Meon Successes

2010 Qualifiers

Area 17 Dressage Qualifier run by Chilworth RC at Broadlands on Sunday 18 July 2010.


Meon had a great day.  We had two Senior Novice Teams and the Meon Stars came FOURTH: 
Helen Vernon (Top Pride), Sally Beves (Elegant Lady) – both the latter were SIXTH individually in their arenas, Aimee Barnard (Maverick) and Fiona Emery (Layman).
Our Senior Riding Test Team came FIFTH overall – Sarah Pook (Balfours Bay), Debbie Dean (Chablis Z), Aimee Barnard (Maverick) and Veronica Wilson (Betty) who also came FOURTH individually on a cracking score of 75.5%
Our Pairs Dressage Team came THIRD by performing an elegant, stylish and smooth pairs test – they had not had much time to practise either!!  Sarah Pook (Balfours Bay) and Jenny Martin (Duncan).
Senior Open Individuals:  Helen Denton (Silver Samurai) came FOURTH in the Elementary 45 Test and Sam Fyffe (Late Edition) came SIXTH in the Novice 34 Test.

 

Area 17 Horse Trials Qualifier run by Moreton EC at Moreton on Sunday 20 June 2010.

Our Novice Team WON:

(L-R) Sharon Ede - Brandy, Chrissy Hughes - Harry, Ony Rogers - Dollar, Sophia Halder - Condor.

 

Chrissy was individual 1st in arena A; Sophia was individual 2nd in arena B.  They are off to the Championships at Aston-Le-Walls on 6-8 August.
Beccy Sporne - Grace, 3rd individual in Open.

Area 17 Show Jumping Qualifier run by New Forest Pony Enthusiasts at Pinkmead on Saturday 26 June 2010.


Style team WON

Left to right: Barbara Wood - Simply Seamus, Sarah Pook - Top Pride, Chrissy Hughes - on foot, minus Harry, Aimee Barnard - Maverick.  (Barbara WON the competition and Chrissy was 6th individually)

 

Intermediate Team: Sharon Ede - Brandy Snap, Fiona Emery - Layman, Keri Barnjum - Clancool Rose, placed 3rd. Fiona placed 1st individual

Senior Novice Team came 3rd after gracefully bowing out of the jump off because of the ground - they ended on zero as did two other teams.
left to right: Jackie Rixon - Danny, Chrissy Hughes - Harrry, Aimee Barnard - Maverick, Sharon Ede - Brandy Snap
Novice team

Area 17 Dressage to Music Qualifier run by Hampshire Rural RC at Sparsholt on Monday 31 May 2010

Jane McGibbon (Haywood Mac) blazed a trail in the novice music test with their cowboy themed test and came FIFTH on 64.7%, 
Sarah Pook (Balfours Bay) had great fun in the elementary test with her new Fed Astaire music and finished EIGHTH on 64%.

Royal Windsor Horse Show 12-16 May 2010

Congratulations to Thea Gibbons (Aylescot Pretty Woman), representing Meon, who WON the Round 2 Topscore Intermediate class to qualify for Windsor where she was placed NINTH..

Area 17 Eventers’ Challenge run by South Wilts at Rockbourne on 18 April 2010. 

Our novice team came FOURTH:  Fiona Emery (Layman), Chrissy Hughes (Harry), Barbara Wood (Simply Seamus) and Jackie Rixon on Colour Me Danny.
Barbara WON the individual honours and qualified for the Championships at Aston-Le-Walls on 5 June.
Sarah Pook (Balfours Bay) and Keri Barnjum (Clancool Rose) performed well in the pairs but were just beaten out of a championship place. 
In the Open Claire Lewis (Beckham) rode as an individual – a faultless round to secure her place at the Championship, while Helen Vernon (Monaco Finale) finished 7th.

Area 17 Novice Teams Indoor Show Jumping run by Meon RC at Crofton Manor on 6 February 2010.


Congratulations to our team who came SEVENTH.  They were Jackie Rixon on Colour Me Danny, Lindsay Berry on Doon Dancer, Claire Lewis on Perriland Leon and Sue Bridgewater on Applejack.