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HORSEWEEK
FARMWEEK
SEPTEMBER 01 2022
Show Jumping Summer Blow
Out begins at Hagans Croft
S
ATURDAY, August 27 saw
the start of Hagans Croft’s
four-week
show
jumping
event entitled ‘Show jumping
Summer Blow Out!’. These
events are a fun way to finish off
the summer, with some fun-filled
classes on offer including pairs relay,
accumulator including joker fence
and chase me charlie classes.
The day started off with the crosspoles class, where a great turnout of
young riders took on the course of
12 fences. It was amazing to see such
confident riders and obliging ponies
having so much fun, made even better
when everyone in the class received a
rosette and an ice-cream from Hagans
Croft’s container cafe for all their
efforts.
The course was adjusted to upright
fences and to a height of 50cm;
this time ponies and riders rode
fences nine to 12 against the clock,
so the competition started to hot
up! First place went to Rachel Price
and ‘Sporty’, who received a tub
of emerald balm and a colourful
rainbow rosette. Second place went to
to Harris and ‘Sully’, organisers were
delighted that this pair did so well
at their first competition at Hagans
Croft.
Next on the schedule was the 60cm
class, where a few more fillers were
added to the course and back bars
were added to some jumps to make
oxers. This did not hamper anyone’s
efforts, as a total of five competitors
went through with a double clear
round, therefore it was down to who
completed fences nine to 12 within
the fastest time and that was Ella
Rose Sands in a time of 34.4 seconds
on her trusty stead ‘Rosie’. The pair
were delighted with their prize and
rosette, especially as this was their
first time competing at this venue.
Well done!
The 60cm Pairs relay saw lots of
cheer and encouragement for those
riders taking part; it really brought
some excitement to the day, as
competitors jumped through fences
one to eight and then got back to their
second team mate to either pass the
whip or high five them to do their
round of jumping.
There was only nine seconds in
it between the top two placings,
but everyone can be assured Erin
Doherty and Aoife Davis galloped
into first place on their super speedy
ponies ‘Titch and Arizona’.
Another new class up for grabs on
the day was the 70cm accumulator
class with joker fence. Each fence was
awarded points and, if each competitor
cleared the fence in question, points
were added - however, if the fence
was refused or a pole knocked down,
then points were deducted off the
maximum 90 points for the class. As
the course was jumped, competitors
needed to figure out whether they
should play it safe and jump the last
fence - fence number 12 or take a risk
to try and gain the maximum number
of points (24 points) for jumping the
joker fence. The joker fence was a
rustic skinny brush fence, which was
built 15cm bigger than the course
height, so in this case with it being
the 70cm class, the joker fence was
IMPRESSIVE: Kirsty Clingan and ‘Todd’ were joint winners of the Chase Me
Charlie class and won the 1m class at Hagans Croft’s Show jumping Summer
Blowout. (FW35-526NN)
CROSS-POLES: Lauren Orr and ‘Teddy’ jumped clear in the
cross-poles class at Hagans Croft’s Show jumping Summer
Blowout. (FW35-522NN)
built to 85cm. Some competitors took
the risk and it paid off - one of those
competitors who scored a perfect
score of 90 points in a super fast time
was Melanie Talbot and ‘Calypso’,
who claimed a very well deserved
first place. Victoria McCurdy-White
and ‘Temple Bui’ tactically assessed
the course and figured out that in
some cases it’s better to play it safe
and jumped fence 12 successfully,
receiving a total of 87 points, earning
them second place on the day!
There were no entries for the 75cm
pairs relay, so it was on to the next
class - 80cm accumulator with joker
fence, the same rules applied, with
the joker fence built to 95cm this
time. Two competitors completed
fences one to 11 clear, both deciding
to take the risk and take on the joker
fence. Their risks paid off, as both
competitors went clear, achieving
the maximum points allocated for the
course - 90. Therefore it was down
to who completed the course in the
fastest time and that was Charley
Hanna and ‘Far Hill Captain Harry’,
followed by Ted Geary and ‘Twilight
Dancer’ in second place. Very well
done to both horses and riders.
Placings did not change in the 90cm
class, as Charley and Ted were the only
competitors to finish clear, therefore
is was first for Charley Hanna and ‘Far
Hill Captain Harry’ and second for
Ted Geary and ‘Twilight Dancer’.
The atmosphere turned tense
for class nine, chase me charlie,
with a total of seven competitors.
Competitors jumped a warm up fence
and then came to a parallel, which
kept getting higher each time it was
successfully jumped. Once horses
and riders got over 1.10m, the fence
got 5cm higher each time - cheers
and clapping could be heard as the
final two competitors jumped 1.25cm
successfully to be awarded joint first.
Well done to Kirsty Clingan riding
‘Todd’ and Charley Hanna riding ‘Far
Hill Golden Angel’.
Normal service resumed for the last
two classes of the day, 1m and 1.10m.
Kirsty Clingan and ‘Todd’ were the
only double clear of the 1m class, so
there was no denying them first place;
with Charley Hanna and ‘Far Hill
Golden Angel’ receiving first place in
the 1.10m class. Congratulations to
both competitors on a very successful
day out!
Hagans Croft would like to thank
everyone who supported their Show
jumping Summer Bow Out event
and thanks are extended to all the
stewards and arena party for making
the event run so smoothly.
There are three more weeks of this
particular event, with rosettes and a
ON FORM: Charley Hanna and ‘Far Hill Captain Harry’ won both the
80cm Accumulator with Joker Fence and the 90cm class at Hagans
Croft’s Show jumping Summer Blowout. (FW35-525NN)
treat for all those competing in
the cross-poles class and, in each
of the other classes, rosettes are
given for first to sixth place, with
first place receiving a small prize.
This event is pre-entry only,
with entries taken via Hagans
Croft’s website: www.haganscroft
equestrian.co.uk or you can
download and enter through the
Hagans Croft App. Entries close
RESULTS
Saturday, August 27
Show jumping Summer Blow
Out!
Class 1 - Cross-Poles: =1)
Sofia Taylor, Pepsi Coca Cola;
Kacie Wickie, Puddings; Lily
Henderson, Emily; Julia Kerr,
Cheerna;
Rachel
Stranney,
Snowy; Zac Bradley, Nico;
Harris, Sully; Lauren Orr, Teddy;
Elsie
Cunningham,
Presco;
Sophie McCullough, Ralphie;
Georgia Davis, Arizona.
Class 2 - 50cm: 1) Rachel
Price, Sporty; 2) Harris, Sully; 3)
Georgina Cunningham, Presco;
4) Rose Henderson, Tubster; 5)
Emilie McCullough, Ralphie; 6)
Rachel Stranney, Snowy.
Class 3 - 60cm: 1) Ella Rose
Sands, Rosie; 2) Chloe Hamilton,
Archie; 3) Erin Doherty, Titch;
4) Gail Hadden, Diesel; 5) Becca
Davidson, Flint; 6) Aoife Davis,
Arizona.
Class 4 - 60cm Pairs Relay:
1) Erin Doherty & Aiofe Davis,
Titch & Arizona; 2) Maisie Elliott
& Chloe Hamilton, Moonlight &
Archie; 3) Karina McVeigh & Gail
Haddon, Diesel & CoCo.
Class 5 - 70cm Accumulator
with Joker Fence: 1) Melanie
60CM: Ella Rose Sands and ‘Rosie’ won the 60cm class at
Hagans Croft’s Show jumping Summer Blowout. (FW35-524NN)
each Thursday at 8pm prior to
Saturday’s event and start times
are posted online on Thursday
evenings. Photographs can be
purchased online from Black
Horse Photography.
To find out more about the
league, please contact Gillian on
07849 106453 or go to the website:
www.haganscroft
equestrian.
co.uk
Talbot, Calypso; 2) Victoria
McCurdy-White, Temple Bui; 3)
Lauren Madine, Muckrim Linda;
4) Karina McVeigh, Coco; 5)
Maisie Elliott, Moonlight; 6) Ella
Rose Sands, Rosie.
Class 7 - 80cm Accumulator
with Joker Fence: 1) Charley
Hanna, Far Hill Captain Harry; 2)
Ted Geary, Twilight Dancer; 3)
Jenna Morton, Mountview Misty
Morning; 4) Zac Hanna, Tigger;
5) Abbey Stevenson, Belle; 6)
Caroline Hunter, Indie.
Class 8 - 90cm: 1) Charley
Hanna, Far Hill Captain Harry;
2) Ted Geary, Twilight Dance.
Class 9 - Chase Me Charlie:
=1) Kirsty Clingan, Todd; =1)
Charley Hanna, Far Hill Golden
Angel; =2) Ted Geary, Twilight
Dancer; =2) Emma Brow,
Imperial Gemstone; 3) Victoria
McCurdy-White, Temple Bui;
=4) Zac Hanna, Tigger; =4) Kaiti
McCann, Cookie.
Class 10 - 1m: 1) Kirsty
Clingan, Todd; 2) Emma Brow,
Imperial Gemstone; 3) Richard
Truesdale, Bailey; 4) Kaiti
McCann, Cookie.
Class 11 - 1.10m: 1) Charley
Hanna, Far Hill Golden Angel.
50CM: Rachel Price and ‘Sporty’ won the 50cm class at
Hagans Croft’s Show jumping Summer Blowout. (FW35-523NN)
