Photography by Artemis Photography. Full album can be found on photographers gallery link above.

A working hunter competition was organised by STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB in Omagh, Co Tyrone recently & held at The Ecclesville Centre, Fintona.  Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to come along & support the show.

Thanks to Declan O’Neill from Moy, Dungannon for taking on the job of judge for both ponies & horses, thanks to Pearl Donnell entries, Raymond & Pamela Caldwell course building with Alan Gilchrist, Emma King, Natasha Gilchrist & Helen Badger gate & AJS Catering for providing refreshments.  Thanks to anyone else who helped in any way to make the day fun & a success.

Thanks also to Howard Brown from Artemis Photography for travelling from Coleraine to take photographs which can be purchased from his website and Equestrian News NI by clicking here & also our faithful local photographers from our local newspapers.

Thanks to Ann Patterson for sponsoring the prizes for 1^st place in each class & to Mr & Mrs Noel Regan for sponsoring the beautiful champion & reserve champion rosettes for both the pony & horse championship.

Little Katie Gibson & her very nicely turned out pony Tiny Sally enjoyed taking part in the 60cm pony class.  Well done to young Kate Geoghegan & her very nice pony Vicky who travelled from Donegal Pony Club to take part; winning both the 70cm & 80cm pony classes; then going on to take reserve working hunter pony.

Photography by Howard Brown, Artemis Photography. Full album can be found on photographers gallery

Seskinore & Ecclesville RC member Aisling Monaghan & the very smartly turned out Murphy was the clear winner of the 90cm pony class & went on to take the title of champion working hunter pony.

The horses had a good entry in the 80cm & 90cm classes.  Standing top of the line in the 70cm & 80cm classes was Strule Valley RC member Pamela Caldwell & her sister Jackie Flood’s lovely little grey mare Beauty.  Taking the red rosette in the 90cm horse class was Clogher Valley Riding Club member Ethan Denton & Galpyso, following closely in 2^nd place was Moorlough Riding Club member Nadine Arthur & the eye catching Holy Joe SDS.  Ethan went on to take reserve working hunter horse.  The 1^st & 2^nd placings were then moved around in the metre horse class with Nadine & Holy Joe SDS winning & Ethan & Galypso taking the blue rosette this time round!  Nadine & Holy Joe SDS then went on to take the coveted working hunter horse champion rosette.  Well done to everyone for taking part!

Strule Valley RC member Pamela Caldwell & Beauty were delighted to be awarded with the Rosie O’Grady Perpetual Cup for being the highest placed SVRC member.  The cup was kindly presented by Mr & Mrs Noel Regan.

All photographs from event can be found on this link or by clicking photographers gallery link at top of any page

Photography by Howard Brown, Artemis Photography. Full album can be found on photographers gallery

Results

Class 1 – 60cm ponies

1^st – Tiny Sally & Katie Gibson

Class 2 – 70cm ponies

1^st – Vicky & Kate Geoghegan

2^nd – Becky & Leanne Black

Class 3 – 80cm ponies

1^st – Vicky & Kate Geoghegan

2^nd – Magic Minstral & Connie Gibson

Class 4 – 90cm ponies

1^st – Murphy & Aisling Monaghan

2^nd -  Blue & Hannah Leonard

Photography by Howard Brown, Artemis Photography. Full album can be found on photographers gallery

3^rd – Magic Minstral & Connie Gibson

4^th – Megan &  Naomi Charters

Champion pony – Murphy & Aisling Monaghan

Reserve – Vicky & Kate Geoghegan

Class 5 – 70cm horses

1^st – Beauty & Pamela Caldwell

2^nd – Sugar & Isobel Bell

3^rd – Harry & Alison Parkes

Class 6 – 80cm horses

1^st – Beauty & Pamela Caldwell

2^nd – Golden Grove & Karen Glendinning

3^rd – Bon Ami & Heather Smith

4^th – Harry & Alison Parkes

5^th – Sugar & Isobel Bell

6^th – George & Alison Donnell

Class 7 – 90cm horses

1^st – Galypso & Ethan Denton

2^nd – Holy Joe SDS & Nadine Arthur

3^rd – Patchmills Kit Kat & Jenna Crawford

4^th – Golden Grove & Karen Glendinning

5^th – Galway Bay Donna & Nadine Arthur

6^th – Jolene & Katie Leonard

Class 8 – 1 metre horses

1^st – Holy Joe SDS & Nadine Arthur

2^nd –Galypso & Ethan Denton

3^rd – Galway Bay Donna & Nadine Arthur

Champion – Holy Joe SDS & Nadine Arthur

Reserve – Galypso & Ethan Denton