Holy Joe SDS Is Champion Horse at Strule Valley

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.

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

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

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

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