Competitors in top form at Connell Hill Indoor Training Show
Clear rounds and great competition at Randalstown venue
Saturday, March 23 saw another Training Show being held at Connell Hill Equestrian, Randalstown, with lovely clear rounds for all cross-poles competitors. Among them, Violet Semple and big sister Rose both took double clear rounds on ‘Prince’, while there was also a lovely double clear for Molly Ferguson riding ‘Honey’.
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The 50cm class saw Lylia Faith taking first place on her pony ‘Apple Jack’, followed closely by Molly Ferguson on ‘Honey’ taking second, with third place going to Julie Allen on ‘Lily’.
Well done to all riders in the 60cm and 70cm classes, with Megan O’Neill taking first place in the 60cm and Rose Semple riding ‘King’ into first place in the 70cm. The 80cm class saw Summer Abbi on ‘Titch’ taking first place, followed closely by Alice Murray on ‘Mowstown Lass’ in second and Rose Semple, taking third on ‘King’.
The 90cm class saw some great competition between riders, with Bianca McElnea on ‘Carmella’ and Valerie Penny on ‘Oskar’ taking joint first place. A lovely way to end the show, with all competitors in the metre class taking double clear rounds - well done to Rhonda Carson on her two mounts ‘Tilly’ and ‘Kora’, Ben Maybin on ‘Betty’ and Tori Dixon riding ‘Herbie’.
The training shows will continue this Saturday, March 30, starting at 10am. There will be classes for everyone, starting from the cross-poles (assisted/unassisted), kindly sponsored by Doagh Equestrian, right the way up to 1.10/1.20m. Entries will be taken on the day.
A Working Hunter show is scheduled to take place on Easter Monday, April 1 at Connell Hill.
Lyndon McKee Photography will be on-site to capture all your photographs.
Everyone is always welcome.
For further details on these events, or private hire of the arenas, please see Gillian Creighton / Connell Hill Facebook pages.
RESULTS
Saturday, March 23
Class 1 - Cross-poles:
=1) Violet Semple, Prince; Rose Semple, Prince; Molly Ferguson, Honey.
Class 2 - 50cm:
1) Lylia Faith, Apple Jack; 2) Molly Ferguson, Honey; 3) Julie Allen, Lilly.
Class 3 - 60cm:
1) Megan O’Neill, Arthur; 2) Sinead Diver, Calida; 3) Molly Ferguson, Honey.
Class 4 - 70cm:
1) Rose Semple, King; 2) Alice Murray, Mowstown Lass; 3) Megan O’Neill, Arthur.
Class 5 - 80cm:
1) Summer Abbi, Titch; 2) Alice Murray, Mowstown Lass; 3) Rose Semple, King.
Class 6 - 90cm:
=1) Bianca McElnea, Carmella; Valerie Penny, Oskar; 2) Carraig McLernon, Tilly; 3) Rhonda Carson, Dandy.
Class 7 - 1m:
=1) Rhonda Carson, Tilly; Rhonda Carson, Kora; Ben Maybin, Betty; Tori Dixon, Herbie.