Results from the Annual Awards Night held 21st January 2012
In addition the following Ride Organiser plaques were presented by Di Latham:
Julie Neale & Marian Drew for Wyre Forest
Steve Bates for Hopwas
Helen Watts for Cannock Chase
Alan & Jacqui Brown for Cirencester Park
Chris Liggins for Christmas Tipple Ride
A big thank you to all that took part in the raffle, £131.00 was rasied for the Group.
New Ride Entry and Membership Forms for 2012
Ride Entry Forms:
Membership Form
Members Success at EGB Annual Awards
Peter Ball Trophy
Awarded to the Junior Rider gaining the most points riding more than one horse
2nd - Molly Corcoran riding April Fair and Pillheath Royal Paddy
Royal Lord Trophy
Awarded to the horse / pony, 7 years old and over, competing in their first season at Open level, and gaining the most points in Competitive Rides of 65km or less.
2nd - Moet ridden by Richard Hancock riding Moet
Cairo Trophy
Awarded to the Part Bred Arabian gaining the most points in all types of rides.
1st - Madjin Des Pins ridden by Tricia Hirst
Windard Best New Horse Trophy
Awarded to the horse / pony gaining the most points in Endurance Rides in its first ER season.
3rd - Bashir Shamyr ridden by Brett Corcoran
Distance Rider Trophy
Awarded to the Senior Rider gaining the most points in Endurance Rides in the current season riding more than one horse.
1st - Tricia Hirst riding Madjin Des Pins and Vlacq Diamond Sparkle
Adonis Trophy
Awarded to the horse / pony gaining the most points in Endurance Rides in the current season. Three best scores to count.
Madjin Des Pins ridden by Tricia Hirst
Mellor Young Rider Trophy
Awarded to the Young Rider gaining the most points in Endurance Rides riding more than one horse.
2nd - Brett Corcoran riding Aristotle Bay/Bashir Shamyr/Favian Southey Star
The Whitbridge Merlin Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the highest placed horse / Young Rider combination, UK based (living and training in the UK) in the FEI World Young Rider rankings.
Bashir Shamyr ridden by Brett Corcoran
John Yeates Memorial Bursary
A £100 bursary to be presented annually to a Young Rider to have reached 14 years but not to have attained his/her 19 th birthday on 1 January in the relevant competition year
Brett Corcoran - joint winner
Endurance GB FEI Championship
Awarded to the horse / pony and rider combination gaining the most points in FEI classes run under the auspices of Endurance GB
2nd - Bashir Shamyr ridden by Brett Corcoran
Veteran Championship – Silverling Flint Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the champion veteran horse / pony (18 years and over) gaining the most points in all types of rides (Best 10 rides to count). Winner receives prizes kindly donated by Baileys Horse Feeds.
5th - Sky Indigo ridden by Donna Taylor
Junior Championship – Merrie Trophy
Awarded to the champion horse / pony ridden by Junior Rider(s) gaining the most points in Competitive Rides (Best 10 rides to count). Winner receives prizes kindly donated by Baileys Horse Feeds.
2nd and winner of the Zarpa Trophy and 2011 Reserve Champion - April Fairy ridden by Molly Corcoran
Senior Championship
Awarded to the champion horse / pony, ridden by senior member(s) gaining the most points in all types of rides (Best 10 rides to count).
4th Madjin Des Pins ridden by Tricia Hirst
DISTANCE AWARDS
1600 km
Madjin Des Pins
Oriole The Gold
Tallulah
2400 km
Sky Indigo
Red Dragon Success
Congralutions to our group members at this years Red Dragon ride:
- Tricia Hirst and Madjin - winners of the Red Dragon class (80km/80km), also taking the Best Condition, Best Arab, Farrier's Award and the Cornwg Trophy.
- Molly Corcoran and April Fairy - winners of the Cawdor Trophy for the Dragon's Egg class (42km/42km).
- Annabel Kay and Oxnead Atlanta - Thrid place in the Golden Dragon Cup for the Golden Dragon class (80km/40km)
Congratulations also go to all member riders taking part in the weekend.
Riding Club Endurance Challenge - Solihull Superstars
Below are a selection of photographs and ride report from the Heart of England Riding Club Team:
Big thank you to Anne Green for the Ride Report!
Winners of Best Turned Out trophy - second year running!
Left to right - Sarah Graham on L'Amour, Gemma Duke on Une Lady, Anne Green on Gladston BlazeBritish
Crewing
The season started in typical style with a meeting at the pub where we were introduced to our newest team member Sarah Graham. We talked her through the rules and technicalities of endurance riding and entered our first qualifier ride at Vale of Belvoir. We were a team of four at this event – Sarah Graham with L’amour (Larry), Anne Green with Gladston Blaze (Sid), Annette Goodman with Chilli and Dorothy Hasty with her sister’s horse, Cassie. Our team manager, Lisa Giovine had also entered this ride with her horse Granby Dominica as she was in training, building up to the Golden Horseshoe ride, so we all met up and started the ride together. This was a case of “in at the deep end” for Sarah, as our horses seemed to know exactly what was coming up and set off at rather a fast pace as they were all so excited!! Thankfully, this didn’t last, and we all split up with the faster horses, Minica and Chilli going on ahead, Sid following on behind, and Cassie and Larry settling into a more sedate pace bringing up the rear. We all enjoyed the ride, completed within our speed parameters, all successfully passed the vetting and all achieved gradings so a good start to the team results.
So all inspired, we entered our next ride at Tugby, another Leicestershire venue, where this time we were joined by Helen Foster and Cosmo, and Dorothy this time rode her brother-in-law’s horse, Ryan, who had been part of our 2010 team. We were also joined by Gemma Duke and Une Lady who at this stage had just come along for the experience as Une had been having issues with her show jumping, so much so that she wouldn’t even enter the arena, so Gemma felt that this might help Une to have a bit of fun. This was a ride of mixed fortunes with Une losing a shoe half way into the ride. We managed to get the farrier out to put a shoe back on, then she and Cosmo put their hooves down and managed to complete within time. Ryan and Larry were not so fortunate, got completely lost and were out of time, but at least we were all safe and sound.
Not to be deterred, we entered our next ride at Lions Tail, yet another Leics venue at the stunning Stapleford Park estate. Now this was a scorching hot day and Chilli didn’t join us here as she was recovering from an injury, so, Sid, Larry, Ryan and Cosmo carried the flag for the Solihull Superstars. Gemma and Une also joined us again for the experience and again lost a shoe right at the end of the ride. The hot weather on this occasion played havoc with the pulse rates, Sid just about managed to get within the parameters, but Ryan was way over so didn’t pass the final vetting. The heat didn’t seem to affect Larry though and he achieved his first grade 1 and Cosmo got a grade 4.
Gemma by this time was getting hooked on endurance riding, and joined Solihull RC so that she could be part of the team. The work was also helping Une who was now starting to jump again so Gemma started to combine the two disciplines into her schedule.
As we had now qualified as a team, Sid and Chilli concentrated on doing som
e longer distances, and the other girls, Gemma, Helen and Sarah went on to ride at Cirencester where they achieved our best qualifying score and earned us a place at the finals, and Cranham in Gloucestershire which was a much more challenging hilly ride. Une was proving to be a star achieving grade 1’s for both of her rides as a team member. Sadly though, Dorothy made the hard decision to withdraw from the team as both Cassie and Ryan had been a bit under the weather after Lions Tail and it was proving difficult to keep them fit.
So with the finals looming in September, we started planning what we were going to wear, what the horses were going to wear, who was going to crew, tactics etc etc so we had to have another meeting in the pub!! By this time Annette also made the difficult decision to withdraw Chilli who had vetted lame after a ride at Robin Hood. She just wasn’t quite 100% so it really wasn’t fair to expect her to perform over a 20 mile ride. Then, just the very weekend before the finals, Cosmo sliced his heel and was ordered to have a months box rest, so he was also out of the team. So we were down to the bare bones and it was down to Sid and our two new recruits, Une and Larry to represent the club at the finals. We couldn’t afford for anything else to go wrong. Pressure or what!! We weren’t going to give up after all our hard work and were determined to give it our best shot.
The finals this year were at an equestrian college in Keysoe Bedfordshire on 18th September and 12 teams were representing their clubs. The day dawned bright and dry and we all made our way to the venue, a journey of approx 90 miles. The venue was rather chaotic as there was also a Lusitano show going on, and the tents from the previous nights campers were all still erected around the lorry/trailer parking area so it was quite bizarre! Gemma was beaming, as the previous day she had won the 3’3” summer championship at Solihull RC – proof that letting Une have some fun had worked, and we hoped that this would be a good omen! After registering, crews got busy sprucing up our horses as there was to be a Best Turned Out team award and we could see that other teams had put a lot of effort into looking good! Our vet time was scheduled for 11am and the first part of turn out judging was to take place at the vetting area, the second part taking place once mounted and at the start line.
We all vetted successfully so crews got busy again tacking up for our start time at 11.30. We had been generously sponsored this year by Altair UK who provided our tops, girth guards and noseband covers, and Platinum Frog who did the design work on our tops which were really fabulous. We presented at the start line – and we were off! The ride was fantastic, quite flat, lots of grassy bridleways and field headlands, so we were able to crack on with Larry setting the pace. Our trusty crews, including Helen and Annette who couldn’t ride today, met us at our first arranged point where Lisa assured us that our speed was spot on. So off we set again to be met at our second crew point where again, our horses were sloshed down, we were refreshed and reassured that we were still on track with our speed. The points for the final results were calculated by using a formula based on finishing heart rates and speed, but the speed this year was capped at 13kph, so although you could complete at a faster speed if you wished, there was nothing to be gained, so we had planned to ride together as a team and try for the optimum speed of 13kph, which is a fair fast pace. We finished the ride, a distance of 33km today, in 2 hrs 28 mins so we were confident we had achieved our aim – all we needed to do now was pass the all important final vetting. We have to present for vetting within half an hour of finishing so our crews got busy cooling off our horses then we all made our way over to the vetting area. All I can say is that it is a good job that the riders pulse rate doesn’t have to be taken as I think we would have failed dismally!! One by one, pulse rates were taken, horses trotted up – hoorah, we all passed – we were elated but all was not over yet as there was the wait for the final results and competition was hot!!
The presentation took place in the indoor school and all the team members were eagerly awaiting the results. For the second year running, Solihull Superstars won the Best Turned Out trophy so huge thanks to our sponsors for helping us to achieve this. Then the team event was announced in reverse order and Solihull Superstars were 6th – the exact same result as last year. Even though we achieved good scores, everybody had upped their game this year so the competition had been fierce. But given our problems, we all felt it was a fantastic achievement.
So for anybody that wants to have a go next year, there may not be the thrills and spills of eventing, or the elegance of dressage, but it is exhilarating, challenging and most of all fun and gets you out to some fantastic countryside.
And finally, thanks to our team manager Lisa Giovine who once again nearly had heart failure, to Marian Drew Heart of England EGB committee member who came to support us,to our faithful crews who gave up their valuable time and without whose help would make life a lot more difficult, and to our generous sponsors Altair UK and Platinum Frog.
Inter-Regional Championships
A big thank you all who participated in the Regional Championships. You should all be delighted to know that the Heart of England and Cotswold team came third, just two points behind second. This is a fantastic achievement for us, especially with Cirencester being so close to Barbury meaning we couldn't even start picking our team until we knew how you had all done!! (All completed!! Sound and happy!!)
Even better for the future. We had 2 riders in the 100km Barbury Challenge (Both in the Team - Penny Amond and Tricia Hirst) and 3 in the Young Horse Class (that we couldn't use for the Championship this year) and all 5 completed their rides, with Ben Plackett, Carri-Ann Dark and Brett Corcoran achieve 1st 2nd and 3rd place. We are all very proud and happy.
Results for the HofE Team are as follows:
Congratulations High Point Veteran Horse - Donna Taylor's Sky Indigo.
100 KM ER OPEN Barbury Castle Challenge:
Madjin des Pins Tricia Hirst 15.56
Rosies Brown Sugar Penny Amond
80 KM ER Barbury Castle Chase - Sky Indigo Donna Taylor
80km CR over 2 days (40/40)
Alpha and Annabel Ings
William Bonnie and Carolyn Joesbury
64km CR - April Fairy Molly Corcoran
40km Novice CR
Silvretta Athlete and Catherine Hood
Cosmo and Helen Foster
In response to members feedback EGB has introduced a new Try Before You Buy scheme!
Below is a short article on the new TBYB scheme that is open to non-members and associate members of EGB.
There has also been some changes to the online entry system - these will make online entry more flexible.
Try Before You Buy
What is Try Before You Buy?
TBYB is an opportunity for those new to endurance riding to enter a novice competitive ride of up to 40km before applying to become an EGB member and registering their horse.
This allows a non-member to experience their horse being vetted, to see what speed must be achieved and see how their horse copes with the distance.
Successful completion of the ride is rewarded with an appropriate grading rosette, based on the results of their vetting!
However no trophy points will be accumulated and no progression towards novice qualification can be gained. This offer just allows non-members to experience what it is like to enter and enjoy a competitive ride but it is limited to a maximum of two rides per applicant.
Try Before You Buy can be only applied for online and rides must be entered on line.
How to Apply for Try Before You Buy
Full details explaining the scheme and the terms and conditions can be found on the EGB website, in the RIDES section.
Applicants must complete online, all the details on the Registration Form. After registering successfully you will be sent by email your special EGB membership number and password.
Using this you will then be able to LOGON using your TBYB membership number and password, then select Your Account (where you can change your password if required). You can then make and pay for a ride entry for the ride of your choice online. Payment for the ride entry will be taken by credit or debit card.
Please remember to LOGON before trying to enter a ride - otherwise you will only be able to enter a non-competitive ride!
Having registered for the scheme, your details will be stored, recalled and entered on the online ride entry form automatically when you next logon using your TBYB membership number.
Also you must enter the ride online. You can not enter using a ride entry form and post.
For the terms and conditions of this scheme please look at the TBYB Terms & Conditions Page.
New Online Options
The online ride entry system has been changed – more options have been introduced so that the online system fits all situations – well hopefully!
Registered horse, different rider:
A member can enter a horse registered by them but then record another person as the actual rider for that class. This rider may be a member or a non-member. All their details must be entered, but once entered they can be recalled and used again without re-entering them. Normal checking and rules apply to this alternate rider. If the rider is not a current member then Temporary Day Membership rates will be charged.
For example:
A parent who owns the horse can now enter the child as the rider but the parent will still be able to pay for the entry!
An owner of a horse may let a non-member ride their horse so that they can see what competitive riding is like – in this case TDM would be paid and the class would have to be a novice class with a maximum distance of 40kms.
Registered rider, different horse:
A member can enter a ride but if instead of using their own horse, they wish to ride a different horse, they can record the details of this new horse. Again all the details must be entered, but they may be recalled and used again - without re-entering them. Normal checking and rules apply to this alternate horse.
For example:
A member might wish to ride a friend’s horse for them while their own horse is resting or they may be needed to accompany a friend’s novice horse.
Please ensure that you enter all the details correctly – if they are not you may find you are charged TDM – especially if you forget to logon before entering………….
Golden Horseshoe Results
Class 1 Golden Horseshoe 160 km 2 day:
Pam Jordan and Oriole The Gold - Bronze and Saxon Trophy
Class 3 Exmoor Experience 80 km 2 day
Lisa Giovine and Granby Dominica - Gold
Annabel Kay and Oxnead Atlanta - Gold
Sally Farrall and Silvretta Grand Marnia - Gold
Annabel and Sally share the Windsor Trophy
Donna Taylor and Sky Indigo - Silver