OCTOBER

OBH Hunter Trials : 17 October

Today the minis competed at the OBH Hunter Trials at Rosehill. Rebecca Mayle, Georgia Misson, Emily Porter, Matt Hick and Rhia Honey all attempted the 2ft 3", all picked up a few faults on the way round - most at a tricky bogey brush fence. All enjoyed the class but sadly were not placed. Georgia and Emily presented for the pairs along with Matt and Rhia. Again all collected some faults over what was a testing 2ft 3", especially with the boggy conditions. Matt and Rhia hiccupped again at the Brush which they had faulted at when solo. Luckily everyone else seemed to fault here too and they still managed 6th in a well contested class.

We were represented by a squad of five keen and competitive mini's at what was the last Tet/Tri of the season. Chiddingfold, as always held a well ran event, at which South Berks competed against very stiff competition, with excellent results. Hugo Flawn-Thomas performed well in all aspects to gain a worthy 2nd place Ind. Luke Faithful was placed 12th and Kristian Callaghan shot a superb 940 to give =best shoot. Charlotte Shepheard rode clear with 2nd best swim to take 5th Ind against strong opposition. Rebecca Mayle had a pb swim of 4.03 lengths taking 11th place Ind. The whole team and parents would like to thank Adam Flawn-Thomas who, at short notice acted at team manager. We are all looking forward to next season, with it's challenges and changes. We hope some of you would like to join us !

BCRC Show Jumping, Boomerang Stables : 3 October

Emily Porter, Matthew Hick and Rhia Honey had a great day at Boomerang Stables today at the BCRC Show jumping. The mini's did a terrific job and gathered much praise from the friendly adults competing for all 3 reaching the jump offs in both classes. In the 2ft class Matt was undoubtedly the fastest and made a terrific tight turn only to roll an unlucky pole at the next jump but still came in 6th as the fastest of the 4 faults. Emily got a terrific 3rd as did Rhia who came in 2nd, only beaten by a big horse on the long gallop in the jump off who just swallowed the ground gaining a second on her. In the 2ft 3, all 3 jumped double clears where the order was reversed slightly with Emily taking 3rd, Rhia 4th and Matt 6th. They are all looking forward to continuing competing throughout the winter, maybe you want to join them!!!

SEPTEMBER

SBPC Tet, Priory Farm : 25 September

Rosettes for the boys at the SBPC Tet held on 25th September at Priory Farm. Seen here, Simon Daniels and Robert Misson - well done!

Bisley ODE : 12 September 2'9 Class

Another fantastic day for the South Berks Intermediates. We only managed to get one team entered, although on the day we had a further three individuals competing. Running as individuals Lily got yet another 1st and Grace Jackson was 4th.

The team comprising Georgie Frank (2nd), Emma Strang (2nd), Jo Sprules (5th) and Elly Taylor won the team competition.

What a fitting end to the season for a cracking load of competitors - a groan was heard when the winning team was announced!! This means that we are now serious competition!

AUGUST

Novice Championships, Wokingham : 25th August

The team of Lottie Crocker, Lilly Parkinson, Daniella Kilsby-Steele and Victoria Dance came 4th, and Daniella got individual 3rd, just missing out on 2nd by her collective marks! Well done to all!

Area Show Jumping : 7th August 2004

The SBPC sent two mini teams to Area (mini) Show Jumping on Saturday 7th August. There were 25 teams in total, only 14 got to the second round and 6 to the jump off. Our team of Ellie Frank, Emma Strang, Charlotte Shepheard and Annaliese Turnbull managed to finish in 5th place – Annaliese having given us all a horrendous fright by ploughing into the second last at high speed! The team of Rebecca Blackburn, Elizabeth Dance, Paige Harding and Annie Clarke finished 6th.

Well done to all – I think everyone would agree that we had a fantastic day.

Area Event, Mattingley : 2 August 2004

(Further details to follow)

Unfortunately the team of Katy Tooth, Lucy Bucknell and Lauren Innes was not placed In the Area 13 eventing championships held over the novice track at Mattingley on 2 August, but well done to Lauren who was 8th individually in her first area event.

Intermediate eventing, Mattingley : 2 August 2004

The intermediate team of Daniella Kilsby-Steele, Victoria Dance and Georgina Frank came 2nd, and Daniella got individual 3rd!

JULY

Area Dressage : 30th July 2004

The Area dressage teams of Emma Strang, Lauren Innes, Lily Parkinson and Camilla Beavon and the team of Daniella Kilsby-Steele, Alicia Beavon, Grace Bovill and Beth Robertson finished a very creditable 4th and 7th respectively at the Area 13 Dressage Championships on 30 July at Mattingley, against some very strong opposition. As over 20 teams took part this was an excellent result for the branch. Emma Strang (4th) , Alicia Beavon (4th) and Lauren Innes (7th) were also placed individually in their arenas. Well done to all !!

SBPC ODE, Priory Farm : 25th July 2004

SBPC dominated the 3'3'' ODE at Priory Farm today. The branch has invested over £5k in a new cross country course which would challenge any Novice rider and will provide a challenge to many SBPC riders over the next few years - on behalf of SBPC members (and I include parents in this!) many thanks to those who have invested the time and effort.

The SBPC team of: Lily Parkinson, Victoria Dance, Jo Sprules (we wish her well after her fall today) and Daniella Kilsby-Steele came first (in competition to 5 other Area 13 teams). Daniella and Lily came first and second (separated only by 0.8% - Daniella also got best dressage (74%). At this level SBPC must be dominating PC riding in Area and we wish luck to those going to Cheshire for the National Novice Championships.

Wokingham ODE : 3rd July 2004

We had 3 SBPC teams at Wokingham on 3rd July. The SBPC Planets (Rebecca Blackburn, Zoe Daniels, Matt Hick and Rhia Honey finished 6th and the Stars (Hilary Scutter, Rosie Riall and Paige Harding) finished in 4th place. Paige also placed 3rd individually with a dressage score of 30.0 and a double clear and Matt finished 4th individually also with a double clear and a dressage score of 34.0.Jo Sprules entered the 2'9 class and was placed 7th individually. The DC congratulated the SBPC members on their turn out at the presentation.

Mini Badminton, Merrist Wood : 4th July 2004

The South Berks Intermediates had another fantastic day at the Mini Badminton at Merrist Wood on Sunday 4th July. Run over the Intro BE course, the team of Lily Parkinson (2nd), Lottie Crocker (1st), Emma Strang (7th) and Daniella Kilsby-Steele won the Teams!! The team of Rebecca Steljes (2nd - missed 1st by 0.4 penalties), Georgie Frank and Lily Parkinson (3rd) won 6th Team place. Well done all - a brilliant day out.

The Mini Team of Ellie Frank, Alicia Beavon, Charlotte Shepheard and Lottie Crocker did really well at Merrist Wood on Saturday 3rd July. Alicia won her arena, and the team was 4th overall. Well done everyone

JUNE

Tet Inter-Area Competition : Half Term
Congratulations to the under 12 years Mini Tet Team who won their age group at the Inter Area Competition in North Somerset at Half term. This was a splendid achievement for Charlotte Shepheard, Rebecca Blackburn , Ellie Frank and Hilary Scutter. Charlotte and Rebecca were representatives in the Area 13 Team which came second, so excellent again, as well as being a great weekend camping in beautiful countryside and a superb X/C course at Stockland Lovell. The Junior Team of Kayleigh Blackburn, Zoe Daniels and Jo Sprules were actually placed 6th as a team against stiff opposition. It was certainly a privilege to compete there and we would all love to go again!

Stilemans ODE 3'3 : June 27th 2004
Another fantastic result for Lily Parkinson today. 1st with Spot and 6th with Prince. Brilliantly done by Katy Haddock who was 8th. The team of Lily Parkinson, Lottie Crocker, Emma Strang and Hannah Bucknell did very well and came 6th. A great effort by all three teams over what was a big course for the newcomers at this height.

Thames Valley Riding Club ODE : 20 June
At Thames Valley Riding Club 3' ODE at Berkshire College of Agriculture two SBPC members did very well in what was essentially an adult competition. Katy Haddock riding Oliver Twist came forth and Daniella Kilsby-Steele riding Mr Chumliegh Warner (formerly known as Crofter!) came fifth. Daniella also won best dressage with 74%. Both would have been higher up the rankings if the very tight time for the SJ had been publicised - the event was run under British Eventing rules hence the timed show jumping. The cross country was over the Intro course.

Chiddingfold ODE, Rogate : 20 June
South Berks had a good day yesterday at the Chiddingfold ODE with several placings: The Blue Team was placed 4th out of 18 teams in the 2ft 3 class - individual results as follows: Paige Harding 4th individual, Rosie Riall 6th Individual, Rebecca Blackburn 9th Individual, Charlotte Shepheard 8th Individual and Annaliese Turnbull 5th Individual. The Intermediate Team of Charlotte Shepheard (6th), Alicia Beavon (3rd) and Emma Strang was placed 3rd
Well done everyone!

Bisley PC Area Dressage : 13 June
On June 13th at the Bisley PC Area Dressage competition the SBPC team came a creditable sixth. The team consisted of: Lauren Innis, Emma Harris, Lilly Parkinson and Daniella Kilsby-Steele.

Chiddingfold PC Area Dressage : 1 June
At Eashing Farm Daniella Kilsby-Steele was able to secure a fourth place in the Chiddingfold Pony Club Area Dressage Test with a 65%. Well done Daniella!

MAY

Wokingham Equestrian Centre : 29 May
Well done to Katie Haddock who was placed 2nd at Wokingham Branch ODE on 29th May

Thorney Island ODE : 30 May

Daniella Kilsby-Steele took second place on 30 May at Thorney Island ODE over a technical 3'3'' Cross Country Course. Thorney Island is near Chichester but is well worth a visit for those looking for new venues at about 3'

In addition to winning the mini tri, individually Luke Faithful won first in shooting and first individual overall; Hugo Flawn-Thomas won first in swimming and fourth individual overall; Christian Callaghan won 6th individual overall, and Piers Flawn-Thomas, despite being too young to enter the shoot competition, still managed to come ninth individual overall - well done!

On 16th May at the Blewbury Centre, three South Berks members qualified for The Showjumping Championships Of Great Britain, which will take place in Wales at The David Broome Event Centre towards the end of August. Sarah Lambert-Gibbs riding Mr Badminton and Hannah and Annaliese Turnbull riding Rusty, Sam, Bobby and Echo all qualified and Hannah and Annaliese also qualified for the Trailblazers Championships at Stoneleigh Park, also in August. Well done girls!

APRIL

Mid Surrey Tet : 25th April
20 of our members travelled to the Mid Surrey Tet nr Epsom on the 25th April. SBPC had a very successful day. The Junior girls team started the rosette trail with us placing 3rd as a team and Daniella Kilsby-Steele 3rd individually. This was followed by the Mini Boys Tet team who added a trophy to the collection coming in as 1st team, with Ed McKeown placed 2nd individually and taking the Best Swim. Shortly after, the Mini Girls Tet team followed with another 1st and another Trophy, Charlotte Shepheard placed 4th indivually and taking best shoot. In the Mini Boys Tri the team was 4th overall with Kristian Callaghan taking best shoot. Finally we had no team in the mini girls, however Miranda Jakson placed 1st at her first ever Tri with Rebecca Mayle rounding it off and placed 3rd. A very successful day, well done to all.

Bisley ODE : 18th April
SBPC Sapphires came first in the 1' 9". Sapphires were Matthew Hick, Annaliese Turnbull, Elizabeth Dance and Rhiannon Honey. Luke Mc Nickle and Jaqueline Herbert were also placed indiviually. Special mention to Molly McNickle who had two falls but was full of determination. Charlotte Shepheard was placed 3rd individually in the 2ft 3" and Elizabeth Frank was placed 7th.

HH Open Hunter Trial : Tweseldown 3rd April
A few hardy members of SBPC had a sucessful start to the season on a windy day at Tweseldown. Alicia Beavon won her 2ft 6 section on Streaky, Lauren Innes won the open 3ft class on Evans and was 3rd in the Novice Horse section on Muffin while Grace Bovill came 3rd in the 3ft 6 class on Beanie. Well done to all.

FEBRUARY

Merrist Wood : 17th February
Sarah Lambert-Gibbs riding Mr.Badminton came 2nd on Tuesday 17th February 2004 at Merrist Wood College and qualified for the Dengie Winter Show Jumping League second round to be held at Medstead Grange on Saturday 13th March 2004. Well done Sarah!