Wales & West Derby Show
Seven riders from Wix Hill Livery in Surrey took eleven horses to compete at the Wales and West Derby Show at the David Broome Event Centre in Monmouthshire, which took place from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September.
Elastique, who jumped some great Nick and the Dutch bred six-year-old, the Friday as well as jumping rounds at 1.20m level, coming fifth on Elastique and Contendaan qualified Both day. Satur on clear le another doub year. this s -final Semi for the Silver League
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he team from Wix Hill Livery enjoyed a fun yet successful weekend in Wales at the end of September. Seven riders took eleven horses between them to compete at the Wales and West Derby Show. Wix Hill Livery Stables in Surrey is run by Claire and Mark Edwards with their son Nick, who was jumping four of his horses in Wales. He was joined by Kirby Todd and Charlotte Ward who both work at Wix, along with liveries, Zoe Light, Holly Chantler, Abi Round and Sophie Barker. Nick said: “We had a great weekend with the liveries who came with us. We were all under the watchful of eye of of my mother, Claire Edwards BHS AI, who does an amazing job of producing riders and horses up the levels.” Nick continued: “I took four horses, my top horse Contendaan, a sevenyear-old, who is owned by my parents, Elastique, a six-year-old owned by Simon Milner, Kimba Cloud, a five-year-old owned by Alix Tidmarsh and a new horse, Cunna Ross, who is also owned by my parents.” Nick jumped Contendaan in three classes, reaching round four out of a possible five in the Six Bar competition on the Friday evening. They won the Foxhunter class on Saturday going on to finish joint-first in the Two Fence Challenge by clearing round five at 1.70m, later the same day. The Two Fence Challenge is similar to a Puissance with the height of the fence increasing with each round and a maximum of five rounds allowed. Four riders shared joint-first. Nick said of Contendaan: “He has been produced from the start by us as a family and only ever been in the ring with my brother Reece and me. This year stepped up to 1.30m level and is super consistent. We have had a fantastic summer season and fingers crossed it continues into winter with qualifiers and premier shows planned.” There was plenty of time to enjoy the top level competition and the team enjoyed sharing a bottle or two of Prosecco, whilst watching the Two Fence Challenge on the Saturday night.
Pictures courtesy of www.showgroundphotography.com
Above: Nick Edwards and Contendaan clearing 1.70m on Saturday to finish joint-first in the Two Fence Challenge. The combination also won the Foxhunter class.
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Nick jumping Cunna Ross at their first
show together.
Kirby Todd and her own Santhos jumped double clear in all three classes at 1.10m level.
Isle (above), a nine-year-old Irish Zoe Light took her two horses. Lady Grey horse, Loughanroe Queen (insert). new her and cer Boun ge Gran Draught by double clears. with -1m 80cm at s round They jumped great
Abi Round and her lovely Irish gelding Stanley jumped ‘on a ticket’ as they aren’t registered with British Showjumping, but didn’t want to miss out on the fun. They had a great weekend jumping double clears and having a go at a Derby class!
Nick jumping the super five-year-old Kimba Cloud, who jumped double clear in three out of four of his classes.
Charlotte Ward took her lovely four-yearold, Curramore Flight, to his first ever show, where he took it all in his stride and learnt a lot.
Holly Chantler and her own Bright as a Button jumped three double clears after not being out jumping for a while.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie Barker jointly won both the 75cm classes as well as finishing fifth in a British Novice on her pony Raine.
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