Prep School and Senior School riders have been taking part in a number of equestrian competitions over the last month, including the KSEC British Show Jumping, Moreton NSEA Show Jumping and the Pontispool Eventers Challenge. All members of the Equestrian Team have ridden confidently and and delivered some amazing results with many qualifying for Hickstead, the biggest competition of the year.

Here are some of the results:

Competitions

Sunday 12th February – KSEC – British Show Jumping
Poppy T (Yr 11) – 2nd place in her second only attempt at a 1.10m course

Thursday 16th February – KSEC NSEA Show Jumping
Ceclilia F (Yr 13) – 1st place in the 90cm class.
Daniel F (Yr 11) – 10th place and a very important clear round on the ponies first competition

Sunday 19th February – Moreton NSEA Show Jumping
Alice B (Yr 9) – 3rd & 4th place in both the 70 & 80 on her two ponies
Erin W (Yr 4) – 2nd in the 40cm & 3rd in the 50cm on her new pony and their first time competing for the school together

Pontispool Eventers Challenge

70/75cm – Violet (TPS) 3rd – qualifying for Hickstead as an individual

80/85cm – Violet (TPS), Zoe (TS) & Laura (TS) – a great team effort from all riders

90/95cm – Elsa (TS), Eliza (TS), Poppy (TS) & Florence (TPS) – another great team effort and they came 2nd, qualifying for Hickstead. Individually Poppy was 9th, Eliza 6th and Florence 3rd, meaning she also qualified as an individual.

100/105cm – Poppy (TS) and Florence (TPS) rode bravely, facing some of the biggest fences and making it look easy. Poppy placed 7th and Florence 9th.

The whole team also took part in a dressage lesson with Sam Osborn, they were working on rhythm and control with some of the riders having to ride without stirrups.

Well done all!