It was the British Piebald and Skewbald Association (BSPA) who spectacularly kicked off winter champs season with their annual festival of showing which was held at Keysoe Equestrian Centre, Bedfordshire (24 February 2018).
Check out these 14 exciting combinations who took to the stage and bagged some of the top slots. Be sure to keep an eye on them for the rest of the season.
Photos by Peter Nixon
1. Sonidors Edith’s Pride
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Harry Bennett-Hibbert’s homebred three-year-old colt Sonidors Edith’s Pride clinched the in-hand supreme title in the evening gala. Out of Harry’s former jumping mare High Offley Last Business, Edith’s Pride is by Stormhill Mink and was also awarded top marks in the youngstock evaluation championship earlier in the day.
2. Brickell Mr Pickwick
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The ridden supreme went to the nine-year-old traditional 138cm coloured gelding Brickell Mr Pickwick who was partnered with Rebecca Lock.
3. Popenhoe Picture Perfect
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Piped to the post in the in-hand supreme was Kevin Cousins and Caroline Ward’s sports pony colt Popenhoe Picture Perfect, who had to settle for the reserve sash.
4. Evie’s Pride
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Four year old Scarlett Sharp rode the nine-year-old Shetland, Evie’s Pride, to finish reserve ridden supreme.
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5. Supermoon
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Lynn Russell took the RIHS lightweight qualifier and cob championship on six-year-old Supermoon.
6. High Estate
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Riding horse champions were Frazer Atherden and the large class winner High Estate. The 13-year-old was bought for Frazer’s wife, Janay, and they will be sharing the ride this term.
7. Temple Ogue
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Jayne Ross took the hunter spoils on the six-year-old lightweight Temple Ogue, who is owned by Kay Campbell.
8. Seabourne Silent Valley
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The Team Hood-produced Seabourne Silent Valley owned and ridden by Francoise Babington takes the RIHS amateur hunters class before taking second and reserve in the lightweight hunters.
9. Slievebloom Ester
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Leading the RIHS junior mountain and moorland championship was Aliya Taylor and the large breed victor, Vikki Smith’s Connemara Slievebloom Ester.
10. Donation
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Owned by The Queen, the purebred Trakehner Donation landed the novice riding horse title with Chris Hunnable, who was standing in for wife Katie who is currently out of action.
11. Randalstown Columbo
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Taking the heavyweight qualifier and the reserve cob title was Jayne Ross onboard Randalstown Columbo.
12. Churchtown Minstrel
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Churchtown Minstrel and Simon Reynolds bagged an early RIHS qualification in the coloured ranks before leading the championship line-up.
13. Ocknell Mystery
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Carly Reardon rode her 12-year-old maxi cob, Ocknell Mystery, to the open ridden horse title.
14. Bricklefield Jack
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The Welsh section B gelding Bricklefield Jack exhibited by Savannah Spilman Penn was the best of the P(UK) amateur M&M ridden class.
Don’t miss the full report from the BSPA Festival of Showing and Winter Championships in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine (8 March 2018)
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Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.
