The four-day championship is always a highlight of the equestrian team’s year and this year it did not disappoint in both results or the weather.
Many congratulations to our riders who had spent the winter gathering their relevant qualifications to compete in the Eventers Challenge Championships and to represent Dorset in the National County Dressage and Show Jumping Finals.
All of our riders had a successful four days at the Hickstead Championships and are thrilled to be bringing back to Dorset another Championship title as the National County Intermediate Show Jumping Team Champions! The prizegiving was particularly emotional to see our riders topping the podium and receiving their well-earned sashes, rosettes, rugs and prizes.
Very well done to all our riders. We had in total 10 podium (top eight) team and individual prize-givings, and 27 rounds of jumping without any eliminations or retirements which is an impressive statistic.
Thank you to all our wonderful horses who gave their all and were super competitive, to our supportive parents who do all the driving, organising, grooming and running around, and to our riders who had such a great team spirit. It was a pleasure to take them and be involved in their successes and their competitive journey.