Summer Fun at Lessans Show
Lessans Riding School Summer Show provided a successful start to September for riders young (and not so young) competing in three rings. In Ring One everyone did well in the 40/50 cm show jumping class- however the Fitzpatrick family started the day as they meant to go on with Niamh winning the trophy on Bonnie .
The 50/60 cm class was also hotly contested with double clears from Rachel Irvine , Eve McDowell and Dylan Torrens with Dylan riding Lady Arabella talking home the trophy. A large class competed at the 70/80cm class with Alex Fitzpatrick joining his sister by winning the trophy with further classes up to 1 meter proving equally popular.
The younger riders also had fun in the Lead Rein and First Ridden Classes in Ring Two sponsored by Roy Kerr, although everyone wondered what the clothes horse was doing in the ring until the handy ponies demonstrated their skills with a variety of obstacles including hanging out the washing!
The showing classes were hotly contested with Claire Liddle on Frenchfort Jackson having a near perfect score in the Ridden Horse Class. Finally a new Working Hunter course was testing the skills of the riders in Ring Three. Chloe Gill on Spirit won the Working Hunter Starter Stakes while Harriet Pele on Little Miss Twinkle took the honours in the Novice Pony class. Claire Liddle had further success in the Novice horse class while Georgia Kirkwood on Maddy won the Open Pony classes and local rider William Howard leading the Open Horse class. A big thank you from Lessans Riding School to all the judges and their assistants.
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Results
40/50 cm
1st Niamh Fitzpatrick, Bonnie; 2nd Molly McCullogh and Rory Kimmear; 3rd Jenna Huston, Bamba; 4th Jay Kimmear, Charlie; 5th Aaron McDowell, Dury;
50/60cm
1st Dylan Torrens, Lady Arabella; Rachel Irvine, Princess, Eve McDowell, Tablo; 2nd Paula Chapman, Midge; 3rd Danielle Connolly, Lacota, Chloe Gill, Spirit; 4th Roma Barry, Smurf
70/80cm
1st Alex Fitzpatrick, Sky; Rebecca Gordon, Jolene; Clare Steele, Duncan; Ben McCormick, Ballylickey Prince; Anna Houston, Dandy
90cm
1st Ciara Irvine, Codie; 2nd Libby McNaboe, Jimmy; 3rd Jordan Drain, Flame;
1 meter
1st Libby McNaboe, Jimmy; 2nd Ciara Irvine, Codie; 3rd William Howard, Tully
Working hunter
Starter Stakes: 1st Chloe Gill, Spirit, 2nd TJ Gibson, Biscuit; 3rd Aaron McDowell, Dury
Novice Pony: 1st Harriet Pele, Little Miss Twinkle; 2nd Ben McCormick, Ballylickey Prince; 3rd Laura Roberts. Terrine Boy
Novice Horse: Claire Liddle, Frenchfort Jackson
Open Pony: Georgia Kirkwood, Maddy
Open Horse: William Howard, Tully
Lead Rein
1st Katie Parker, Inshie, 2nd Cillian Torrens, Lady Arabella, 3rd Luke Kinnear, Charlie,
First Ridden
1st Jenna Houston, Bam Bam; Jay Kinnear, Charlie; 3rd Anna McErlean Parsley; 4th Attiagh Rahmann, Titch
Handy Pony
1st Meagan Houston, Foxy Roxy; 2nd Dylan Torrens Lady Arabella; 3rd Amy Irwin, Whiskey ; 4th Jasmine Kirkwood, Titch
Coloured Horse
1st Susie Kinley, Tippy; 2nd Michelle Fletcher Mocha; 3rd Andrea Lupton Patch
Ridden Horse
1st Claire Liddle, Frenchfort Jackson; 2nd Eildh Duncan, Hunter; 3rd Christine James, Olly