simply hip Aston-le-Walls Horse Trials (1)
Pippa Funnell won open intermediate section K on Ensign at the first Aston-le-Walls Horse Trials of the year, sponsored by simply hip. Oliver Townend and Woodhouse Ben put a fall at Ballindenisk behind them by finishing second.
William Fox-Pitt took Thursday’s open intermediate, with 16-year-old Moon Man.
Daniel Sibley, 20, won the under-21 open intermediate on Tarmac Adam. Georgie Spence, 18, was runner-up on Song For Gull and took third place on Tom.
In intermediate section I newly-crowned Badminton champion Lucinda Fredericks pocketed another first-place rosette, this time with Mr Alligator. Oliver Townend and Andrew Cawthray’s ODT Mouse finished second.
Louise Skelton claimed intermediate section J on Evamore. Karen Hurrion was thrilled when her stallion Jazz Time III took top honours in section G under Jeanette Brakewell. Mary King won section H with Kings Temptress.
Thursday’s intermediate sections fell to Andrew Nicholson, who put in the two fastest rounds of section E to take first and third on Avebury and Stormhill Kossack, and Dag Albert, quickest in section D on Tubber Rebel.
Read this report in full, plus reports from other top affiliated horse trials around the country, in this Thursday’s Horse & Hound (17 May, ’07)
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.