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Summer Dressage
League success for
North Coast club P75
TWO-PHASE FUN:
Pamela Fox and
‘Bonnie Foxy Lady’
were runners up in
the 70cm class at
Lusk’s Two-phase.
(FW35-536NN)
PICTURE:
courtesy of
Martin O’Neill
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Pender lands first five-star
Grand Prix win with stunning
display in The Netherlands
K
ILDARE’S Mikey Pender has
continued the form that
saw him claim a host of
wins at Dublin Horse Show,
by winning the first fivestar Grand Prix of his career in the
Longines Global Champions Tour
Grand Prix of Valkenswaard in The
Netherlands on Saturday.
Pender and the Irish Sport Horse
‘HHS Calais’ beat-off a top class
international field to take the
winner’s prize of €100,000. Nine
of the 31 starters made it into the
jump-off and, when Pender entered
the arena as third last to go in the
second round, American rider Bliss
Heers was in the lead with ‘Antidote
de Mars’ after they posted a clear in
45.42.
Despite a slip when turning to jump
the second last fence, a brilliant
display of riding from Pender saw him
cross the line clear in 41.23, knocking
over four seconds off the target
time. Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt
and ‘Coby’ came closest to catching
Pender when last to go, but their
clear in 42.71 still saw them finish
well adrift of the Irish winners.
Speaking afterwards, Pender was
thrilled to claim his maiden GCT and
five-star Grand Prix victory: “I can’t
believe it.
“It’s my first ever five-star Grand
Prix win, so I am over the moon. ‘HHS
Calais’ has been so close so many
times and he definitely deserved it.
Marion [Hughes] said to make sure I
was clear first of all, as there were not
many clears when I went in. I have a
very fast horse and I just did my own
round and luckily today it paid off.”
Pender’s win in Valkenswaard now
qualifies him for the end of season
Super Grand Prix final in Prague.
Area 17 members
on form at Pony Club
championships
P69 & 70
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HORSESCENE
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Equestrian competitions have resumed, following the cancellations
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may still be guidance about pre-entering, car parking etc that you
should be aware of.
jumping Clinics with Clare Steele
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - Show
at Hagans Croft, Ballynahinch - prejumping Clinics with Clare Steele
book.
at Hagans Croft, Ballynahinch - preFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - Seamus
book.
Kane Memorial Show (SJI) at
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 - EI
Portmore, Aghalee. Show jumping
Northern Region event at Vesey
League (40cm-1m) at Ecclesville,
Lodge, Newtownabbey. SJI Horse
Fintona, 6.15pm.
League and Unregistered Horse
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
and Pony Jumping at The Meadows,
- Ulster Region Autumn Pony
Lurgan. Dressage Ireland (NR) show
Tour at The Meadows, Lurgan.
at Portmore, Aghalee. NI Shetland
Seamus Kane Memorial Show
Pony Show at Knockagh View,
(SJI) at Portmore, Aghalee. Show
Greenisland. St. Patrick’s Coast
jumping Summer Blow Out (Crossride, starting from Downpatrick
poles-1.10m) at Hagans Croft,
Racecourse - pre-entry. Show
Ballynahinch - pre-entry.
jumping Summer Blow Out (CrossSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 poles-1.10m) at Hagans Croft,
Seamus Kane Memorial Show (SJI)
Ballynahinch - pre-entry.
at Portmore, Aghalee. Unregistered
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - Autumn
Horse and Pony Jumping at
Dressage League at Knockagh
The Meadows, Lurgan. Summer
View, Greenisland. Horse and
Dressage League Final (5 of 5) at
Pony Training Show at Portmore,
Laurel View, Templepatrick - preAghalee.
entry by Sep 8. Disco Dressage in
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
- Training Show (70cm+) at
at RDA Causeway Coast Arena,
Portmore, Aghalee, 6.30pm.
Coleraine - pre-entry by Sept 8.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - Show
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BREEDING
HHS Calais (ISH) - 2011 gelding by
Cavalier Royale (HOLST), out of MHS
OBOS Cruise (ISH) by OBOS Quality
(OLD). Breeder: Ita Brennan, Co.
Kilkenny. Owner: Bravo Hughes Ltd.
Rider: Michael Pender (IRL).
PERFORMANCE
BALANCER
20kg
sack
lasts 40
days*
for all working good-doers
low calorie
low starch
low sugar
low energy
BAILEYS HORSE FEEDS Tel: +44 (0) 1371 850 247 www.baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk Ireland contact Judy Maxwell +44 (0) 7885 065 531
*Average 15-16hh horse on 2 cups per day
