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Regionals round-up

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ABOVE: ALEX GREATOREX, AN EQUINE CHIROPRACTOR WHO WORKS MOSTLY IN NEWMARKET WITH RACEHORSES, TOOK THE PRESTIGE ITALIA NOVICE SILVER AT EASTON COLLEGE WITH HER EVENTINGBRED IRISH EIGHT-YEAR-OLD, CARRICK TOOMES AMBASSADOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO SECURED A SPOT AT THE NAF FIVE STAR WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS (13 – 17 APRIL) OVER EIGHT REGIONALS. HERE’S A SELECTION OF OUR 2022 WINTER REGIONAL CHAMPIONS.

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LEFT: ABERDEEN-BASED FENELLA QUINN AND EMPIRE B ABERDEEN-BASED FENELLA QUINN AND EMPIRE B (STING X OO7) ON THEIR WAY TO WINNING THE MAGIC PRIX (STING X OO7) ON THEIR WAY TO WINNING THE MAGIC PRIX

ST GEORGES GOLD AT MORRIS EQUESTRIAN CENTRE. “WE ST GEORGES GOLD AT MORRIS EQUESTRIAN CENTRE. “WE ARE NEW TO EACH OTHER BUT I CANNOT SPEAK ARE NEW TO EACH OTHER BUT I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF HIM,” SAYS FENELLA. HIGHLY ENOUGH OF HIM,” SAYS FENELLA.

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ABOVE: CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN POSTED FOUR WINNING ROUNDS AT PRESTIGE EQUESTRIAN, INCLUDING THE HORSELIGHT MEDIUM GOLD AND EQUITEX ADVANCED MEDIUM GOLD WITH PETER BELSHAW’S STUNNING SEVEN-YEAR-OLD MARE, TIMES KISMET (BY AMPERE). ABOVE: GARETH BULLEY AND FROUWKE (BY UNITED), WINNING THE SPILLERS MEDIUM FREESTYLE SILVER AT MERRIST WOOD COLLEGE, RODE TO AN EMOTIVE AND PERSONAL COMPOSITION INSPIRED BY HIS LATE GRANDMOTHER, TO EARN 74.66%.

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ABOVE: HANNAH LUESLEY (16) CLAIMED THE BAILEYS NOVICE FREESTYLE SILVER AT VALE VIEW EQUESTRIAN WITH ELITE DRESSAGE’S APACHE X DON SCHUFRO SIX-YEAR-OLD, NEWTON ASTRO NASCENTE. RIDING TO A TECHNO, BEATY COMPILATION BY TONY HOBDEN OF EQUIDANCE, SHE POSTED A WINNING 73.14%.

INSET: KIRSTIE CLARKE WITH RACHEL WOLFENDEN’S POWERED BY FÜRST IMPRESSIONS (FÜRST KISS X DRAMATIC), WINNERS OF THE EQUI-TREK ELEMENTARY SILVER AND HORSELIGHT MEDIUM SILVER AT ELEMENTARY SILVER AND HORSELIGHT MEDIUM SILVER AT MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE.

BELOW: ALL SMILES FROM AMY WOODHEAD AND MOUNT ST JOHN JAZZ DANCE (JAZZ X HEMINGWAY) AFTER CLAIMING THE HORSELIGHT MEDIUM GOLD AND EQUITEX ADVANCED MEDIUM GOLD AT BISHOP BURTON FOR OWNER EMMA BLUNDELL.

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ABOVE: FORMER EVENT RIDER AND BD NEWCOMER CHARLIE TREVOR,

WHO’S HAD A 15-YEAR SPELL AWAY FROM COMPETING, TOOK THE KBIS WHO’S HAD A 15-YEAR SPELL AWAY FROM COMPETING, TOOK THE KBIS

PRELIMINARY SILVER AT BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE. HIS WINNING PRELIMINARY SILVER AT BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE. HIS WINNING

PARTNER, LORD PERCY THE PIG, IS A HOMEBRED SIX-YEAR-OLD CO-

OWNED WITH HIS WIFE, DAWN.

ABOVE: SARA GALLOP AND ROCK THAT TANGO (BY ROCKEFELLER) DANCED THEIR WAY TO A WIN IN THE NUPAFEED ADVANCED MEDIUM FREESTYLE AT WELLINGTON RIDING. “HE WAS VERY SENSITIVE AND NERVOUS WHEN I GOT HIM, BUT NOW, I GET HIM AND HE GETS ME,” SAYS SARA.