Former Talent Spotting winner Becky Moody (pictured) dominated the Northern Winter Finals at Willerby Hill Competition Yard in North Yorkshire, 31 January to 3 February 2008, with three wins on two horses.

 

Becky rode Julie Lockey’s Fursten Hit, a six-year-old 18.1hh German-bred gelding by Furst Heinrich, to take both the novice and elementary open, both with scores of more than 71%. She then rode another horse owned by Julie, the seven-year-old 17hh German-bred gelding by Weltgeist, Wallenstein, to head the advanced medium open. It was both horses’ biggest success to date.

 

Becky, who is a professional trainer and rider, said: “Wally is the first horse Julie bought for me to ride two and a half years ago when I didn’t have a young horse of my own. She then bought Fursten Hit 18 months ago in Belgium. I consider myself very lucky to have Julie as a patron; her love of the sport is what drives her to be an owner and now breeder as well.”

 

It was a successful outing for other members of Becky’s yard. Working pupil Emma Gallagher and Andy Lykegaard won the medium restricted while Becky’s British Dressage apprentice Carly Taylor-Smith rode Onino into second place in the medium open with 70.72%. The winner of the latter class was Beverly Brightman and Don Hill, who also won the advanced medium freestyle.

 

Here is the full list of winners:

Beth Logan and Up The Creek, 70.83%

Laura Newton and Dalton Raimondo 66.55

Becky Moody and Fursten Hit, 72.73

Jayne Wilson and Vallentino 65.28

Becky Moody and Fursten Hit, 71.66

Emma Gallagher and Andy Lykegaard, 69.77

Beverly Brightman and Don Hill 71.26

Jess Parr and DHI Pierrot 62.82

Becky Moody and Wallenstein, 69.56

Hannah Esberger-Shepherd and Dolce Vita IV, 72.59

Laura Fry and Grane Amazon, 72.98

Hannah Esberger-Shepher and Divine, 72.23

Beverley Brightman and Don Hill, 72.22

Joyce Fearn and Blamire Bocachica, 65 

 

For full results, click here.