Show Jumping Reports

CHRISTMAS SHOW JUMPING RESULTS - 22^nd December, 2011

DENGIE TEAM SHOW JUMPING - 16^th October, 2011

OSB had two teams out for Novice SJ  and 8 riders for the Dengie at Sands Farm 16th Oct 2011.
Team 2: Bryony McPake, Josh Lane, Elizabeth Mathews, Megan Bruce-Smythe,  first to jump they all did a great job finishing with no faults to go to a jump off, Josh and Megan jumped which was very brave of Megan given this was her first team event with OSB, both Meg and her gorgeous young pony Wallis completed two really good rounds, the jump off ended with just 4 faults, Josh had a nice round but with 4 faults also which put the team into 3rd place over all. WELL DONE TO YOU ALL..... Fizz once again delighted everyone with her unique style !
 
Team 1. Hannah Marshall, Hannah Simpson, Hannah Martin and Katie Rennie, all the girls did lovely rounds, Hannah Martin and Katie both riding nice clear rounds, Hannah S and Hannah Marshall both finished with an unlucky pole each, the team finished on 4 faults total, placed 5th over all which was a nice result.  Well done to two individual OSB riders who jumped clear rounds earlier, Ellie and Kathrine, we hope to see you out lots more on your ponies and hope you enjoyed your day.
 
Eight OSB Riders took part in the Dengie at the end of the day with 44 entries in a single phased round. Hannah Simpson on Pattie placed 6th with a good fast round, Hannah Martin on Etty, coming 8th also did lovely round, both on horses who found it hard to match those quick, nippy ponies !  A mention for Megan who also did a brilliant round to go clear and finish 13th in her first Dengie.  Bryony, Josh, Hannah Marshall, Katie and Elizabeth also took part with just a few faults putting them out of the placings but they all jumped round well. We look forward to seeing everyone who took part again soon, it was a  really good fun day in the sun, very social for us parents too! Thank you Susie King for putting the teams in and coming down to support us all in the afternoon, it was unfortunate the little ones did not get the chance to have a team this time, all pony clubs can only take so many teams, ours were unlucky not to get in on this occasion due to numbers......next time !!!
See you all soon....

NATIONAL PONY CLUB NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011

The excitement of 2 teams qualify for Show Jumping at Area, one individual Dressage rider (Bekka Barrow on Delta) and individual Event rider (Holly Arnold on Rocky) was fantastic.
Teams 1: Hannah Marshall, Hannah Simpson, Alice and Heidi Cousins qualified, Hannah Marshall unable to attend the Champs was substituted by Bekka Barrow.
Team 2: Katie Rennie, Elizabeth Mathews, Bryony McPake and Hannah Martin, second team which won the Area comp in great style.

After a busy Camp week prior to Champs we were left with one day for a team training session, being the Wednesday before we left on Friday 26th early for Cheshire.  The training session did not go as well as expected, horses may have been tired but every horse had poles/stops in between some nice jumping, not the best set up for big comp, however being positive it was planned that I would take Jilly with Etty, Sarah Danial with Fiz and Sam.  Bekka's horse went on own, Sue King very generously offered to driver her lorry up with Clancy, Prince and Patey. Pattey's rider Hannah Simpson was flying home from holiday the day before to ride, at least that was the plan, her flight went tech, over-nighted in Nepal, next flight cancelled, three horses of second team due to leave mid day on Friday, loaded onto lorry, Sue suffered a puncture M25 by Heathrow airport, spent several hours waiting to be repaired with horses by this time distressed, once mended it was so late in the day it was decided to withdraw team 1, the horses were taken home, it would have been so late to get them up to Cheshire and compete after more hours than legally allowed on horsebox, (max 8 hours), how sad for all with so much effort put in, we were very sad for them but needed to keep the riders in Cheshire in high spirits. We arrived midday on 26th having had a good journey, settled horses into stables, made to feel very welcome, made camp, exercised horses in afternoon for a stretch over the glorious (wet) but beautiful part of Cheshire.  Our first night at Kelsall was interesting ! It rained/poured all night, some thunder and lightening but all Ok in the morning. 

Our team not jumping till 1.30pm 1st round,  3pm 2nd round, we had time to prepare for Tack/Turn Out judge which is taken very seriously indeed at this level, the team looked a picture, special thanks to Sue Barrow who helped plait/polish all those that needed help, generally assisted with the horses and riders after Bekka had done her Dressage and SJ round.  Bekka and Delta finished SJ indiv on 12 faults I think which was not so bad given so slippery wet under foot as well as over head!.  Bekka and Sue were such amazing good sports as they had the disappointment of not having their team to jump with, they understood and got on with the day...... Bekka had permission to ride SJ as indiv given circumstances. Bekka had her dressage warm up in torrential rain, did a brilliant test to finish 6th over all, fantastic result, well done Bekka, Delta and Sue for getting them there.

First to jump Hannah, a little uncertain if Etty will perform but she did not let Hannah down, she jumped very well just clipped a pole, Hannah kept her nerve to keep Etty focused to finish on 4 faults.  Elizabeth next, Fiz with her own unique style always a delight to watch, jumped around, found the ground slippery, had a stop with a pole otherwise she was a star.  Bryony on Jilly started their round in nice style having just one unlucky stop and a pole this left Katie last to go, Sammy always looking stylish, he had a stop and a pole.  Relieved to get one round out the way our second round started with warm up in torrential rain, Hannah's main concern being water tray with Etty who can sometimes decide not to continue on, loveable Etty did take a look at the water tray and stopped but Hannah turned her and flew it 2nd time just catching the pole on her way, Bryony next slid into first fence then jumped nicely round with a pole too, Fiz delighted everyone but found the ground hard to get hoof hold, with a stop and pole, Sammy again started beautifully but had a couple of faults which as a team the end result was a lovely cricket score.  We were placed 5th in Turn out which was very pleasing after all the effort, it was a good thing for the children too as it is all part of the discipline that goes with perfection, well deserved too, they received a lovely rosette and a prize each, they received their plaque's donated by the NFU Mutual Sponsors, lots of photo's and the hoodies of course. Holly Arnold had her Dressage on Sat pm, scored 36 which was good, her show jumping in pouring rain gave her a few faults as did cross country but she did really well to complete and am sure they will have learned from and enjoyed their experience too, well done Holly for getting there.

I can only finish by saying that anyone reading this would wonder why we would travel so far to come back with not a great jumping result this time, my reply would be, it is the best experience the children can have at this level, what it teaches them is priceless, as parents we had so much fun, think we should show the film at special evening as Mrs McPake should be on TV after Pimms o'clock ! Despite the rain we had a ball, they are privileged to have had the chance to go,  Hannah and I enjoyed it a great deal,  I hope/and think all the children enjoyed it, 5 of them slept in the back of my lorry, we had bacon rolls, food was provided between us, drink plentiful to fend off the rain! we ALL ! behaved ourselves !  Thank you Sue King for all that you did to get the teams there and for your good advice and help.

Elizabeth Matthews, Hannah Martin, Bryony McPake, Katie Rennie with their turnout rosettes and horse shampoo!

AREA 11 TEAM SHOW JUMPING - 17^th July, 2011

Hosted by West Kent (Sevenoaks) Branch of the Pony Club

Novice Championships Area Qualifier

OS&B Show Jumpers Take Brilliant 1^st and 2^nd at Area Qualifier

There were 26 teams taking part in this event.  OS&B were lucky enough to have 2 teams entered for this.  The first team consisted of Hannah Marshall riding Tothamhill Rhodri, Hannah Simpson riding Fellside Patience, Alice Cousins riding Okehurst Double Trouble and Heidi Cousins riding Take Two (OSB 1).  The second team was made up of Hannah Martin riding Odecia Van Hoversynde, Katie Rennie riding Sammy Strawberry, Bryony McPake riding Gingerbread Gilly and Elizabeth Matthews riding Fizz (OSB 2).

Everyone arrived at the show ground in good time and we all slid in as the ground was already rather wet!  We were so hoping for a dry day however this was most definitely not to be the case!  The girls walked the course together – it was a challenging course, up-to-height and the ground not ideal – rutty and wet!

Then onto our tack check/tack and turnout competition; this was extremely thorough and Hannah M, Hannah S, Alice and Heidi were thrilled to come 4^th in this competition.  Both teams looked very smart.

Both teams had fabulous first rounds with all riders and ponies jumping beautifully.  OSB 1 finished on a total of 4 faults and OSB 2 had 0 faults which put them in joint (along with 2 others) first place at this stage.  After this the heavens opened and continued to stay open for the rest of the day!  The jumps were raised for round 2.  The ground soon became a bog and it was impossible to warm up, coupled with the horizontal rain and driving wind, it was not pleasant!  Many horses slipped, stopped and deposited riders!  However, both OS&B teams had fabulous rounds; OSB 2 ended up with 4 faults (making their total 4 faults) and OSB 1 also had 4 faults (making their total 8 faults).  The weather/ground continued to be appalling when we found out that OSB 2 were the outright winners and OSB 1 had to jump off for 2^nd and 3^rd place with our hosts, West Kent (Sevenoaks)!  The girls rode their third rounds of the day incredibly well in these horrible conditions ended up with 0 faults which took them to 2^nd place overall – runners up to OSB 2! 

Both teams on parade

This is an amazing result and we were told that this is the first time in the history of this competition that two teams from the same pony club have qualified for the National Novice Championships.  This result was more than we dared to hope for and a real joy for all of us.

Well done to OSB 2 – Hannah Martin, Katie Rennie, Bryony McPake and Elizabeth Matthews for winning this competition – they were very pleased with their sashes! 

OSB 2 – Elizabeth Matthews, Bryony McPake, Hannah Martin and  Katie Rennie

Congratulations also to OSB 1 – Hannah Marshall, Hannah Simpson, Alice and Heidi Cousins for coming 2nd.

OSB 1 – Hannah Marshall, Hannah Simpson, Alice and Heidi Cousins

Congratulations also to Elizabeth Matthews who came 4th overall in the Individual Section and qualified for Championships.

This is the second year running that Hannah Martin, Katie and Alice have qualified for the Novice Championships representing OS&B albeit that Hannah and Alice have now moved onto horses.

We would all like to say a big thank you to Sam Holland for her training.  Also many thanks to Susie King for organising/supporting the teams and to Mrs Bradley for braving the weather and giving up her time to support us on the day.  Mrs Bradley was as happy as the girls during prize giving!

Leaving the show ground was not easy – we all had to be towed out by tractors!

Lastly, congratulations to the Mini team, who finished two rounds with just 8 faults between them. Well done!

Morgan, Scott, Nicole and Lucy

Intermediate Championships Area Qualifier

There were 12 teams taking part in this event and OS&B had one team taking part.  Emily Collins riding Rocko, Claudia Thornett riding Jubilee Sandpiper and Jess Hampson riding Gypsy Race.  Unfortunately, their fourth member Georgia Dollemore riding Lara’s Song had to withdrawn as Lara had a sore back.

The tack check and tack and turnout competition came first and the girls were very pleased to come 6^th in this.  They all looked extremely smart. 

With the weather and ground conditions awful, the girls all rode superbly over a challenging course to come a creditable 5^th place overall in this competition.

Congratulations to Emily, Claudia and Jess.

Mini mini Team Show Jumping 2nd July. Pacheshame.

We went with one mini mini, under 10's team, with only three riders the all girl team had a tough job ahead.  Ronni Harding-Wood on Bella, Morgann Bloquet on Buzz and Lucy Martin on Topic, all three girls did great first rounds, just 4 faults left them in a good position, they all had to jump the jump off,  with 3 perfect clear rounds finishing the day in 2nd place over all.  It was Ronni's first ever team competition, she did a fantastic job on Bella, Lucy and Morgann also did lovely rounds, they all supported each other. 2nd Place was a great achievement as they were the only team with 3 riders. Watching them playing together between classes was a delight and part of what PC teams should be about. They all had a fun day together.

 
The Novice team deserve a special prize for sportsmanship !,  they were all so good humoured if disappointed, they still had a 6th place ribbon !, I was very proud of them all at their gracious manor in defeat, we put it down to experience !  We all had a fun day together, Thank you Sue King for putting teams together and coming over to support the teams on Saturday. 

OSB SJ TEAM WINNERS !   SANDS FARM NOVICE SHOWJUMPING 23RD FEB.

Sands Farm turned out to be not the wet, miserable day it began as for the OSB Novice Team: Harry Gillham on new pony Rob, Rebecca Woodhouse on Ronnie, Harry Hickmet with Smo and Hannah Martin on new ride Etty.  Each jumped good warm up rounds, being a great start with some 45 entries in the individual class, Hannah on Etty finished 5th, well done to them. 
 
With 12 teams we were last to jump, first time new team member Becky Woodhouse kept her nerve on clever Ronnie (as did Cathy!) to do two fantastic clear rounds.  Harry (G) always cool with lovely Rob, Hannah on gorgeous Etty and Harry (H) on thrilling Smo put the team into the jump off.  All the riders had clear rounds, Harry Hickmet last to go did his usual exciting round, knew he had to go fast as the team was clear to help put the team into 1st place over all.
 
It was a very thrilling,  fun day out despite the constant rain, the team were a delight to be with plus a result they were all delighted with particularly Becky, being her first team event.

Thank you Sue King for putting the team together.

A Big Thank you to Sam Holland

 Sam Holland generously donated the prize of an individual or shared show jumping lesson as a raffle prize at Old Surrey & Burstow’s Barn Dance last year.

Eleanor Smale was lucky enough to have the winning ticket and kindly shared her prize with Alice and Heidi Cousins.  The girls had a fabulous show jumping lesson on Sunday, 6^th February at Haylands Farm with Sam.  Eleanor rode Nigella, Heidi rode Prince and Sam kindly provided her wonderful horse Ed for Alice to ride.

Eleanor, Alice and Heidi would like to thank Sam very much.

Team and Individual Show Jumping hosted by Southdown Hunt East, Ardingly, 23^rd January

Novice Individual Scurry

There were 42 entrants in this class.  Competing for OS&B was Harry Hickmet riding Hannah, Heidi Cousins riding Take Two, Molly Walsh riding William’s Dream Boy and Melissa Cheeseman riding Cappucino.  They all rode extremely well over what was a very twisty course with lots of tight turns.  A rather spooky fence number 3 caught many riders and ponies out.

Heidi Cousins and Take Two did very well to finish 5^th place overall, with Harry Hickmet and Hannah coming 6^th.  Both Heidi and Harry jumped beautiful clear rounds.

Novice Team Jumping – 2ft 9

Due to such large entries (16 teams) it was decided that this class would take the form of a scurry with each team member’s time (and faults) added together.  The best 3 of each team would be added together to create a final score.  The course was well built, technical and up-to-height. 

The class was won by the OS&B Elders Team - Hannah Marshal riding Totthamhill Rhodri, Claudia Thornett on Jubilee Sandpiper, Emily Collins on Rocka and Georgia Dollemore riding Lara's Song.

The OS&B Red Team consisted of Harriet Gillam riding Rob, Heidi Cousins riding Take Two, Melissa Cheesman riding Cappucino and Harry Hickmet riding Little Indian Chief. This was the first time the children had competed together as a team.  Harriet, Heidi, Melissa and Harry all jumped the most beautiful clear rounds in super fast times and finished in 2^nd place overall.  Well done team!  We all finally drove out of the car park at 7.30 pm; tired but happy!

The Tet Team, consisting of Chloe Wood (Ryan) and George Matthews (Macey) both had lovely clear rounds but unfortunately Elizabeth Matthews (Fizz) and Jamie Sterritt (Daisy) were having an off-day so the team finished on 8 faults.

The OS&B Blue Team of Katie Brookes (Portmore Frank) and Briony McPake (Gingerbread Jilly) both had clear but steady rounds.  Unfortunately Katie Rennie on Sam also thought she'd done a great clear until she left the ring and realised she had missed out part of the course - so it was all down to Hannah Martin on Oedia Van Hoversynde (Etty) to jump clear.  Sadly it was not "Blue's" day as Hannah and Etty came crashing down on the corner where in the previous class Katie Brookes and Portmore Frank had fallen.  Fortunately although out of the ribbons, everyone was very happy that none of our horses or riders had been injured by horrible falls caused by the poor ground conditions. (3 horses fell and several slipped at this corner during the day).

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