In Great Britain, the youth riders' qualifying competitions for the European Championships have started. Two major competitions took place these last few weeks, where the British pony, junior and young riders could ride themselves in the picture to become selected for CDI competitions in Europe
this spring and ultimately for the 2007 European Pony, Junior and Young Riders Championships.
Thompson, Bates and Perry were the grand winners of the team championship test classes held att the show at Myerscough College, March 10-11, 2007. In the Pony riders division, Alice Thompson and her German bred Donnerblitz scored an impressive 71.05% and stayed ahead of Alex Barr on the German pony Devito (69.34%). Winning junior rider Keri Bates created a big gap with the second placed combination. Aboard Donna Parrina, Bates scored 70.13%. Routiniers Anne Marie Perry and Forrest Fire won the young riders team test with 68.89%. New comer Amber De Savary placed second aboard Havana Victoria with 66.11%
At big affiliated show at Sheepgate Equestrian in Lincolnshire, GBR, March 23-25, 2007, Thompson wielded the axe of power in the pony division. Aboard Donnerblitz, she won three out of four classes she had entered in. The icing on the cake was the victory in the pony kur to music with 78.75%. Natasha Leak and DHI Langar placed second with 77.75%.
The junior and young riders division at Sheepgate were quite small. Melissa Beer and Celestial King won all four classes they had entered and their highest score was 67.50%. The young riders division was tiny. Louise Justesen and Real McCoy won the team test (71.11%) and Prix St Georges (67.00%), while Shelley Bishop and Picco were the only riders in the team test on Sunday, so they won with 64.44%
Myerscough Results
Pony Riders - Team Championship test
- 1. Alice Thompson - Donnerblitz - 71.05
- 2. Alex Barr - Devito - 69.34
- 3. Emily Harris - Don Joshi - 67.24
- 4. Gemma Abrams - DHI Peppino - 66.05
- 5. Rebecca Vinter - Lys De Monsieur - 64.87
- 6. Gemma Abram - Bernwode Chantal - 64.34
- 7. Kate Marfleet - Murrum Park Phantom - 63.82
- 8. Myles Watt - Pancho - 63.03
- 9. Pippa Hutton - DHI Djorby - 62.89
- 10. Marcus Watt - Maeysfron Rhett - 62.37
- 11. Darcus Lever Northlands - Royal Performance - 61.97
- 12. Savannah De Savary - Sinalco - 61.58
- 13. Steph Pike - Caresto - 61.18
- 14. Ashleigh Slater - Take the Biscuit - 60.53
- 15. Eliza Mason - Symondsbury Empire - 58.42
- 16. Jasmine Theilgaard - Joop - 58.03
- 17. Kate Marfleet - Oaklands Park Phantom of the Opera - 57.63
Junior Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Keri Bates - Donna Parrina - 70.13
- 2. Charlie Hutton - Merlin Nemorensis - 67.0
- 3. Charlie Hutton - Amadeus - 66.86
- 4. Jessica Dunn - Dunn to a 'T' - 65.88
- 5. Alex Barr - Don Perry - 64.88
- 6. Pippa Hutton - Elegante II - 61.88
- 7. Charlie Hutton - DHI Paddington - 61.75
- 8. Jessica Dunn - Roulette - 60.88
Young Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Anne Marie Perry - Forrest Fire - 68.89
- 2. Amber De Savary - Havana Victoria - 66.11
- 3. Alexandra Kipping - Marksquerade - 62.22
- 4. Amber De Savary - Frechdachs - 62.11
- 4. Daryl Ware - Sockbourne Night Hawk - 62.11
- 6. Shelly Bishop - Picco - 61.44
- 7. Danielle Brown - Sapret - 59.56
- 8. Emma Blundell - Fabiola - 59.0
Sheepgate Results
Pony Riders - Preliminary Test
- 1. Pretty Woman - Gemma Read - 70.50
- 1. Donnerblitz - Alice Thompson - 70.50
- 3. D.H.I Languard - Amy Woodhead - 70.25
- 4. Kastanienhof's Vitus - Olivia Kuropatwa - 69.00
- 5. Caresto - Steph Pike - 67.00
- 6. PSE Bon Jovi - Emma Jenkinson - 66.75
- 7. Fijal Figaro - Antonia Keeler - 65.75
- 8. Murrum Park Phantom - Kate Marfleet - 64.75
- 9. Hillmen - Amber Smith - 64.50
- 10. DHI Langar - Natasha Leak - 64.00
- 11. Nando II - Robyn Walker - 63.75
- 12. Oaklands Park Phantom Of The Opera - Kate Marfleet - 62.75
- 13. Symondsbury Empire - Eliza Mason - 62.75
- 14. Diamond Rubin - Sarah Fitton - 61.25
Pony Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Donnerblitz - Alice Thompson - 70.79
- 2. DHI Langar - Natasha Leak - 67.89
- 3. Don Joshi - Emily Harris - 65.66
- 4. Pretty Woman 3 - Gemma Read - 64.21
- 5. D.H.I Languard - Amy Woodhead - 64.08
- 6. Kastanienhof's Vitus - Olivia Kuropatwa - 63.95
- 7. Synod Magnum - Natasha Leak - 63.03
- 8. Fijal Figaro - Antonia Keeler - 62.89
- 9. Symondsbury Empire - Eliza Mason - 62.37
- 9. Diamond Rubin - Sarah Fitton - 62.37
- 11. Nando II - Robyn Walker - 62.11
- 12. PSE Bon Jovi - Emma Jenkinson - 61.97
- 13. Caresto - Steph Pike - 61.84
- 14. Hillmen - Amber Smith - 61.32
- 15. Murrum Park Phantom - Kate Marfleet - 60.39
- 16. Jon Boy George - Natalie Noble - 60.39
- 17. Bjirmen's Wytse - Lizzie Corrie - 60.26
- 18. Oaklands Park Phantom Of The Opera - Kate Marfleet - 58.16
- 19. Lys De Monsieur - Rebecca Vinter - 56.18
Pony Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Kastanienhof's Vitus - Olivia Kuropatwa - 70.26
- 2. Caresto - Steph Pike - 69.21
- 3. Pretty Woman - Gemma Read - 68.68
- 4. D.H.I Languard - Amy Woodhead - 68.68
- 5. DHI Langar - Natasha Leak - 68.42
- 6. Gigolo - Kristina Rausing - 66.05
- 7. Synod Magnus - Olivia Leak - 64.74
- 8. Diamond Rubin - Sarah Fitton - 63.95
- 9. Murrum Park Phantom - Kate Marfleet - 63.68
- 10. Hillmen - Amber Smith - 62.11
- 11. Oaklands Park Phantom Of The Opera - Kate Marfleet - 61.58
- 12. Town Crier of Catherson - Hannah Damaway - 61.58
- 13. Tymo - Laura Thyer - 61.32
- 14. Nando II - Robyn Walker - 61.05
- 15. Lys De Monsieur - Rebecca Vinter - 60.26
Pony Riders - Individual Test
- 1. Donnerblitz - Alice Thompson - 69.00
- 2. Don Joshi - Emily Harris - 69.00
- 3. DHI Langar - Natasha Leak - 67.25
- 4. PSE Bon Jovi - Emma Jenkinson - 64.25
- 5. Kastanienhof's Vitus - Olivia Kuropatwa - 64.25
- 6. Diamond Rubin - Sarah Fitton - 63.75
- 7. Bjirmen's Wytse - Lizzie Corrie - 62.00
- 8. Nando II - Robyn Walker - 61.25
- 9. Synod Magnum - Natasha Leak - 61.00
- 10. Caresto - Steph Pike - 60.00
- 11. Murrum Park Phantom - Kate Marfleet - 59.50
- 12. Lys De Monsieur - Rebecca Vinter - 58.50
- 13. Hillmen - Amber Smith - 57.25
- 14. Jon Boy George - Natalie Noble - 56.25
- 15. Gigolo - Kristina Rausing - 48.50
Pony Riders - Kur to Music
- 1. Donnerblitz - Alice Thompson - 78.75
- 2. DHI Langar - Natasha Leak - 77.75
- 3. Murrum Park Phantom - Kate Marfleet - 72.75
- 4. Don Joshi - Emily Harris - 67.25
Junior Riders - Preliminary Test
- 1. Celestial King - Melissa Beer - 64.00
- 2. Furieux II - George Farnon - 58.57
Junior Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Celestial King - Melissa Beer - 65.00
- 2. Ragazzo - Lizzie Corrie - 62.25
- 3. Highlander - - Anna Karin - 58.25
- 4. Jl's Spider - Hannah Stevens - 56.00
- 4. Melvin - Georgina Wilkinson - 56.00
- 6. Furieux II - George Farnon - 53.75
Junior Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Celestial King - Melissa Beer - 67.50
- 2. Elitaer - Olivia Steans - 63.75
- 3. Ragazzo 32 - Lizzie Corrie - 63.00
- 4. Mister Magic - Jessica Chan - 62.75
- 5. Furieux II - George Farnon - 57.75
- 6. Mission Impossible - Rebecca Vinter - 57.00
Junior Riders - Individual Test
- 1. Celestial King - Melissa Beer - 65.75
- 2. Highlander - Anna Karin Neal - 63.75
- 3. Mister Magic - Jessica Chan - 63.50
- 4. Furieux II - George Farnon - 61.50
- 5. Elitaer - Olivia Steans - 60.50
Junior Riders - Kur to Music
- Smugglers Bay - Kirsten Fox - 57.38
Young Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Cranswick's Real Mccoy - Louise Justesen - 71.11
Young Riders - Team Championship Test
- 1. Picco - Shelley Bishop - 64.44
Young Riders - Prix St Georges
- 1. Cranswick's Real Mccoy - Louise Justesen - 67.00
- 2. Picco - Shelley Bishop - 63.50
- 3. Smugglers Bay - Kirsten Fox - 61.25
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