The 2022BSPS winter championships took place over three days at Arena UK, Lincs. Hot competition was witnessed in all sections and the classes culminating in two glittering supreme championships.
If you couldn’t attend the BSPS winter championships this year, or simply want to relive the action, check out these stunning winners who reigned:
Lilly Richardson rides her mother Lucy Richardson’s show pony first ridden, a HOYS winner in 2021, to the Royal International (RIHS) mini show pony title.
Georgia Darlington and Joan Hayden’s Connemara win the novice Heritage working hunter honour, just a day after Georgia secured Gold Cup glory on her own mare, Jara.
Samantha Taylor goes for the gallop with her 122cm hunter pony, owned by her mother Chrissy Knipe and her aunt Rebecca Abba, to capture the winter restricted supreme of show.
The former BSPS winter novice supreme winner returns to Arena UK to clinch the winter restricted part-bred championship for Hallie Kerry-Oates.
13. Shildons Royal Scoundrel
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Winter Novice Supreme Champs.
Champion No.182
Shildons Royal Scoundrel. Charlotte Caulfield
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Vicki Rudd’s home-bred 148cm show pony and Charlotte Caulfield give producers Adam Forster and David Jinks a third consecutive BSPS winter novice supreme title.
14. A Kind Of Magic
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Winter restricted WHP Champs
Champion No. 511
A Kind Of Magic. India Wheeler
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Indie Wheeler and her mother Chrissy Wheeler’s 10-year-old mare are victorious in the restricted winter working hunter pony championship.
15. Ballyseedy Black Magic
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RIHS Show Hunter Champs.
Champion No. 668
Ballyseedy Black Magic. Hallie Jessica Kerry-Oates
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Hallie Kerry-Oates is back in the saddle once again, this time with the 143cm show hunter pony who triumphs in the RIHS show hunter pony reckoning.
16. Chaseford Camelia
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Winter Novice Mini Champs.
Champion No. 558
Chaseford Camelia Ella Latto
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Ella Latto and the show pony lead rein are victorious in novice mini ranks.
17. Coffeepot Champagne Charlie
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Winter NoviceHeritage Mini Champs.
Champion No. 328
Coffeepot Champagne Charlie Matilda Konechny ?
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The Welsh section A is crowned winter Heritage novice mini champion with jockey Matilda Holmes for owner Alison Duval.
18. Ladies Man
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Winter Restricted Intermediate Champs.
Champion No. 687
Ladies Man Poppy Carter
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Poppy Carter is in the saddle of Danni Radford’s home-bred gelding, who wins novice, restricted and RIHS intermediate titles on his BSPS winter championships debut.
Phillipa King and her home-produced gelding score the novice intermediate worker class before lifting the overall championship.
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