Great pairings at Laurel View Dressage
The 13th July proved to be a lovely day for the third leg of the Laurel View Summer Dressage League, with entries from the extremities of Ulster.
After Ivor Harpers Intro B Test results were announced, to say that Diane Jones was delighted would be an understatement when she and JJ won first place in their first dressage test together. Jill Hobson surprised herself when she and Fifi earned second having only ridden Fifi a couple of times before the test.
Lynsey Craig deemed Caroline Chambers on Villa’s Dream to be the top newcomers test. The reserve position went to Lauren Hill on Ajay. The test to test the newcomers was Prelim 7.
Prelim 13 was judged by Claire Sedgeman and when the scores were added up it was Jennifer McCann and Oakhill Charm that was in the number 1 spot. Darryl McKinney and Ballylin Ben weren’t very far behind in second place.
Will McAuley had the task of judging the very strong Prelim 18 class and topping the scoreboard was Shelley McFarlane on William. Jennifer McCann and Oakhill Charm picked up the runners up rosette for this class.
Novice 30 was judged by Yvette Truesdale and her number one test was awarded to Amy Neill and Wills, with Erin Faloona and Supreme Judge a very worthy second.
Yvette kept the judges chair for the Open Class and had the task of scoring 6 further tests, the class was ultimately won by Martina McKinley and Oliver Hardy riding the Novice test option, with the blue rosette going home with Louise McFarlane on Balora also for their performance of the Novice test.
The Open test rounded up another great day of dressage at Laurel View, with thanks being extended to all concerned. For those wanting to record their test for posterity email info@equi-tog.com to see how they have captured your performance.
No doubt time will fly by to the next competition on Sunday 17th August, don’t miss the chance to enter by noon on Thursday 14th August, full schedule details are listed on www.laurelview.co.uk
Results
Summer Dressage League (3 of 5)
13.7.14
Class 1 – BD Intro B
Judge – Ivor Harper
1st JJ, Diane Jones, 72.61; 2nd Fifi, Jill Hobson, 72.17; 3rd Dealer, Paddy McCanny, 68.70; 4th Laurel View Rab, Sarah Saied, 68.26; 5th Paris, Amy Neill, 68.04; 6th Apache Dove, Cindy Cunningham, 67.39.
Class 2 – Prelim 7 (Newcomers)
Judge – Lynsey Craig
1st Villa’s Dream, Caroline Chambers, 71.25; 2nd Ajay, Lauren Hill, 69.75; 3rd Amazon, Gillian McCann, 68.50; 4th Hefferons Half Pint, Zoe Bell, 67.75; 5th Jeannie, Angela Hutchinson, 67.25; 6th Dealer, Paddy McCanny, 65.75.
Class 3 – Prelim 13
Judge – Claire Sedgeman
1st Oakhill Charm, Jennifer McCann, 75.83; 2nd Ballylin Ben, Darryl McKinney, 74.17; 3rd Wizard of Oz, Sophie Winn, 68.96; 4th Poppy, Katie Parker, 67.71; 5th Tawneybrack Indiana, Kristine Lynch, 67.50; 6th William, Shelley McFarlane, 66.67.
Class 4 – Prelim 18
Judge – Will McAuley
1st William, Shelley McFarlane, 75.21; 2nd Oakhill Charm, Jennifer McCann, 73.54; 3rd Supreme Judge, Erin Faloona, 73.13; 4th Beechmount Baxter, Linda McIlwaine, 72.71; 5th Ballylin Ben, Darryl McKinney, 72.50; 6th Phillip, Katie Wray, 71.46.
Class 5 – Novice 30
Judge – Yvette Truesdale
1st Wills, Amy Neill, 73.08; 2nd Supreme Judge, Erin Faloona, 71.15; 3rd Freullingstrum, Laura King, 68.85; 4th Waggle Dance, Emma Andrews, 65.38; 5th Tifftarney Clyde, Wendy Forsythe, 65.00; 6th Arial, Amy Griffith, 64.62.
Class 6 – Open
Judge – Yvette Truesdale
1st Oliver Hardy (Nov), Martina McKinley, 74.64; 2nd Balora (Nov), Louise McFarlane , 71.79; 3rd Isaac (Med), Allan Dewhurst, 69.41; 4th Freullingstrum (Elem), Laura King, 68.62; 5th Zidane (Adv Med), Lucy Webb, 68.24; 6th Ringfort Nimmerdino (Para Team), Geraldine Lowry, 67.86.