Sunday 16 June 2019

Ashfields one day event Saturday 8th June


Ashfields one day event Saturday 8th June 

 

We saw 26 entries although for various reasons 7 entries were withdrawn, the rain and wind made the dressage and cones interesting with the cone numbers being blown round the course like low flying saucers.

Highest dressage score of the day was achieved by Novice Pony Sarah Wallis with a score of 42.27,  with Prenovice Pony Esther Rawlinson, Novice Horse Debbie Tatton, Open Pony Linda Hamblen and Open Horse Alfie Budd all taking first place in their respective classes.

 

The cones course and marathon was designed by Scott Brown, our Course Designer for the event, the cones course proved challenging with cones 13/14 and 15 requiring a good extended trot to achieve the time, also the angle of cone 20 needed an accurate driven line from 19, good mixture of time faults and balls down with only 5 drivers achieving a double clear. 

 

YES, the rain stopped leaving the ground soft for the marathon ,although the course seemed to drive extremely well, the distance was 5.65 kilometres including 3 obstacles which were driven twice causing great competition as the drivers tried to improve their own times from their first time round. 

Obstacle 1 and 4, the mound, made a great start with multiple route options including flowing circles for speed, with an option of a right hand turn up a tight slope after D to E creating a shorter distance, 

Obstacle 2 and 5, the totem pole, proving great fun ,although those squares certainly seem to jump in front of you extremely quick,

Obstacle 3 and 6, the waterhole, with the additional rain was reasonably deep, the conditions causing some carriages to slide on the muddy bends to the delight of the spectators, with numerous soaked competitors certainly needing a change of clothing by the end of the day.

Congratulations to Open Horse Phillipa Howe whom achieved the fastest time in obstacles 2 to 6 making Phillipa the overall marathon winner with a final score of 74.09, please refer to the results page on the club website for the complete event.

As usual the club is extremely grateful for all the individuals who give their time to make our events possible, Huge thank you to all involved for their ongoing support, a special thank you to Wilf and Zoe for hosting the club at Ashfields in such fantastic facilities, remember our next one day event is 28th July, it would be great to see you there in any capacity.

Ashfields training day Friday 7th June


With your continued support we were able to provide another great opportunity for trainers Anna Grayston, Minta Winn and Sarah Howe to share their wealth of experience, producing a full day of training sessions for all levels of carriage drivers.
 
Unfortunately waterproofs were the fashion of the day with the relentless rain, although certainly it didn't dampen spirits with some drivers incorporating dressage followed by obstacle practice.
 
If you’re interested in training remember on the 26th July we have a 2 day option. Please refer to the events page.