Tara Murphy show off the red rosette earned by Barney and her

After snow stopped play for the January leg of the Laurel View Working Hunter League, it was full steam ahead on 17^th February.  The first red rosette of the day was awarded to Blue and Connie Jordan in the Novice pony class, just a point or two ahead of Jeronamo and Emma-Louise Gourley.

The Intermediate was the most competitive class of the day with Tara Murphy and Barney claiming the top spot, just a fraction ahead of Schuey and Rachel Black.

In the Open Pony, the top place went to Ellie Ross and Pearl, when they were the only pony in the class not eliminated over the course.

Onto the horses and the Warm Up class, with Sunny Dun and Barbara Hanna, giving a shining performance to seize the red rosette just ahead of Embarcadero and Sonia Tester.

Loughmourne Diamond and Kirsty Marsden performed brilliantly over the 4 year old course, giving them the edge over Eimear White and Dutchess.

The Novice Horse class was another close fought finish with Embarcadero and Sonia Tester placed just ahead of Fitz and Sarah Cuthbertson.

Sadly this leg of the league was presumably a casualty of a particularly busy equine weekend with over a third of the classes having no contenders.  The plus side was that the competition moved on quickly to the

Loughmourne Diamond and Kirsty Marsden 4 year old winners in action

Intermediate class to give Sophie Bubbles and Stephanie Farren earning the last red rosette of the day, with Ginger and Nicola Stewart, taking home a blue one.

Equi-Tog photographers were on hand to capture competitors working their moves and photos can be viewed by emailing info@equi-tog.com

Working Hunter action is on the schedule again on 17^th March, starting as usual with the ponies at 10am and horses to follow, no sooner than 1.30pm.  The full schedule of classes can be viewed at www.laurelview.co.uk.  Any queries just give the office a ring on 028 9086 0649.

Results

Working Hunter League (4 of 6) 17.2.13

 Ponies judged by Erin Faloona

 Class 1 – Newcomer Pony

No entries forward

Class 2 – Novice Pony

Stephanie Farren and “Sophie Bubbles” zoom over the Intermediate course

1^st Blue, Connie Jordan; 2^nd Jeronamo, Emma-Louise Gormley.

Class 3 – Intermediate Pony

1^st Barney, Tara Murphy; 2^nd Schuey, Rachael Black; 3^rd Pearl, Ellie Ross; 4^th Jess, Aoife Dunlop; 5^th Blue, Connie Jordan.

 Class 4 – Open Pony

1^st Pearl, Ellie Ross.

Horses judged by Laurel Faloona

 Class 5 – Warm up Horses

1^st Sunny Dun, Barbara Hanna; 2^nd Embarcadero, Sonia Tester; 3^rd Penny, Katie McClay; 4^th Vera, Leanne Nesbitt; 5^th Chance, Sarah Cuthbertson; 6^th Midnight Reflection, Karina McVeigh.

Class 6 – 4 Year Old Horse

1^st Loughmourne Diamond, Kirsty Marsden; 2^nd Dutchess, Eimear White.

Class 7 – Novice Horse

1^st Embarcadero, Sonia Tester; 2^nd Fitz, Sarah Cuthbertson; 3^rd Ginger, Nicola Stewart; 4^th Tom, Katie McClay; 5^th Vera, Leanne Nesbitt.

Class 8 – Small Horse

No Entries Forward

Class 9 – Cobs

No Entries Forward

Class 10 – Intermediate

1^st Sophie Bubbles, Stephanie Farren; 2^nd Ginger, Nicola Stewart; 3^rd Tom, Katie McClay.

Class 11 – Open

No Entries Forward