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Strule Valley Riding Club held the final night of their Annual Summer Show jumping League for 2023 at the Ecclesville Centre, Fintona on a lovely dry evening on Thursday, July 27!
Very well done to all those competitors who competed throughout the league; thank you for your support and congratulations to the league winners of each class.
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Thanks to Raymond and Pamela Caldwell for course building; Chris Bogle for judging; Victoria Graham, entries and Alan Gilchrist and Alison Donnell, call up. A special mention to Rosie Clarke and Jessica McCarroll for helping give out rosettes! Thanks also to Sean for bringing along his coffee van for refreshments, and to Colm McCullagh, Ecclesville Centre with his help each week and Pearl Donnell for preparing refreshments for the loyal helpers each week.
Special thanks to the generous sponsors of prizes for the league final: Bailey’s Horse Feeds, CS Rugwash, Ecclesville Centre, Ash Hollow Equestrian, Sea Warrior Sea Supplements, Bluegrass Horse Feeds, Comfort Gut and Omagh Equestrian and Countrywear. Thanks also to Katie Clarke for sponsoring the trophy in the cross-poles class.
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The club would like to thank Mary Surphlis for coming along to present her LW Surphlis & Son Perpetual Trophy for the 80cm class; to Raymond Caldwell for presenting their Good Gracious Perpetual Cup for the 90cm class and also to Joan Potts for presenting their Fordie Cathers Perpetual Cup to the highest placed Strule Valley member in the league.
Thanks to Emily Jane Photography for coming along on the final night to capture competitors’ memories! Well done also to the competitors who turned out so nicely. Finally, thanks to Ivor Russell for providing music for the final!
Well done to the young riders from Aldertree Equine and the local Seskinore Harriers Pony Club, who competed at the league. Congratulations to the league winners of each class.
Cara Garrity and ‘Pearl’ were the winners of the new cross-pole class and they also took first place in the 60cm class, taking home the AJS Promotions Perpetual Cup.
Cilla Breydin and ‘Phoebe’ won the 70cm class and The Strule Valley Riding Club Perpetual Cup. Strule Valley member Helen Badger and ‘Cara’ won the 80cm class and The LW Surphlis & Son Perpetual Trophy. Shauna Murray and Ritz took first place in the 90cm class, taking home The Good Gracious Perpetual Cup and the final class of the night, the 1 metre open, was won by Brooke Morrow and ‘Rio’, taking home The Omagh Equestrian and Countrywear Perpetual Cup.
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Helen Badger and ‘Cara’ were awarded The Fordie Cathers Perpetual Cup from Joan Potts for being the highest placed Strule Valley member in the league.
Spot prizes of £50 went to Helen Badger and ‘Cara’, who jumped double clear every week in the 80cm class and the same to Shauna Murray and ‘Ritz’, who jumped double clear every week in the 90cm class! A great achievement!
Members now look forward to a busy August with flatwork, polework, gridwork and show jumping training with Penny Sangster at Castle Irvine Necarne, as well as hacking at the Gortin Glens Horse Trails.
The committee have met recently and the autumn schedule is in progress for September, October and November! Another date for your diary is the club’s Derby Show, normally September, a date is yet to be finalised. The Derby is a mixture of show jumps and working hunter type fences, which is open to everyone, members and non-members, ponies and horses.
Keep up to date with the club on their Facebook page.
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RESULTS
Thursday, July 27 - Week 4 final
Cross-poles double clears:
Royal Glen Jodie, Lili Annabella McKenna; Prince, Willow Sloane; Polly, Jessica McCarroll; Mr Punky, Myra McCarroll; Blue, Ella Nevin; Ben, Rosie Clarke; Gypsy, Jack Smith; Pearl, Cara Garrity.
60cm double clears:
Rose, Katie Nevin; Amy, Elsa Lee; Lady, Jack Smith; Stella, Rory McBride; Pearl, Cara Garrity; Culmore Princess, Catherine Beattie; Brodie, Dara Flynn.
70cm double clears:
Sue, Katie Clarke; Bonnie, Karen Mulvaney; Stella, Rory McBride; Snipe, Lily McBride; Phoebe, Cilla Breydin; Culmore Princess, Catherine Beattie; Lottie, Mia Scott; Chez, Cara Garrity.
80cm double clears:
Rose, Katie Nevin; Robin, Robyn Livingstone; Phoebe, Cilla Breydin; Cara, Helen Badger; Ellie, Ryann McPhillips; Rusty, Cara Donnelly; Chez, Cara Garrity; Beau, Cara Garrity.
90cm double clears:
Bonnie, Karen Mulvaney; Cara, Helen Badger; Diamond Millie, Stewart Beattie; Apollo, Abby McEnhill; Ritz, Shauna Murray.
1 metre open:
1) Rio, Brooke Morrow 0/4 33.71; 2) Ritz, Shauna Murray 4/0 36.22; 3) Apollo, Abby McEnhill 4/4 35.22; 4) George, Carly Breydin.
League Results
Cross-poles class:
1) Pearl, Cara Garrity; 2) Prince, Willow Sloane; 3) Mr Punky, Myra McCarroll; 4) Popeye, Charlene Little; 5) Blue, Ella Nevin; 6) Quincy, Ella Rose Alexander.
The AJS Promotions Perpetual Cup 60cm class:
1) Pearl, Cara Garrity; 2) Lady, Jack Smith; 3) Rose, Katie Nevin; 4) Chubba, Maia Rolston-McAuliffe; 5) Blue, Katie Nevin.
The Strule Valley Riding Club Perpetual Cup 70cm class:
1) Phoebe, Cilla Breydin; 2) Bonnie, Karen Mulvaney; 3) Rose, Katie Nevin; 4) Snipe, Lily McBride; 5) Kate, Jessica Wilson; 6) Robin, Robyn Livingstone.
The LW Surphlis and Son Perpetual Trophy 80cm class:
1) Cara, Helen Badger; 2) Ellie, Ryann McPhillips; 3) Phoebe, Cilla Breydin; 4) Pyper, Maeve Rolston-McAuliffe; 5) Rose, Katie Nevin; 6) Kate, Jessica Wilson.
The Good Gracious Perpetual Cup 90cm class:
1) Ritz, Shauna Murray; 2) Cara, Helen Badger; 3) Rio, Brooke Morrow; 4) George, Carly Breydin; 5) Ellie, Ryann McPhillips; 6) Shrek, Cara Garrity.
The Omagh Equestrian and Countrywear Perpetual Cup 1 metre open class:
1) Rio, Brook Morrow; 2) George, Carly Breydin; 3) Ritz, Shauna Murray; 4) Apollo, Abby McEnhill.
The Fordie Cathers Perpetual Cup to the highest placed SVRC member:
Helen Badger, Cara.