William ‘Steele’s’ the show at Lusk’s
Fierce competition among younger riders at last week of show jumping series
The last of Lusk Equestrian’s show jumping series took place on Sunday, April 28 in wonderful spring sunshine. While many competitors were attending the HSI show jumping age classes at The Meadows or at NIF in Cavan, Lusk’s still had a super band of faithful supporters, particularly in the smaller classes.
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The 60cm and 70cm classes were very well supported, with fierce competition amongst the younger riders. William Steele on ‘Tootsie’ was just pipped to the post for first place in the 60cm by Callie Patterson on ‘Indie’, with Farrah Davidson on ‘Rummy’ in third place.
It was great to see the competitive spirit of the younger riders take hold – some who struggled with tight turns for the speed round in week one, gave a masterclass in speed round riding by week three!
‘Tootsie’ and William Steele made no mistake in the 70cm, relegating both mum (Clare) and dad (Jonny) into third and fourth places respectively. Sophie Lindsay sneaked into second place with ‘Robbie’.
The 80cm and 90cm classes were also very competitive, with Gigi Roelle placing second in the 80cm and winning the 90cm on ‘Derrynoose Lady’, with just Claire Smyth on ‘Tilly’ creeping ahead in the 80cm. The riders in third, fourth and fifth places in the 80cm were all within one second of each other!
The 1m class saw the some of the professionals in action, with Rory Lavery, Clare Steele and James McEvoy, but Liz Cherry on her own ‘Monty Miller’ showed them all how to do it, with a super double clear in good time. As in the 1m class, it was local girl Aimee Webb, who took the win in the 1.10m with her own ‘Nala’.
The next event at Lusk Equestrian is the annual May Day Show on Monday, May 6, 2024. There are showing and working hunter classes for horses, with a few classes for ponies to ensure as many people as possible are well prepared for the upcoming RUAS Balmoral Show. As usual, entries for the May Day Show go to Sarah Whiteside (07840 1117132). Check out the Lusk Equestrian website or Sarah Whiteside’s Facebook for the schedule.
Lusk’s also plan a Two-phase event on May 11, so keep your eyes peeled on Sarah Whiteside’s Facebook for details!
RESULTS
Sunday, April 28
Show jumping
Class 1 - 60cm:
1) Callie Patterson, Indie; 2) William Steele, Tootsie; 3) Farrah Davidson, Rummy; =4) Vivienne Andrews, Sarah’s Pebbles; =4) Eme Roelle, It Takes Two to Tango; 6) Holly Webber, Bluebell.
Class 2 - 70cm:
1) William Steele, Tootsie; 2) Sophie Lindsay, Robbie; 3) Clare Steele, Scarlett; 4) Jonny Steele, Reuben; 5) Izabella Cybulska, Diuna; 6) Madison McAfee, Jordan.
Class 3 - 80cm:
1) Claire Smyth, Tilly; 2) Gigi Roelle, Derrynoose Lady; 3) Sophie Lindsay, Nicely Dun; 4) Michaela Glass, Lurganbane Sally; 5) Eva Murphy, Penny; 6) Kate H Russ, Toffee.
Class 4 - 90cm:
1) Gigi Roelle, Derrynoose Lady; 2) Ruth Cousins, Emily May; 3) Lexi Wallace, Bit of a Pickle; 4) Jim McShane, Denzil; 5) Ruby Kinkaid, PJ; 6) Elaine Scott, Mirabelle.
Class 5 - 1m:
1) Elizabeth Cherry, Monty Miller; 2) Michaela Murphy, Zero; 3) Ruby Kinkaid, PJ; 4) Clare Steele, Jack.
Class 6 - 1.10m:
1) Aimee Webb, Nala; 2) Jonny Steele, Winnie; 3) Andrew Greer, Poppy; 4) Clare Steele, Jack.