QUANTOCK Riding Club had a successful day at the British Riding Clubs Area Horse Trials qualifier and had an individual winner at each grade, a team first, two team seconds and a team third.
This gave the club qualification for 10 horses and riders to go to the Championships to compete in dressage, show jumping and cross country.
Their individual winners were Helen Pavey and Knockenpower Rory, Novice, Catherine Kingscote and Mr Lewis, Intermediate and Emma Pascall and Kentlands Lad, Open.
The winning Novice team were Helen Pavey, Polden Pinotage, Becky Hunt, Moonshine, Andrea Dyer, Harvey and Nicola Miller, Millwood Mizuri. The Intermediate team consisted of Hannah Payne, Tara Moondancer, DD Kingscote, Mr Lewis, Emma Pascall, Junos Echo and Jess Long and Schalimar.
Their junior team did very well, especially as they had only three members and were unlucky not to qualify Grace Popham, Matilda, Annabelle Jay, Noah and Jess Mortimer, Keystone Call Me Ronnie.
In total, the club scooped one individual gold, one team bronze and one individual bronze plus several other placings.
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