January

VWH Triathlon - Wroughton, Swindon
Ben Cookson, Kristian Callaghan, Rebecca Mayle and Terri Jackson all competed in the VWH PC Triathlon on 23rd January. In the Mini Boys competition, Ben came first individually and also got the Best Run, Kristian came 15th, and together with another boy from the Cotswold Vale, they came 3rd as a team. Rebecca came 2nd in the Mini Girls competition. Terri came 2nd in the Senior Girls event and also got the Best Run.

March

Chiddingfold Farmers Dressage - Eashing Farm

We sent 3 senior teams to compete at the first dressage competition of the season, and got some good results - Lily Parkinson (1st) and Lauren Innes (6th) in the Championship test. Grace Bovill (2nd), Beth Robertson (2nd), Jo Sprules (4th), Georgina Frank (7th) and Emma Harris (8th) in the Eventing test. In the Area test Lauren Innes and Lily Parkinson both got placed 3rd and Grace Boviill was 7th, resulting in the team being placed. April

Bisley PC ODE
23 members came to compete. Our 1'9" team of Holly Carter, Elinor Fleming and Sophie Shields, all on their first ever outing were un-placed but all managed to complete and had a great time. In the 2ft 3" the Sapphire Team were 2nd Overall following a 3rd for Annalise Turnbull and Katrina Harris and 5th for Zoe Daniels along with a marvelous round from Daniella's youngster 'Cheeky'. Lauren Innes was also placed 2nd individually on Joey. In the 2ft 9 the Amethyst team of Millie Altman, Rosie Riall, Hilary Scutter and Ed Mckeown finished brilliantly in 6th following Hilary's individual 5th and Ed's 2nd. Grace Jackson was 5th individually. Why don't you come out and join us next time, you don't need to be an expert just happy to have a go at a bit of everything (dressage, SJ and XC). Call Nicky Honey on 01189 836710 for more information.

May

SBPC Dressage with Jumping
We had a great turn out for this event from the South Berks members, with some excellent results.
Class 1A
1st - Emma Prest on Willoway Silver Streak
2nd - Max Haywood on Fudge
3rd - Alex Webb on Bell
5th - Imogen Altman on Merdog Maid
7th - Courtney Argyle on Blue Velvet
Class 1B
1st - Emma Prest on Springcroft Red Admiral
2nd - Samantha Andrews on Little Star
Class 2A
1st - Lily Parkinson on Dun and Dusted
3rd - Elisabeth King on Rosie
5th - Leanne Turner-Stephenson on Sweet Chariot
6th - Paige Harding on Little Miss Ruby
7th - Emily Porter on Hardys Dazzler
8th - Melissa Harbor on Abu
Class 2B
1st - Sarah Bond on Firefly
Class 3A
1st - Beth Robertson on Copper Mine
3rd - Rosie Riall on Colonel Custard
4th - Ali Matchwick on Finegan
5th - Daniella Kilsby Steele on Easter Night
6th - Jo Sprules on Rabbit
7th - Jessica Hazell on Billie Wizard
8th - Georgia Braby on Chequers
Class 3B
2nd - Lauren Innes on Evans Above
3rd - Lily Parkinson on Dun and Dusted
Class 4A
3rd - Emma Strang on Sophie
Class 4B
1st - Beth Robertson on Copper Mine
2nd - Lauren Innes on Evans Above
3rd - Lily Parkinson on Dun and Dusted
4th - Daniella Kilsby-Steele on Easter Night
Class 5
1st - Grace Bovill on J Kenzo
2nd - Laura Goswell on Foxglove Valentino

New Forest Tetrathlon
Results from the New Forest. All the children rode extremely well considering the appalling weather. Hamish Glynn had a clear round at his 1st ever tet. The Mixed Novice Team of Terri Jackson, Simon Daniels, Kayleigh Blackburn and Charlotte Shepheard came second with Kayleigh being Ind 3rd with =Best Shoot and Charlotte 5th Ind.

The Junior Girls Team of Jo Sprules, Zoe Daniels and Rebecca Blackburn came first.

In the Mini Boys Tet Hamish Glynn scored a good 3582 pts which unfortunately left him unplaced as the competition was extremely strong. Rebecca Mayle had 3694 pts in her first ever tet and was in 3rd (mixed club) team in the Mini Girls.

The Mixed Mini Triathlon team of Ben Cookson, Sophie Harris and Melissa Dawes came 4th. Ben Cookson had Best Run and won the class individully, Hugo Flawn Thomas came 5th individually and Kristian Callaghan had best shoot.

Competition as always was extremely strong here and all South Berks Competitors did exceptionally well, with several personal bests achieved. Connor Edmonds competed in his first ever Tri successfully completing all three disciplines with good results. Well done to all of you.

Stockland Lovell Inter-Area Tetrathlon
Congratulations go to three of our junior competitors in representing the area at the inter-area tetrathlon in Stockland Lovell this year. Kayleigh Blackburn had a clear ride and excellent shoot giving her 2nd best shoot, also superb swim of 1100 pts. Rebecca Blackburn too had an excellent ride over this big course on Beaulieu with only one refusal, again an excellent swim of 1058 pts. Charlotte Shepheard also rode a superb ride, clear with just 1 second time penalty, and an equally excellent swim of 1082 pts.

As a team (with Fiona Clinch of Cowdray PC), they came 7th overall - in fact all three girls have done us proud as a Branch and we look forward to them representing us as Novices in the forthcoming Area Qualifier event in July.

Our one and only Mini competitor Miranda Jackson also had a brilliant competition. Unfortunately Area 13 could not find a team, so Miranda battled on as an individual. A good ride and swim were followed by a brilliant run giving 1006pts, in fact 1km under 4mins, well done! The standard was impressively high but Miranda's total of 3952 pts put her up amongst the best of them.

Garth Hunt Hunter Trials at WEC

Biz Dance took part in the 2'3" class of the Hunter Trials at Wokingham Equestrian Centre and was placed 6th overall.

Wokingham PC - ODE at WEC

We had some South Berks successes at the ODE at Wokingham Equestrian Centre. Biz Dance came 6th in 2'6" class on Tammy Girl. Victoria Dance finished 1st and got Best Dressage on Irish Masterpiece in the 2'9" and Hannah Turnbull was 4th in 3'3" class

Chiddingfold Dressage - Eashing Farm

Hilary Scutter and Emma Prest represented South Berks in the Novice Test and did well to be placed 7th and 8th. In the Eventing Test we achieved the following results; Grace Bovill - 1st, Lily Parkinson and Daniella Kilsby Steel - 2nd, Jo Sprules - 3rd, Beth Robertson - 4th, Laura Goswell and Emma Harris - 6th. In the Area test, Grace was 1st, Lily was 2nd and Lauren Innes and Emma Harris were 7th. At this event they won a Championship Accumulator for the best results in both classes - Grace Bovill won the championship and Lily Parkinson was the runner up

June

Woodland Hunt ODE - Rosehill
The mini team of Rhiannon Honey, Georgia Misson, Elinor Fleming and Matthew Hick competed in the 2' class at the Woodland ODE at Rosehill nr Henley. They all had a very good day and managed to complete all three disciplines with only a few stops between them, resulting in the team being placed 2nd overall and Rhiannon Honey getting an individual 4th place.

Hambledon Hunt North Tetrathlon
Good weather preceeded an equally good tet weekend at Hambledon Hunt North. The XC course at West Meon held a few challenges for the minis and quite a lot for Jo Sprules as a novice, as they used most of the senior jumps! Jo bravely went forward on Ben, having not really ridden him much before and had an enjoyable round. End result for Jo was an individual 4th place against very stiff competition. Sunday brought the Triathlon, where our Mini Boys team of Hugo Flaun-Thomas, Piers Flaun-Thomas, Sam Courtier-Dutton and Ashley Pullen won the class. Individual results in the boys section were: Hugo 2nd, Ashley 3rd, Sam 6th and Piers just outside the placings. Kristian Callaghan had best shoot. In the Mixed Mini Tetrathlon, Hamish Glynn had an excellent competition - following a clear xc ride, he went on to become 2nd individually improving his personal best swim time along the way. Rebecca Mayle had a very credible 6th place as one of only two 9yo taking part, riding well with only a couple of "oops", she held the place with a good run and swim.

Chiddingfold ODE
The South Berks had a good day out at the Chiddingfold ODE at Rogate. In Class 1, Daniella Kilsby-Steele came 1st in her Arena on Silver Sixpence, and also getting Best Dressage. In Class 2, Hamish Glynn and Mr Pie were 3rd, and in Class 3, Grace Jackson and Ace were joint 6th, Millie Altman and The Grey were 8th
SOHS Hunter Trial/Tet/Tri
The mini team of Sophie Clark, Rhiannon Honey and Matthew Hick completed in the 2'3" class of the SOHS Hunter Trial at Rosehill. They all completed the course, although were not placed. Rhiannon and Matthew were both on new ponies and did well to go clear, although the gate proved a challenge for Matthew.

The mini boys triathlon team had a convincing win with Ben Cookson placed individual 1st, Hugo Flawn-Thomas 2nd, Ashley Pullen 4th and Kristian Callaghan 5th. Kristian also got Best Shoot.

The mini boys tetrathlon saw Hamish Glynn coming 2nd, and getting best shoot, and in the mini girls tetrathlon, Rebecca Mayle came 5th.

Jo Sprules came 2nd in the Junior Girls Tet. Zoe Daniels did well but was not placed. The team of Jo Sprules, Zoe Daniels and Miranda Jackson were placed 2nd as a team in the Horse Trials

Simon Daniels was placed 2nd in the Senior boys Tet

July

Bisley PC - Eventers Challenge

The Bisley Eventers challenge consisted of a course of showjumps, followed directly by 10 XC jumps, then back into the ring to jump the final showjumps against the clock. Biz Dance on Tammy competed in the 2'3" class and did really well to come 3rd out of a class of 44

Chiddingfold Farmers - Hickstead Qualifier at Eashing Farm

We sent two teams to try to qualify for the PC team competition at Hickstead The team of Charlotte Eley, Victoria Dance, Katy Tooth and Millie Altmann, came 3rd and qualified. The other team, consisting of Hannah Turnbull, Lily Parkinson Sarah Lambert-Gibbs and Grace Bovill came 4th, and just missed out on qualifying.

We also sent two intermediate teams - the Navy team was Daniella Kilsby-Steele, Jo Sprules, Kayleigh Blackburn and Rebecca Blackburn did very well, with Jo getting a double clear, but were not placed. The Blue team of Allie Matchwick, Ellie Taylor, Scarlett Harter and Emma Strang, came 6th, with Emma getting a double clear on her new horse, and doing the jump off for the team.

Vine Pre-Area Dressage

The South Berks sent two senior teams to the Vine. The first team consisting of Lily Parkinson, Grace Bovill, Lauren Innes and Laura Goswell came first, with Lily and Grace both winning in their arenas. The second team was Lily Parkinson (ind 2nd), Emma Harris (ind 3rd) and Grace Bovill (ind 4th) came 2nd. An excellent day for the South Berks.


Wokingham PC Show

Biz Dance took part in the 2'3" and 2'6" showjumping classes at the Wokingham PC show and jumped double clears and came first in both classes. She also took part in the 2'9" Swallowfield Qualifier and came 6th - qualifiying for the Championship.