Ireland’s Cathal Daniels and Rioghan Rua, world team silver medallists last year, pick up sixth in the Event Rider Masters. Rioghan Rua belongs to Frank and Margaret Kinsella.
With the Event Rider Masters first leg of 2019, plus two other CCI4*-S sections, the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth Horse Trials last year provided numerous opportunities to see top horses and riders in action — here we take a trip down memory lane to make up for having to miss this year’s event, which should have taken place last weekend...
The 2014 Badminton winners, Australia’s Sam Griffiths and Paulank Brockagh — owned by Dinah and Posford, Jules Carter and Sam — enjoyed a good warm-up for Luhmühlen with 11th place in section C.
Sam Griffiths (AUS) & Paulank Brockagh - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Lauren Blades (GBR) & Jemilla - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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A spin for Lauren Blades and Shelagh Morley’s home-bred Jemilla, who competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics under Mark Kyle.
Yasmin Ingham (GBR) & Sandman 7 - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Yasmin Ingham puts in a clear cross-country on Sandman 7, owned by Janette Chinn, Edwin and Sue Davies. Sandman 7 was a team silver medalist at the 2015 European Championships with former rider Pippa Funnell.
Sharon Polding (GBR) & FIndonfirecracker - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Top amateur rider Sharon Polding and her mare Findonfirecracker prepare for Luhmühlen with a double jumping clear.
Rachel Robinson (GBR) & MJI Limerick Bell - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Charlotte Bacon and Lucinda Froggatt’s Last Touch are also heading to the CCI5* (previously CCI4*) at Luhmühlen. They put in a steady clear across country at Chatsworth.
Izzy Taylor (GBR) & Monkeying Around - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Izzy Taylor and her own Monkeying Around, the former world six-year-old champion who is just stepping up to four-star level.
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Becky Woolven (GBR) & DHI Babette K - CCI4* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Becky Woolven prepares Julie Record’s DHI Babette K for Luhmühlen with a cross-country jumping clear.
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Bill Levett and his own and Clare Prentice’s Shannondale Titan contest the Event Rider Masters, finishing 16th after falling foul of the 15-penalty flag rule. This pair are stalwarts of the Event Rider Masters series, with seven top-12 places since its inception in 2016.
Bella Innes Ker (GBR) & Carolyn - Event Rider Masters- Round 1 - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Last year’s Blenheim winners, Bella Innes Ker and her mother the Duchess Of Roxburghe’s Carolyn, land ninth in the Event Rider Masters.
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Rising star Springpower, who belongs to Linda Mars, Jeremy and Andrea Brereton, bounces back from being retired on course at Badminton with an Event Rider Masters 10th place under Izzy Taylor.
Julia Krajewski (GER) & Amande de b'Nevile - Event Rider Masters- Round 1 - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Germany’s Julia Krajewski looks to have a new star in Amande De B’Neville, who took fourth in the Event Rider Masters.
Flora Harris (GBR) & Amazing VIII - Event Rider Masters- Round 1 - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 12 May 2019
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Flora Harris and her mother Caroline and Susan Nicholls’ Amazing VIII — a former runner-up in the CCI3* (now CCI4*-L) at Blair Castle — take a spin round the Event Rider Master to finish 13th.
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