6th March 2010 - Dengie Dressage Area Qualifier, Northop
Several of our members competed at the Dengie Dressage Area Qualifier at Northop Equestrian Centre on Saturday. Competing in the Novice class were Bethany Hodgson, Victoria Jones on Tufty and Nemo, and Hilary Secker on Luke. All three rode very well and were turned out to a very high standard. Well done to Hilary who came 6th. Competing in the Open class were Lucinda Bellis and Kati Ratcliffe. Again the Cheshire Hunt North high standards of turnout and riding were maintained, and we're delighted to report that Lucinda came 2nd and qualified for the national final at Moreton Morrell on 28th March. Thank you to Burton Cheshire Forest for hosting the competition.
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29th February 2010 - Achievement Badges at Stable Management Rally, Hollins Farm
Nine eager pony clubbers turned up at Hollins Farm clutching their memory sticks, cds and notepads to give their talks on wild animals and trees. Each member had previously drawn a subject out of a hat and had to speak for 4-5 minutes on it. The subjects were Foxes, Owls, Hedgehogs, Trees, Mice, Bats, Moles & Voles, Squirrels and Badgers. They had obviously worked very hard at researching their subjects and creating visually interesting talks, and the audience were clearly entertained by them. Well done to Annabel Carthy, Xanthe Goldsack, Abi Jones, Archie Hocknell, Ella Aitkin, Eleanor Hazlewood, Georgina Burgess, Charlotte Spear and Charlotte Taylor. Rob presented them all with their Wild Animal badge and their Public Speaking badge at the end.
Nine eager pony clubbers turned up at Hollins Farm clutching their memory sticks, cds and notepads to give their talks on wild animals and trees. Each member had previously drawn a subject out of a hat and had to speak for 4-5 minutes on it. The subjects were Foxes, Owls, Hedgehogs, Trees, Mice, Bats, Moles & Voles, Squirrels and Badgers. They had obviously worked very hard at researching their subjects and creating visually interesting talks, and the audience were clearly entertained by them. Well done to Annabel Carthy, Xanthe Goldsack, Abi Jones, Archie Hocknell, Ella Aitkin, Eleanor Hazlewood, Georgina Burgess, Charlotte Spear and Charlotte Taylor. Rob presented them all with their Wild Animal badge and their Public Speaking badge at the end.
28th February 2010 - Mounted Games Friendly, Aintree
Our games team started their 2010 campaign yesterday when we hosted an indoor competition at the Aintree International Arena. Twelve senior and 8 junior teams blew the winter cobwebs away and settled down to competition and trying out the new race ‘Farmers Market’ which involves equipment such as a string of sausages, an egg box, a potatoe and a plastic milk bottle!
An enormous thank you must also go to Pennie, our Mounted Games Co-ordinator, for the endless hours she puts into organising and running practices. In addition the smooth running of Sunday and the organisation of all the help made the day one to remember. Thanks Pennie from us all.
Our games team started their 2010 campaign yesterday when we hosted an indoor competition at the Aintree International Arena. Twelve senior and 8 junior teams blew the winter cobwebs away and settled down to competition and trying out the new race ‘Farmers Market’ which involves equipment such as a string of sausages, an egg box, a potatoe and a plastic milk bottle!
Our Senior Red team (Amy Hollinshead/Warrior; Emmie Davidson-Slack/Charmer; Jordan Cooke/Storm; Katie Vernon/Mischief (in their first competition together); Daniel Drummond/Sylph) won the A final – a wonderful start! Our Senior Black team boosted with 2 Berwyn & Dee members and competed under the name of ‘Cheshire & Dee’ (Emma Bell/Ladybird; Alex Vickers/Madison; Hope Barrell/Penny; with Jess and Nicky and their ponies Woody and Mr QT) mixed well and enjoyed themselves and competed in the C final – well tried girls. For Emma and Alex this was their first competition with their new ponies and another first for Alex as it was her first senior competition too!
And so to the Juniors (Becky Thomas/Sylph; Lucy Pedley/Star; Katherine Smith/Mr Ben; Kate Pedley/Regal; William Walton/Kestrel) here they settled quickly into a rhythm and won the A final – another fabulous start! For William and Kestrel this was their first ever games competition and for Katherine and Kate their first competition on their new ponies.
A huge THANK YOU to our officials Caroline Chadwick (our Chief Steward), David Knowles (event organiser/commentator), Graham Ashmore (the man with the flag and whistle) and Adrienne Knowles (finish judge) and to all our parents and committee members who ‘mucked’ in on the day – from Tracy (our scorer who had the best seat in the house!), the endless offers of refreshments, the arena stewards, to our fabulous pooh pickers. Never a popular job but… the venue staff commended us on our care and diligence. A special mention goes to Annabel Carthy and Hannah Pedley who sold raffle tickets and raised a fabulous £75 – well done girls! AND WELL DONE EVERYONEAn enormous thank you must also go to Pennie, our Mounted Games Co-ordinator, for the endless hours she puts into organising and running practices. In addition the smooth running of Sunday and the organisation of all the help made the day one to remember. Thanks Pennie from us all.
27th February 2010 - Winter League SJ, Aintree
Click HERE for a report on our very successful, and very long, day.
Click HERE for a report on our very successful, and very long, day.
18th February 2010 - Winter League SJ, Northop
Another good day of jumping for CHN! Our Class One Lions were Jess Harby, Lucy Pedley, Xanthe Goldsack and Katherine Smith and they came 4th. Well done to Xanthe and Jess who both had double clears and individual honours to Xanthe who came 6th. Our Class Two team was made up ot Maia Hodgson, Dan Drummond, Becky Thomas and Alex Vickers. They all rode very well but were just out of the rosettes this time. Our Class Three team were Charlotte Brunt, Tabitha Ridley-Thomas, Hilary Secker and Olivia Arrowsmith and they came 1st. Well done to Charlotte, Tabitha and Olivia who all got double clears and Charlotte who achieved 6th place individually. Many thanks to Waen Y Llyn and Flint & Denbigh for organising the event.
Another good day of jumping for CHN! Our Class One Lions were Jess Harby, Lucy Pedley, Xanthe Goldsack and Katherine Smith and they came 4th. Well done to Xanthe and Jess who both had double clears and individual honours to Xanthe who came 6th. Our Class Two team was made up ot Maia Hodgson, Dan Drummond, Becky Thomas and Alex Vickers. They all rode very well but were just out of the rosettes this time. Our Class Three team were Charlotte Brunt, Tabitha Ridley-Thomas, Hilary Secker and Olivia Arrowsmith and they came 1st. Well done to Charlotte, Tabitha and Olivia who all got double clears and Charlotte who achieved 6th place individually. Many thanks to Waen Y Llyn and Flint & Denbigh for organising the event.
16th February 2010 - Pony Racing Training Day, Aintree
Click HERE for William Walton's report on their great day at Aintree.
Click HERE for William Walton's report on their great day at Aintree.
6th February 2010 - Winter League SJ, Southview
Very cold and very foggy - that seems to be the general feeling of the day. In addition to WOW! Didn't we do well!! Our Class One Lions were Xanthe Goldsack, Jess Harby, Lucy Pedley and Annabel Carthy and they came 4th! Both Xanthe and Lucy had double clears - well done girls. Our Class Two team was made up of Dan Drummond, Abi Jones, Alex Vickers and Emily Hocknell and they came 1st!!!! Annabel Carthy rode as an individual. Congratulations to Dan and Emily for their double clears. The success continued through the day. Our Class Three team was Tabitha Ridley-Thomas, Leah Connor, Charlotte Brunt and Amy Hollinshead and they came 2nd! With Amy getting a double clear and an individual 2nd place - well done Amy. Abby Spurrell rode as an individual. In Class Four our team was Ki Ashmore, Emmie Davidson-Slack and Georgia Drummond. Despite only being a team of three they came 2nd with Ki and Emmie both getting double clears and achieving individual 3rd and 4th respectively. Thank you to Crewe & District and Cheshire Hunt South for organising the event.
Our Class 2 Winning Team!
Very cold and very foggy - that seems to be the general feeling of the day. In addition to WOW! Didn't we do well!! Our Class One Lions were Xanthe Goldsack, Jess Harby, Lucy Pedley and Annabel Carthy and they came 4th! Both Xanthe and Lucy had double clears - well done girls. Our Class Two team was made up of Dan Drummond, Abi Jones, Alex Vickers and Emily Hocknell and they came 1st!!!! Annabel Carthy rode as an individual. Congratulations to Dan and Emily for their double clears. The success continued through the day. Our Class Three team was Tabitha Ridley-Thomas, Leah Connor, Charlotte Brunt and Amy Hollinshead and they came 2nd! With Amy getting a double clear and an individual 2nd place - well done Amy. Abby Spurrell rode as an individual. In Class Four our team was Ki Ashmore, Emmie Davidson-Slack and Georgia Drummond. Despite only being a team of three they came 2nd with Ki and Emmie both getting double clears and achieving individual 3rd and 4th respectively. Thank you to Crewe & District and Cheshire Hunt South for organising the event.
Our Class 2 Winning Team!
30th January 2010 - Winter League SJ, Aintree
What a fabulous day we had! Excellent facilities, brilliant courses and wonderful help from our parents. We had two teams in every class today. In Class One the Lions were Jessica Harby, Becky Thomas, Annabel Carthy and Lucy Pedley and their team came 3rd. The Tigers were Katherine Smith, Alex Vickers and Xanthe Goldsack. Well done to Jess, Becky, Lucy and Xanthe who all got double clears and to Becky who came 1st individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Two the Lions were Abi Jones, Maia Hodgson, Dan Drummond and Amy Hollinshead and they came 5th. The Tigers were Annabel Carthy, Georgina Blackshaw, Kati Ratcliffe and Emily Hocknell and they came 2nd. Congratulations to Dan, Georgina and Kati who all got double clears and to Georgina who came 5th individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Three the Lions were Leah Connor, Tabitha Ridley-Thomas and Charlotte Brunt and they came 6th. The Tigers were Amy Hollinshead, Georgina Blackshaw and Hilary Secker. Well done to Amy who had a double clear in a fast time and came 2nd individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Four the Lions were Ki Ashmore, Georgia Drummond, Holly Kapusniak and Grace Kennerley and they came 3rd. The Tigers were Penny Hancox, Charlotte Brunt, Emmie Davidson-Slack and Bekki Ashmore and they came 2nd. Congratulations to Holly, Emmie and Bekki who all got double clears and to Emmie who came 4th individually and was highest placed CHN and Holly who came 5th.
Thank you to everyone who made the day such a success.
What a fabulous day we had! Excellent facilities, brilliant courses and wonderful help from our parents. We had two teams in every class today. In Class One the Lions were Jessica Harby, Becky Thomas, Annabel Carthy and Lucy Pedley and their team came 3rd. The Tigers were Katherine Smith, Alex Vickers and Xanthe Goldsack. Well done to Jess, Becky, Lucy and Xanthe who all got double clears and to Becky who came 1st individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Two the Lions were Abi Jones, Maia Hodgson, Dan Drummond and Amy Hollinshead and they came 5th. The Tigers were Annabel Carthy, Georgina Blackshaw, Kati Ratcliffe and Emily Hocknell and they came 2nd. Congratulations to Dan, Georgina and Kati who all got double clears and to Georgina who came 5th individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Three the Lions were Leah Connor, Tabitha Ridley-Thomas and Charlotte Brunt and they came 6th. The Tigers were Amy Hollinshead, Georgina Blackshaw and Hilary Secker. Well done to Amy who had a double clear in a fast time and came 2nd individually and highest placed CHN. In Class Four the Lions were Ki Ashmore, Georgia Drummond, Holly Kapusniak and Grace Kennerley and they came 3rd. The Tigers were Penny Hancox, Charlotte Brunt, Emmie Davidson-Slack and Bekki Ashmore and they came 2nd. Congratulations to Holly, Emmie and Bekki who all got double clears and to Emmie who came 4th individually and was highest placed CHN and Holly who came 5th.
Thank you to everyone who made the day such a success.
24th January 2010 - Winter Dressage, Huntersgate
Click HERE for a report on the winter dressage competition - 'Dressage Breaks the Boredom' by Annabel Carthy.