Jade Does The Double at Downshire
Vikki Fox and Lislaird Joni victorious in the 70 cm class of the Downshire Winter League held at Danescroft
Downshire Riding Club held the first leg of a Winter Jumping League for members only on Thursday 9th January at Danescroft Equestrian Centre. This first leg also incorporated the first selection night for those members wishing to represent Downshire in the Riding Club Team Championships which are being held at Portmore in March. The Winter League will have 3 legs plus a final with the same horse/rider combination having to compete in the same class on 2 occasions to qualify for prizes in the Final-however all are welcome on any of the jumping nights even if they do not want to take part in the League.
Judges and score keepers Eamon Murphy, Sarah McLean and Sharon Cullen were kept on their toes throughout the evening as the super turn out of Club members meant they were kept very busy indeed! Special mention must go to junior Club member Jade Herron and her great pony Buckeroo who captured both the 90 cm and 1m classes with fast double clears in both competitions -very well done indeed. Another double was achieved on the night by a mother and daughter combination- young Vikki Fox took first place in the 70 cm competition on Lislaird Joni and her mum Pam followed up in the 80 cm class with her lovely young horse Bonny Sir Edward.
All classes were well contested throughout the evening making for a very good night’s competition with all classes being decided by a timed second round. The second leg of the Winter League will be held at Danescroft on 6th February and will incorporate the last qualifier for the Indoor Show Jumping Championships. Full details can be found on the Club website www.downshireridingclub.com and as always members are very welcome to school in the super outdoor arena at Danescroft on Thursday club nights.
The first monthly ride of 2014 for Downshire members takes place this Saturday 18th January at the usual venue of Tollymore Forest Park leaving the car park between 11 am-1 pm. Dates for the monthly rides can be found on the Club website.
Finally a big thank you to all those Club members who helped at the Winter League on Thursday night -events cannot happen without volunteers ! Thank you also to George and Breda for the use of the superb facilities that Downshire enjoy at Danescroft.
FULL RESULTS
70CM
1st Vikki Fox-Lislaird Joni 2nd Dylan Torrens-Bella 3rd Hester Kelly-Kizzy 4th Lisa Torrens-Poppy 5th Georgia Kirkwood-Debonair 6th Natasha Mallon-Ruby
80CM
1st Pam Fox-Bonny Sir Edward 2nd Catherine Henderson- Dickson’s Fern 3rd Olivia Pele-Merino 4th Kerry Magill -Last Chance 5th Lisa Torrens-Poppy 6th Hester Kelly- Kizzy
90CM
1st Jade Herron -Buckeroo 2nd Lucy McGuinness-The Duchess 3rd Suzi Davis- Haden’s Star 4th Jacqueline Mallon-Flojo 5th Victoria Wray-Uncle Ben 6th Olivia Pele-Merino
1M
1st Jade Herron-Buckeroo 2nd Nikki Cullen-Tango Lad 3rd Alan Martin-Inishcara 4th Katie King-Gina 5th Katie King=Colonel Gun 6th Olivia Hughes Seba
Category: News, Results, Show Jumping
