ASSOCIATED CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE SECOND OF THE 2022 CAVAGO-SPONSORED ASSOCIATED CHAMPIONSHIPS TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER AT VALE VIEW EQUESTRIAN IN LEICESTERSHIRE. WITH 127 SECTIONS AND 62 TITLES TO BE WON, THE CHAMPIONSHIPS DISPLAYED THE BREADTH OF TALENT ACROSS THE VARIETY OF COMPETITORS TAKING PART IN BD COMPETITION. MEET THE TOP-SCORING WINNERS FROM THE FIVE-DAY SHOW.

LEFT: LOIS SEYMOUR AND DIORISSIMO SCORED A UNIQUE DOUBLE – WINNERS IN THE INAUGURAL SIDE SADDLE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BURY FARM ASSOCIATED CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL, THEY WENT ON TO TAKE A VETERAN HORSE 20+ CATEGORY WITH A SCORE OF 73.02% IN THE PRELIM SILVER.

VETERAN HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 20+ YEARS sponsored by Cavago

Bronze Liz Griggs with her own Harri Coeswen

LEFT: BRED TO SHOWJUMP, 14 YEAR-OLD MARE LIBERTY USA GAINED THE TOP SCORE IN THE FORCES EQUINE CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH OWNER DANIELLE KAISER.

ABOVE: SPANISH-BRED ENRIQUETA, 22 YEARS YOUNG, IS DESCRIBED BY OWNERRIDER CAROLINE SHRUBB AS A ‘LATE STARTER’. WINNERS OF THE PRELIM BRONZE, THE PAIR HAD THE HIGHEST SCORE IN THE PART-BRED GBPRE CHAMPIONSHIPS TO TOP THE CATEGORY.

LEFT: KATHRYN PICKERING BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH WENDY WESLEY’S ROR CHAMPION, POP THE CHAMPERS, WHEN RIDING OUT FOR HIS TRAINER, NICK KENT. THE PAIR CONTINUED THEIR SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION CAREER TOGETHER WITH A WIN IN THE PRELIM GOLD FOR 70.73%.

RIGHT: ANNE JONES HAS ONLY OWNED THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD NIQUEL DEL DRAC SINCE LAST JULY, BUT MADE THEIR FIRST ASSOCIATED CHAMPIONSHIPS A WINNING ONE. THEY POSTED THE TOP SCORE OF 70.60% IN THE PURE BRED LUSITANO CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN WINNING THE PRELIM GOLD.

PSG Gold Justine Armitage with her own Invasor 63.24%

Silver Alison Woulds with her own Zagalote 11 59.27%

Bronze Fiona Harter with her own Diamond X Fandi 65.74%

AM Bronze Emma Hayes with her own Feitor Do Penedo 64.930%

M Gold John Biggs with his own Janota 1 63.62%

Bronze Emma Hayes with her own Feitor Do Penedo 63.71%

E Bronze Ines Barroso with her own Goya 63.82%

N Silver Emma Latham-Hill with her own Maravilha 65.65%

P Gold Anne Jones with her own Niquel Del Drac 70.60%

Bronze Alex Wells with her own Heron 66.21%

LEFT: DUAL WINNERS, TRISH WRIGHT AND HER 17-YEAR-OLD PALOMINO STALLION REDONDEL II CLAIMED THE ADVANCED MEDIUM AND MEDIUM TITLES IN THE PART-BRED LUSITANO CHAMPIONSHIPS.

PART-BRED LUSITANO CHAMPIONSHIPS sponsored by Cavago

AM Bronze Trish Wright with her own Redondel II 63.97%

M Silver Trish Wright with her own Redondel II 64.22%

N Bronze Francesca Modena with her own Coronel 62.22%

THOROUGHBRED CHAMPIONSHIPS sponsored by Cavago AM

ABOVE: THE HIGHEST SCORE ACROSS THE THOROUGHBRED CHAMPIONSHIPS (ALSO OPEN TO THOSE THAT HAVE NOT RACED) WAS ACHIEVED BY YASMIN WRIGHT WITH SALUBRIOUS, A HORSE FORMERLY TRAINED BY PAUL NICHOLLS. THE 15-YEAR-OLD IRISH GELDING WON THE ELEMENTARY BRONZE WITH 71.81% BUT ALSO SCORED IN THE MEDIUM SECTION AND WON THE ROR ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHAPS CHAMPIONSHIPS sponsored by Cavago

M Silver Emma Openshaw with Judy Bates’ Penbretti Diamond Dancer 67.50%

Bronze Alys Matravers with her own Tiger Mazarati 69.40%

E Silver Lucy Bridgwater with her own Monaco 11 68.24%

Bronze Caroline Anne Ratcliffe with Amelia Scarlet Ratcliffe-Smith’s Jelt Sakari 67.72%

N Gold Emma Jablonski with her own Multivision 68.15%

Silver Noah Brook with Christine Berry’s Julia’s Smart Option 71.94%

Bronze Kim Tibble with her own Pauldarys Symphony in Sox 67.04%

P Gold Sally Oldham with Tara Redfern’s Wystone Domino 69.66%

Silver Kerry Finch with her own Mill House Redallaboutit 69.48%

Bronze Zoe Ryan with her own Bella 15 72.67%

Intro Bronze Rose Punchard with Anita Punchard’s Patjoe’s Warrior 68.26%

LEFT: BELLA 15 HAS HAD A BUSY AUTUMN WITH ZOE RYAN, FINISHING RUNNER-UP AT THE MY QUEST OPEN PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE LANDING THE PRELIM BRONZE HERE WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE ACROSS THE CHAPS CHAMPIONSHIPS.