Cold weather, hot competition at Laurel View
Top of the Novice class for Linda McIlwaine and “Beechmount Baxter”
It was cold, the roads were white and a bit too much for some understandably, but those that donned their thermals and headed carefully to Laurel View on 29th December, helped make the last dressage competition of 2013 most enjoyable.
The BD Intro A was one of the tests that Ivor Harper had to judge on the day and putting in a star performance to win first place was Fair Actress ridden by Gemma Nicholl. Chloe Kincaid brought out the best in Laurel View Bruno to take second place.
Martina McKinley got the opportunity to use her judge’s eye on the Newcomers who were riding Prelim 4 at this competition. Taking the top spot when the points were totted up was Shelley McFarlane on William, coming in a very respectable second was Laurel View Rab ridden by Sharka Gerhardus.
A 1st for Shelley McFarlane and William in the Newcomers
Tick It and Penny Murphy ticked all the right boxes for Judge Will McAuley when they rode Prelim 12 in Class 3. A few points behind were Percy and Natalie Kelly in second place.
Beechmount Baxter and Linda McIlwaine racked up the most points given by Martina McKinley for riding Prelim 18 in Class 4. While Wills and Amy Neill took home the blue rosette for second place.
Ivor Harper cast his eye over Class 5 competitors’ stepping their way through Novice 24, the top test was ridden by Laura King on Freullingsturm, with Fionn Clarke and Knockroe Little Mike in second place with an excellent 70%.
Kirsty Marsden could not have been more delighted when her Elementary test on Loughmourne Diamond was placed first in the Open Class by Alison Mastin Moore, while Katie Burns and Caracas rode a cracker Medium test to take second place.
Thankfully the Equi-Tog photographers lens did not freeze over and hopefully everyone who participated or helped in any way thawed out nicely that evening.
Fair Actress and Gemma Nicholl bring their performance to a halt
The first Dressage competition on the Laurel View 2014 calendar is on Sunday 26th January, with entries open up until noon on Thursday 23rd January. Full test details are all listed on www.laurelview.co.uk
Results
Winter Dressage League (3 of 6)
29.12.13
Class 1 – BD Intro A (walk/trot)
Judge – Ivor Harper
1st Fair Actress, Gemma Nicholl, 67.39; 2nd Laurel View Bruno, Chloe Kincaid, 66.96; 3rd Mount Charles Boy, Diane Jones, 65.22; 4th Liberty Blue, Leah Knight, 65.22; 5th The Accountant, Judith Hughes, 64.78; 6th No Shenanigans, Marian Millar, 64.35.
Class 2 – Prelim 4 (Newcomers)
Judge – Martina McKinley
1st William, Shelley McFarlane, 66.36; 2nd Laurel View Rab, Sharka Gerhardus, 65.45; 3rd Hugo, Alison Price, 65.00; 4th Eric, Lucy Telford, 64.55; 5th Gem, Bree Rutledge, 62.27; 6th Abbie, Donna Creighton, 62.27.
Class 3 – Prelim 12
Judge – Will McAuley
1st Tick It, Penny Murphy, 75.60; 2nd Percy, Natalie Kelly, 66.00; 3rd Wills, Amy Neill, 60.80; 4th Beechmount Baxter, Linda McIlwaine, 60.00; 5th Sligo Ranger, Gillian Holmes, 59.20; 6th Roxy, Leah Knight, 59.20.
Class 4 – Prelim 18
Judge – Martina McKinley
1st Beechmount Baxter, Linda McIlwaine, 67.08; 2nd Wills, Amy Neill, 65.00; 3rd Percy, Natalie Kelly, 63.75; 4th Sligo Ranger, Gillian Holmes, 62.08; 5th Supreme Judge, Amy Neill, 59.17.
Class 5 – Novice 24
Judge – Ivor Harper
1st Freullingsturm, Laura King, 70.77; 2nd Knockroe Little Mike, Fionn Clarke, 70.00; 3rd Polo, Helen Faulkner, 67.69; 4th Moreno VIII, Olivia Pele, 66.15; 5th Tilly, Gillian Orr, 65.00; 6th Black Velvet Band, Fionn Clarke, 64.62.
Class 6 – Open
Judge – Alison Mastin Moore
1st Loughmourne Diamond (Elem), Kirsty Marsden, 67.67; 2nd Caracas (Med), Katie Burns, 61.94; 3rd Duke (Med), Jennifer Howes, 61.29; 4th Freullingsturm (Elem), Laura King, 60.33; 5th Duke (AdvMed), Jennifer Howes, 60.00; 6th Polo (Elem), Helen Faulkner, 59.33.
