Connell Hill’s Training Show Means Success
The Training Show at Connell Hill on Friday night saw a large number of competitors arrive with horse boxes and lorries filling the parking spaces to jump tracks training horses and ponies and also enhancing their own riding skills. The tracks designed in the tremendous surface of the outdoor arena, due to high quality maintenance, gave riders the confidence to go forward and jump colourful fences achieving success attaining greater levels. Everyone has a starting block and where better to say you started your career in this most equine sport or further your level of achievement than at Connell Hill – Your Venue! the ever increasing popular venue. It was a full house of clears for the x-poles class for Eva Sloan on ‘Marty’, Maeve Carlin on ‘Cinders’, Erin McCartney on ‘Tilly’ and Emma Burns on ‘Merlin’. Eva Sloan on ‘Marty’, a new combination which will go much further and certainly one to watch for in the future, went on to jump clear in the 50 cm class as did Maeve Carlin on ‘Cinders’. With their previous success and going on to jump double clears in the 60 cm class were Maeve Carlin on ‘Cinders’, Myah McLean on ‘Thunder’, Charlie Henry McCool on ‘Bella’ and Bethany Gordan on ‘Shane’, and with young horses were Lorraine Frizzell on ‘Saphire’ and ‘Gretal’ and David Taylor on ‘Ernie’ and dancing their way to a double clear was Catheryn Walls on ‘Fox Trot’. Jumping their way to success with double clears in the 70 cm class were Georgie McBride on ‘Jumping Dale Tyrone’, Zara Burns on ‘Silver’, Joe Henry McCool on ‘Trumpus’ and Naomi McCavana on ‘Molly’. This ever busy night filled with cheer moved to the 80 cm class which saw successful double clears for Lorraine Frizzell on ‘Tanya’ and ‘Cinnibar’, Alex Henry McCool on ‘Teka’, Rachael McCartney on ‘Malteeser’, Joe Henry McCool on ‘Trumpus’ and Yvonne McClenaghan on ‘Annie’. It was then double clears for Gia Trainor on ‘Penny’ and Caroline Black on ‘Dan’ in the 90 cm class. Well done to everyone and look forward to seeing you all back next Friday Night.
Grand Prix Summer Horse Show on Sunday 24th August at 10.00 am, classes 80 cm – 1.30 m.
Autumn SJI Horse League commences on Saturday 6th September at 10.00 am, classes 80 cm – 1.30 m. League dates Saturday 6th, 20th and 27th September, 11th, 18th and 25th October, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and Final 29th November 2014.
Ulster Amateur Rider Of The Year Show on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September at 9.30 am, with on site stabling. Great sponsorship where prizes will be presented 1st to 8th place in all classes which are Welcome Stakes, Power and Speed , Amateur Derby and Grand Prix and Ulster Region Points Cup.
UCPBA End of Season Native M&M Breed Pony Sunday 21st September at 9.30 am also with a range of Working Hunter / Derby jumping classes.
Training Shows continue on Friday nights, as jumping is in the outdoor arena this show will commence at 6.30 pm sharp, 50 cm – 1.0 m classes, where everyone receives a warm welcome with café facilities for hot and cold drinks/snacks.
Further details contact Gillian on 078 03 178 009 or Grace 077 65 884 254.
RESULTS
X-Poles: Eva Sloan – Marty, Maeve Carlin – Cinders, Erin McCartney – Tilly, Emma Burns – Merlin
50 cm: Eva Sloan – Marty, Myah McLean – Thunder, Bethany Gordan – Shane, Emma Burns – Merlin, Maeve Carlin – Cinders, Charlie Henry McCool – Bella, Charlie Henry McCool – Hero
60 cm: Myah McLean – Thunder, Bethany Gordon – Shane, Hannah Woolsey – Sweet As Candy, Lorraine Frizzell – Saphire, Gracie Bright – Robbie Malone, Cathryn Walls – Fox Trot, David Taylor – Ernie, Maeve Carlin – Cinders, Zara Burns – Silver, Charley Henry McCool – Bella, Lorraine Frizzell – Gretal, David Taylor – Freddie
70 cm: Beth McCartney – Tilly, Zara Burns – Silver, Bethany Gordon – Shane, Alex Henry McCool – Pumpkin, Joe Henry McCool – Trumpus, Hannah McCartney – Dexter, Joanne Booth – Rainbows Promise, Georgie McBride – Jumping Dale Tyrone, Sarah Fulton – Jumping Dale Pandora, Naomi McCavana – Molly, Alex Murphy – Woody Wood Pecker
80 cm: Lorraine Frizzell – Tanya, Alex Henry McCool – Teka, Rachael McCartney – Malteeser, Joanne Booth – Rainbows Promise, Adele Dallas – Felix, Naomi McCavana – Molly, Alex Murphy – Lucy Loo, Melissa McClenaghan – Red, Lorraine Frizzell – Cinnibar, Stephanie Scullion – Aussie, Susie Craig – Lincourt Saracen, Joe Henry McCool – Trumpus, Yvonne McClenaghan – Annie
90 cm: Gia Trainor – Penny, Jordan Magill – Cash, Caroline Black – Dan
Category: News, Results, Show Jumping
