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HORSEWEEK
FARMWEEK
APRIL 01 2021
Stateside wins for
Ireland’s Moore and
Kenny in Florida
I
RISH riders
completed week
11 of the Winter
Equestrian
Festival in
Florida in winning
form, with Galway’s
Stephen Moore
taking victory in
the $50,000 Cabana
Coast two-star
Grand Prix, while
Offaly’s Darragh
Kenny came out
on top in the
$50,000 Captive
One Advisors 1.50m
Grand Prix at the
same venue.
45 combinations
contested the
Cabana Coast twostar Grand Prix,
with seven of those
making it through to
the second round.
Moore was last to
go in the jump-off
aboard Vlock Show
Stables’ ‘Team
De Coquerie’ and
they produced the
winning clear in
40.81 seconds.
“We’ve been
building up for a few
weeks for this class,”
explained Moore.
“This is his second
two-star Grand Prix
VICTORY: Stephen Moore (IRL) and ‘Team De Coquerie’ took victory in
the $50,000 Cabana Coast two-star Grand Prix in Florida.
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PICTURES: courtesy of Sportfot
of the season; we
started slowly. He
jumped good in the
qualier and had one
down that kept us
out of the jump-off.
In the rst round
today, we got lucky
in a few spots and
had a few rubs, but
he’s always so fast.
In the jump-off we
were last to go, and
I knew the ones that
were ahead of me
were quite quick,
but he’s so fast and
turns well, so I just
had to let him do his
thing and hope that
his foot speed would
be fast enough.”
The 2007 Selle
Français gelding
by ‘Heartbreaker’
x ‘Girl De Coquerie’
has been a part
of the Vlock Show
Stables’ programme
for about four years,
and Moore has had
the ride on and off
throughout that
period of time.
“I rode him when
we rst got him,
and then Darragh
[Kenny], who is
also a part of our
programme, rode
him for a while,”
said Moore. “I’ve
been with him for
the last year now. He
won a Grand Prix at
Deeridge last winter
and then had a great
summer, so it’s good
to leave Wellington
with another win
under his belt.”
Irish Young Rider
Max Wachman
continued his
ne form when
nishing sixth with
‘Ikaros’, while Simon
McCarthy took
seventh spot with
‘Gotcha’.
There was another
win for Ireland at
the same venue on
Sunday evening,
when Offaly’s
Darragh Kenny
and ‘Vertige De
Galarzacs’, owned
by Morning Star
Sporthorses LLC,
claimed the $50,000
CaptiveOne Advisors
1.50m Grand Prix.
A total of 43
combinations
contested the
opening round,
with just six pairs
qualifying for the
jump-off. Kenny,
the current overall
leader of the
CaptiveOne Advisors
1.50m Classic Series,
proved once again
GRAND PRIX: Darragh Kenny (IRL) and ‘Vertige De Galarzacs’ captured
the $50,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Grand Prix in Florida.
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why he’s at the top,
picking up the win
aboard the 12-yearold gelding when he
crossed the line in
36.01.
“I didn’t jump him
in any classes this
week,” said Kenny of
the winning gelding
‘Vince’.
“I just went straight
into the Grand Prix,
so he was a little
bit more fresh. He
jumped excellent
and felt fantastic.
He’s just a really,
really nice horse.
“He was jumping
really well, so I
didn’t have to worry
about that so much,”
continued Kenny.
“He felt really
good, I just wasn’t
sure if the inside
turn after the third
last jump was going
to be faster or not.
It turned out to be
faster, so that was
good.”
WELL DONE: Stephen Moore (IRL) and ‘Team De Coquerie’ with Claire
Wren of Cabana Coast, in their winning presentation following the
$50,000 Cabana Coast two-star Grand Prix in Florida. (FW13-527NN)
Tribute to Anita Lambe: A life well lived
B
RITISH
Horse
Society (BHS) Vice
chairman
Anita
Lambe passed away
early on Monday, March
15, 2021. Anita was born
in Belfast on December
1, 1939. One of six girls,
she went to Park Parade
School on the Ravenhill
Road, Belfast.
She sang in a gospel
choir as a teenager and
tutored the church choir
as well. She loved to
sing and sang at every
opportunity. As a child,
she was by nature a bit
of a tomboy and loved
being outdoors.
Anita was 25 when she
rst encountered horses,
when pony trekking
in Kilbroney Forest,
Rostrevor. Horses were
to become an abiding
passion for the rest of
her life.
Anita rode and taught
at Millbridge Riding
School for many years
and was loved by all her
pupils. She was involved
with the Ballystockart
Riding for the Disabled
(RDA ) Group, based at
Millbridge Riding School
from 1970 and went on to
become involved in the
RDA STALWART: The late Anita Lambe was involved
with Riding for the Disabled at various levels,
including being editor of the RDA Magazine and
received ‘The President’s Award’ for exceptional
dedication to the association over many years.
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RDA at Regional Level,
with the appointment
as Regional Instructor
in 1985 and continued
in this role and as a
member of the Regional
Committee until 2001.
Anita was also editor
of the RDA Magazine for
many years until 2010.
She was an enthusiastic
and skilled member of
the RDA team, bringing
her skills as a raconteur
to the entertaining and
informative commentary
on the RDA displays
at the Balmoral Show
and contributed greatly
over the years to the
success of the RDA
holidays at Necarne and
Castlewellan.
In 2013, Anita Lambe
received the Riding
for
the
Disabled
Association’s
highest
award, ‘The President’s
Award’ for exceptional
dedication
to
the
association over many
years, from Her Royal
Highness Princess Anne.
More
recently,
although she had retired
from active coaching,
she was often to be
found at RDA events,
encouraging
and
supporting others to
keep up the good work.
Anita was a committed
organiser of the North
Down Pony Club Junior
Camp from 1985 to
2005, which was held at
Ardigon Estate. She loved
the young ones and gave
them such condence
- teaching them songs
and encouraging them
to love and care for their
ponies.
Anita
joined
the
BHS Northern Ireland
Committee in 1998 as
the RDA representative
and was a staunch
supporter of everything
that took place. She
was both Chairman
and Vice Chairman of
the committee over the
years. Anita was always
there to help out at
whatever training event,
camp,
competition,
pleasure ride or show
that the British Horse
Society was involved
with in Ireland. Her
wisdom
and
calm
presence of mind was
valued by all.
A natural raconteur,
Anita always had an
interesting story to tell.
Always positive and
supportive of everyone
around her.
Writing
stories
and poetry was also
a passion and she
produced two books
of poignant, humorous
and thought provoking
verses and short stories
- “Wind the Clock Back”
and “Back in the Day”.
She always signed off
emails, texts and any
cards with ‘Aye til the
ship sinks’.
Music was a great
love and Anita played
nearly every musical
instrument imaginable
- the piano, violin,
TRIBUTE: The late Anita Lambe, who has passed
away at the age of 81, had an abiding passion for
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guitar, banjo, the harp,
the penny whistle. And
was
generous
with
passing on her musical
knowledge to those who
wanted to learn.
The above gives a
snap shot of Anita’s
life - there is much
more that could be
told of a life generously
and well lived. Anita
leaves her legacy to
the world behind - a
beautiful and talented
daughter,
Barbara
Sweeney, two books,
friends, colleagues and
young people that are
better off for having
been supported and
inuenced by Anita’s
generosity of spirit,
plus horses and animals
that have been happier
because of her care and
love for them.
We wish you well Anita
and look forward to
meeting again…
Aye till the ship sinks.
SS/ BS/ JF/ LL