S&E Regional Updates
Here you can find everything you need to know about the latest news and updates in the South & East region!
South & East Inter County Challenge
Another great weekend at the South & East Inter County Challenge. With temperatures up to 30, riders, coaches and supporters braved the heat to pull off some fantastic. Credit to you all for keeping your spirits high, and then dressing up in such creative Sustainability themed costumes for the opening team parade. Congratulations to Suffolk (?) for winning this award dressed in high end feed sack fashion! Following dinner (thanks Bury Farm) and a hilarious Triathlon consisting of a hobby horse jumper, a bike obstacle course and a dog agility – Essex emerged victors along with Kent, and riders then hit the hay for the next day of action.
The sun shone again on another day of some very competitive dressage. Once again, the ‘challenge’ was a very tightly contested competition, with fractions of a percent in between riders battling it out for individual and team titles. Hertfordshire led the way throughout the competition and with just 3% separating several top placings.
Massive congratulations to our 20245 winners Hertfordshire who took the title on the second day. The team was made up of:
Elodie Fiske-Jackson, Ruth Pound, Jasmine Gordon, Kacey Salter, Sara Norris, Victoria Moss Rebecca Stewart, Amy Clarke, Gee Steele, Becky Wainwright, Sophie Parkinson, Jade Short
Congratulations also goes to our individual title winners:
INTRODUCTORY CHAMPION
Amber Edwards and Lilly's Billionaire – Surrey
PRELIMINARY CHAMPION
Amy Parry and Charlie – Bucks
NOVICE CHAMPION
Samantha Ellis and Seaborne Silent Valley – Cambridgeshire
ELEMENTARY CHAMPION
Sophie Parkinson and Southside Victorious - Hertfordshire
With 132 riders and horses to organise and stable on site the Inter County Challenge is an organisational tour de force! As ever thank you to our organisers – Development Officers Sharon Walker and Katharine Perry, to Anne and the team at Bury Farm, to our Judges and team of amazing volunteers – we wouldn’t have a competition without your support!
Finally, a huge THANKS to the fantastic County Coordinators who pull together teams, organise team trials, market activity in the counties and fundraise – it’s a big job and they deserve full recognition for their support to the region.
INTER COUNTY CHALLENGE TEAM PLACINGS
1. Hertfordshire
2. Suffolk
3. Kent
4. Surrey
5. Sussex
6. London
7. Buckinghamshire
8. Cambridgeshire
9. Essex
10. Norfolk
11. Bedfordshire
Full results here:
South & East Awards Ball
16 November 2024 at The Graduate Hotel, Cambridge
Save the date! All details coming soon for a great night of fun and catching up with friends.
Senior Inter Regionals
18 - 19 May 2024 at Pickering Grange, Leicestershire
The South & East’s huge squad of 36 riders is coming back down to earth after a weekend of fun, sunshine and some superb performances at the Senior Inter Regionals, held at Pickering Grance in Leicestershire.
The squad notched up not one, but two individual titles – congratulations Luke Prior and Charlotte Dorey (Novice and Prelim winners). But also, an amazing 13 other individual top ten placings.
The region then went on to win the overall championship, with team ‘Paco Rabanne’ taking the podium. Congratulations to Helen Bell riding Rathnageera Casino Royal, Charlotte Dorey, riding Deards Silver Bounce, Catherine Brindley riding Deerleap I and Samantha Black riding Zodibanta.
A very close 4th place were S&E team ‘Hermes’ : Luke Prior riding Millview Mamuka Rose, Nikki Goldup riding Watermill Rocks, Charlotte Fogel riding Royal William and Harriet Ford riding According to Archie.
In 10th team place S&E team ‘Cartier’ : Joanne Stacey riding I Boy, Abi Moore riding Coednewydd Kansas Express, Abbie Cornwall riding Castor and Corinne Murphy riding Firestarter III.
Pivotal to the team’s success was the support of their coaches (Char Lassetter and Hayley Liddiard), committee members (Senior Rider rep Jodie Smith and vice chair Mat Smith) and Development Officers, Sharon Walker and Katharine Perry.
The weekend was summed up by regular SE team rider Lauren Simmonds:
‘I know it sounds like a cliche to those on the outside of team events, but team comps are just the best, you cry and celebrate together. You call tests for people who at 8am on a Saturday are strangers but friends by 5pm on the Sunday. Your tests might not be perfect, but you’re cheering those that were mega!’
Thanks also goes to the S&E squad 2024 supporters The Country Osteopath, Equimotional, Chart Stables and Max Gut Health Equine.
Upcoming events
Want to get involved, check out our training page to see what training events are coming up, from camps to clinics, youth and para training days to evenings out.
