ENDURANCE GB SOUTH EAST GROUPANNUAL AWARDS 2015

On Saturday December 5th a lovely evening was had at the Branch Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner at Tilgate Forest Golf Club – with fine food and bonhomie abounding.

Sam Yarnold kindly took all the photographs throughout the evening.

HIGHPOINT CHAMPIONSHIP

Highpoint Champion Horse:Elayla Gala

Girl Reserve Champion Horse: W L A

Elektra 3rd Burfield Goodie Two Shoes

4th Al Raad Bin Jesra

5th Emira Bint

Letifa 6th Simeric Solaman

Elayla with her best friend Katie Bedwin

Photo courtesy of Derrière Equestrian Ltd

RON’S SOLO TROPHY FOR CER

kindly presented & sponsored by Cindy Russell

1st ELAYLA

George Harris CER Crew Award:

JAMES DICKINSON

2nd BURFIELD GOODIE TWO SHOES

3rd AL RAAD BIN JESRA

SAILING TARTANFIRST SEASON HORSE

kindly presented & sponsored by Maggie

Pattinson

1st BELLA B2nd M&S APACHES BLUE-EYED BOY3rd JAMISSIAH4th ALTIVO 15th DUTCH WOODY LD6th SPARKS WILL FLY

BRIGHT SOVEREIGN TROPHY FOR PR

kindly presented by Maggie Parker & sponsored by Christine Smyth

1st BEVOIS BOBBY2nd RASIKH3rd A DREAM OF GOLD4th MILLIE 15th SCRUMPY 26th ROCHESTER WONG

GEMMA AWARDfor rides 50k & under

kindly presented by Georgie Calcutt

1st CARDINAL PANACHE2nd KILBEG FLASH3rd SIMERIC SOLAMAN4th DESYA5th HARTLEY6th MILLIE 1

Hero Veteran Horse Trophy WinnersR to L: Julia Harman (Cardinal Panache)

Caroline Johnson (Hartley) Rebecca Northover (Zeus)

Sue Cooper (Gwibedog Bethan)

HERO VETERAN HORSE TROPHYkindly presented by Christie Passant

1st CARDINAL PANACHE2nd MILLIE 13rd HARTLEY4th ZEUS5th GWIBEDOG BETHAN6th RANDALLS HALLIVAL

PICKLE PONY TROPHYkindly presented by Clare Sadler

1st W L A ELEKTRA2nd BURFIELD GOODIE TWO SHOES3rd EMIRA BINT LETIFA4th SIMERIC SOLAMAN5th MILLIE 16th QUERN ARCTURUS

PURE BRED ARAB TROPHYkindly presented by SERAHS & sponsored by Louise Palmer

1st ELAYLA2nd W L A ELEKTRA3rd AL RAAD BIN JESRA4th EMIRA BINT LETIFA5th SIMERIC SOLAMAN6th ZAHKIRA

GRETTON LADY TROPHY

for South East Rides kindly presented & sponsored by Susan Hawes

1st BURFIELD GOODIE TWO SHOES2nd MILLIE 13rd EMIRA BINT LETIFA4th BELLA B5th M&S APACHES BLUE-EYED

PART BRED ARAB TROPHYkindly presented by SERAHS

& sponsored by Louise Palmer

1st BURFIELD GOODIE TWO SHOES2nd BLAENLLAIN CARDINALS

DREAM3rd A DREAM OF GOLD4th QUARENE

SYDNEY TROPHYfor highest kms in Rides 42k &

under kindly presented & sponsored by Ann Gresham

1st BELLA B2nd BEVOIS BOBBY3rd HARTLEY4th CARDINAL PANACHE5th MILLIE 16th KILBEG FLASH

Pickle Pony Trophy WinnersR to L: Gail Jupp (W L A Elektra)

Katie Bedwin (Burfield Goodie Two Shoes)Sally Toye (Emira Bint Letifa)

Julia Harman (Simeric Solaman)Linda Herriott on behalf of Nicky Lee-Marshall

(Quern Arcturus)

ANGLO ARAB TROPHYkindly presented by SERAHS &

sponsored by Louise Palmer

1st ALTIVO 12nd KAL BAISHAKHI

3rd SF SOMETHING KINDA SPECIAL

HARMONY UNREGISTEREDTROPHY

kindly presented by Mary Darley & sponsored by Sylvia

Herriott

1st: BELLA B2nd: MILLIE 13rd: GOOD MORGAN4th: HARTLEY5th: M&S APACHES BLUE-EYED BOY

ANDREW REILLY NATIVE PONY TROPHY

kindly presented by Andrew Reilly Saddlers & sponsored by

Louise Palmer

1st PENHWNLLYS SAMALA DE MONS

2nd QUERN ARCTURUS3rd GWIBEDOG BETHAN

Harmony Trophy Winners R to L: Anja Brandt (Bella B) Jess Sedgwick (Good Morgan)

Caroline Johnson (Hartley)Trilby Herriott on behalf of Kym Cookesley (M&S)

Miranda Kavanagh (Derry Spirit)

OTHER REGISTERED BREEDS TROPHY

kindly sponsored by Sylvia Herriott 1st VANQUISHER2nd ARCHER3rd KILBEG FLASH4th REENASCREENA STAR5th DUTCH WOODY LD6th ROCHESTER WONG

ANVIL CLINIC ADULT RIDER TROPHY

kindly presented by Anvil Veterinary Clinic & sponsored by Mandy Yarnold

1st GAIL JUPP2nd CHRISTINE SMYTH3rd SALLY TOYE4th SUSAN HAWES5th JULIA HARMAN6th LINDA HERRIOTTOther Registered Breeds Trophy Winners

L to R: Lindsay Sparrow (Vanquisher) Caroline Sutherland (Rochester Wong) Coralie Holman (Reenascreena Star)

Carole Portlock (Kilbeg Flash) Leonie Wheeler (Archer)

MIGHTY MOUSE YOUNG RIDER

TROPHYkindly presented by Carol Meyer &

sponsored by Mandy Yarnold

1st KATIE BEDWIN2nd DAVID HAWES3rd JAMES DICKINSON4th CAROLINE HAWES

BRIGHT SPARK NOVICE RIDERTROPHY

kindly presented by Paul & Emily Titcomb

1st CAROLE PORTLOCK2nd CAROLINE JOHNSON3rd JESSICA SEDGWICK4th KYM COOKESLEY5th HANNAH WEEKS6th SALLY-ANNE FILTNESS

FIRST SEASON NOVICE RIDER AWARD

kindly presented & sponsored by Jane Cook

KYM COOKESLEY

LINGFIELD EQUINE VETS JUNIOR TROPHY

kindly presented by Lingfield Equine Vets & sponsored by

Mandy Yarnold

1st OLLIE HOLMAN

LEO MALE RIDER TROPHYkindly presented by Paul

Saville & sponsored by Mandy Yarnold

1st DAVID HAWES2nd MARK WEIL3rd OLLIE HOLMAN4th JAMES DICKINSON

Junior Trophy WinnerOllie Holman

BRECON VETERAN RIDER TROPHY

kindly presented and sponsored by Carol McLean

1st GAIL JUPP2nd CHRISTINE SMYTH3rd VIV COLEMAN4th MARK WEIL5th LEONIE WHEELER6th CAROLE PORTLOCK

AMADEUS SOUTH DOWNS RIDER TROPHY

kindly presented by Gilly Payton & sponsored by HCD Research Limited

1st MARK WEIL2nd CHRISTINE SMYTH3rd SUSAN HAWES4th ANJA BRANDT5th CAROLINE SUTHERLAND6th KATIE BEDWINCOBWEBB VETERAN HORSE JAMIE CASSAR HEADWAY

RIDER TROPHYkindly presented by Claudia Christopher & sponsored by

HCD Research Limited

1st CARDINAL PANACHE & VIV COLEMAN

2nd MILLIE 1 & MARK WEIL

3rd GWIBEDOG BETHAN & SUE COOPER

4th RANDALLS HALLIVAL

TROPHYfor Team of Horses kindly

presented by Anthony French

1st WHITE KNUCKLE RIDES2nd ODDS AND OLD SODS3rd 50 SHADES OF GREY4th THE BLACK KNIGHTS5th SALLY’S TEAM6th ROGATE REIGNING STARS7th THE DISNEY DOLLYS8th CHOCOLATE POTS

HCD RIDER TEAM TROPHY

kindly presented & sponsored by HCD Research Limited

1st GINGER NINJAS2nd FLUSHES & BLUSHES3rd 50 SHADES OF GREY4th THE THREE AMIGOS5th NEVER SURRENDER!6th DISNEY’S DOLLY’S

MARGARET MONTGOMERIE UNSUNG

HERO

EVA BORBAS

Cobwebb Veteran Horse & Rider Trophy WinnersR to L:

Viv Coleman & Cardinal Panache Sue Cooper & Gwibedog Bethan

TO FINISH IS TO WIN AWARDkindly presented &

sponsored by Sally Toye

TRILBY HERRIOTT

For finishing Golden Horseshoe Extra 120km over three days on

her first time on Exmoor

BEN BRENIN HELPERS AWARD

LOUISE PALMER

Louise Palmer

DREAM AWARD FOR 160K AT ONE RIDE

ELAYLA

HAYWOOD OAKS & RED DRAGON

ANTOON AWARDS FOR UPGRADING TO

ADVANCED IN 2015:

ARCHERBURFIELD GOODIE TWO SHOES PENHWNLLYS SAMALA DE MONS REMYNISCEW L A ELEKTRA ZAHKIRA

HELPERS ROSETTES FOR

5+ HELPSkindly sponsored by Jane

Cook:

TRILBY HERRIOTT

CAROL McLEAN SUE ARMITAGE

REBECCA NORTHOVERANTOON AWARDS FOR

UPGRADING TO OPEN IN 2015:

DESYAEL AZRAFF AMIRAHE.B.A. MERLOT

All those helping 4 or more times in 2015 will receive Group vouchers:

SUE ARMITAGE, JANE COOK, SUE COOPER, LEO DAVENPORT, PETER DAVENPORT, SYLVIA HERRIOTT, TRILBY HERRIOTT, CAROL McLEAN, SU MIDDLETON, REBECCA NORTHOVER & MANDY YARNOLD

Crew Rosettes to: BRONZE DISTANCE

JENNY NEWMAN CAROLINE SUTHERLAND STEPH ALLUMEVA BORBAS REBECCA NORTHOVER ROSEMARY ATTFIELD JAMES DICKINSON ELOUISE BEDFORD JOHN BEDFORDJOY FILTNESS PATRICK McROW JEAN WRIGHTMICHAEL & PHILIPPA JUPP

Bevois Bobby 358Apollos Tara 347Archer 342Hartley 316Altivo 1 299Dromasque 294Remynisce 286Kilbeg Flash 285Desya 272Chlione 259Rochester Wong 253Jamissiah 251Quern Arcturus 246Vanquisher 245El Azraff Amirah 245Reenascreena Star 232Penhwnllys Samala de Mons 228Good Morgan 227ZT Richshakfy 226Sparks Will Fly 223Kal Baishakhi 221Rasikh 217E.B.A. Merlot 216M&S Apaches Blue-Eyed Boy 212Dutch Woody LD 201Derry Spirit 192El Chenz 181Dunstan’s Dunnit Again 176A Dream of Gold 167SF Ambassadors Amir 161Pegase 153Blaenllain Cardinals Dream 146Scrumpy 2 143Black Kashmira 127Ballinamurra Lucy 124Gwibedog Bethan 111Quarene 102

HIGHEST KILOMETRE TROPHY:

ELAYLAGOLD DISTANCE AWARDSElayla 750WLA Elektra 705

SILVER DISTANCE AWARDSBurfield Goodie Two Shoes 572Simeric Solaman 499Cardinal Panache 474Bella B 470Al Raad Bin Jesra 468Millie 1 456Emira Bint Letifa 447Zahkira 434Red House Shamil 405

NICK PEARSHOUSE

COMPLETION DISTANCE AWARDS

Gulledo Lady 88Zeus 72O E S Ibn Al Qasim 70Kaalif 67SF Something Kinda Special 65Oran Silver Gleam 40Bevois Tommy 33Paddy 26Randalls Hallival 20Harlequin 16

Leo Davenport

Leo single handedly compiles and collates ALL the above results

and completes the hugely complex rosette order. A massive task, brilliantly done each year.

Thank you Leo

CREW AWARDkindly presented &

sponsored by On the Hoof Distance Training:

Nick Pearshouse

NICK PEARSHOUSE by Caroline Johnson - I met my crew a year and a half ago. He was frightened of horses to the point that when he encountered a very friendly pony in a field who just wanted to say hello, he made a quick exit from the field. He then met Hartley and my new horse Bambi. He spent the next few months becoming very attached to Bambi and Bambi would do anything for Nick. He still wasn’t brave enough to enter Hartley’s stable. The big question arose at the beginning of the season: Will you crew for me? I had arranged to take Hartley to Tilford and ride with Becka and Zeus. Nick had never towed a horse trailer, he wasn’t overly brave with Hartley, and certainly had never crewed before.

NICK PEARSHOUSE’S nomination continued: So it was agreed that Madeleine would train him on course. A week before the ride, I asked “Can you share the crewing with Becka’s crew and crew for Zeus too?” OK, so I dropped him in the deep end. He did a fantastic job. He never missed a crew stop for the rest of the season and remembered directions to some stops like ‘turn left at the house with funny colour bricks’, or pub names were also well remembered. Nick also had a few experiences with my truck, from covering it in mud on the outside, to covering the inside in sugar beet as he got lost on an off road 4x4 track. Nick met lots of other friendly crews, picking up hints and tips along the way. He then crewed for myself and Madeleine and took Bambi in to vetting doing a really good job. Sadly I lost Bambi unexpectedly due to colic. Nick came with me to Bell Equine and for both of us it was a long and emotional night. We carried on for the rest of the season with Nick becoming more confident with Hartley, feeding him, going in his stable, and even putting his travel boots on with Hartley kicking at the same time. My stress head was rubbish at final vettings which affected Hartley’s heart rate, so Nick took him in for the rest of the season (the last 6 rides), no eliminations for high pulse and 4 gradings were the result. After sleeping in a tent in the freezing cold at Royalties, with me adding extra crew stops at short notice, he got me and Hartley through 64k over 2 days with a Grade 1 and a Grade 2. It has taken Hartley 7 years to get a Grade 1! A superstar crew definitely worth crew of the year. Caroline Johnson

THE CREW AWARD NOMINATIONSUnfortunately they couldn’t all win the trophy – but are

all very deserving, highly valued and hugely appreciated!

JOHN BEDFORD, ELOUISE BEDFORD, JOY FILTNESS, PATRICK McROWIt’s simple – my crew deserve to win the Best Crew Award, because they are the BEST!Sally-Anne Filtness

EVA BORBASI would like to nominate my crew, Eva Borbas, for the crew award. She is my rock. Without her help I could not compete. She does everything, packing the car and trailer, all the driving, grooming, tacking up, trot ups, plus crewing us on the ride, and so much more that as a para rider I could not do on my own. Although from a horsey background, Eva had no experience of endurance beforehand, but now is a competent crew who also helps me crew other people when we are free. - Rebecca Northover

I would like to nominate Eva, Becca Northover’s crew. She is amazing. Not only does she crew for Becca, she also helps out others that ride with Becs. Nothing seems to phase her. Eva is great. She has to sort out the horse in the morning and post ride, organise the medication and ensure she has it on time to keep Bec going, whilst still having everything in place for the crewing role. I rode with Becs a couple of times this year and it is not easy for either of them to do this. It would be nice for Eva to have recognition for her work and dedication.

PETER RALPHI wish to nominate my husband Peter Ralph for the crew award this year. This will be the 5th year running that he has crewed for me and the 3rd for my riding buddy Leonie Wheeler. Peter has been to every ride with us providing his care and support at each one. This is not just providing sloshes and water for the horses but also food and drink for us at each crew point and after the ride. Apart from the inevitable running about to get us to and from the secretary and vettings with the minimum of fuss, Peter also drives us to and from the rides. This can be a feat in itself as this usually involves travelling along what must be the most un-trailer friendly roads of East Sussex, especially the Snail Trail A21! During the past 5 years he has also maintained our Shogun tow car and the trailer – he has a much diminished bank balance to reflect this! This award will be my way of saying thank you for always being there for me. I am so lucky to see that cheery face as I ride to the next crew point. Sandra Ralph

JAMES DICKINSONUnfortunately, although this season got off to a good start for James, horses will be horses and it all went a bit downhill. But never once did he complain or say “I wish I was riding”. No, instead my ‘super crew’ has followed me up and down this country, crewing me on three very different horses in some very different competitions over a distance of 1,434 kilometres. Those of you that know me will know that I get very nervous before and during any competitions. This was affecting my horses at the vetting and this added with my lack of ability to trot up after 120km put me in a big dilemma when the dreaded 160km word was brought up! But James told me not to worry as he would trot Layla for me. Well, eight months later and I have not been to one vetting this season – see, I told you he was super crew!

No task is too big or too small for James. Most of the time you don’t even have to ask and he’s already done what I was going to ask him to do. I’m forever being told to sit down, shut up and eat in vet gates, and I tell you that at vet gate 5 of a 160km you become very grateful for this! James also always thinks outside the box and makes the impossible possible. Take the Red Dragon 2 day 160km for instance: after day 1 I had awful blisters on my feet and walking was interesting, but I really wanted to go and check on Layla. So James says, ‘no problem, hop in’, as he has found a wheelbarrow to push me down to the stables in! Talking of Red Dragon, James decided that he would drive me down on Friday morning after I had finished college, so that Layla could travel down on Thursday and recover from the journey. Then he drove me back on Sunday night so that I could be back in college on Monday morning. See, not only does he think of me, he thinks of my horses, and also of keeping my parents and college happy!! I really want him to know how grateful I am for everything he has done for me this season because without him 1km wouldn’t have been possible, let alone 1,434km, and this award would go some way to showing him this.Katie Bedwin

MICHAEL & PHILIPPA JUPPI would like to nominate Michael & Philippa Jupp for the best crew ever awards.Gail Jupp

CAROLINE SUTHERLAND, JENNY NEWMAN & STEPH ALLUMI would like to nominate these three people, but not because they have earned it in the traditional sense of this award. Moreover, they have earned it behind the scenes of the endurance competitive season. They have earned it for their unfailing support, encouragement, wisdom and friendship over the time that I have had my horse, Jet. He has not always been easy but we would not be where we are today without them. This summer we entered our first rides with a vet gate, successfully completing both with the help of Jenny and Caroline as our crew. But also this summer I broke my leg, and all three stepped up, looking after Jet for me, visiting me in hospital and afterwards, and generally being absolutely brilliant! Thank you very much for everything!

JEAN WRIGHTI would like to nominate Jean Wright for the crew award. She follows us around all the rides. She isn’t really horsey but she looks after us, bears with us whilst we niggle at each other and is just generally a firm part of the Holman Endurance team who we’d be lost without. This is the third year that Mum has done this and I would just sincerely like to be able to show my appreciation of what she does for us and the ponies.