UK Riders National Championships

Thornton Lodge Country Sports sent eight riders down for the UK Riders National Championships held at Arena UK and they won five of the eight show jumping Championship Classes and one of the Dressage championships.The pictures are of Charlotte on the Palomino and Serena on the grey at the UK Riders & Chasers National finals at Arena UK with Charlotte going on to win the senior intermediate championship and Serena taking two second places in the junior classes. It was a great result for the area as Sabina Crowe came first in two junior classes Jade Hutchinson-Archer taking 1st in the junior open Vicki Seller taking 1st in the senior open with Roberto & Amelia Brennan-Vaccaro (grey Tilly and bay pony Boy in the photos) also in the rosettes. All riders had competed & qualified at Thornton Lodge at Easingwold.Competitors came from all over the country to compete in the show jumping & dressage national finals.Results for Thornton Lodge Country Sports entrants.70cm Junior Championship - 1st Sabrina Crow riding Emma, 2nd Serena Leighton riding Jake80cm Junior Championship - 1st Sabrina -Emma , 2nd Serena Leighton -Jake90cm Junior Championship – 2nd Jade Hutchinson-Archer Irish Double Cream, 7th Roberto Brennan-Vaccaro - Boy1.05m Junior Championship – 1st Jade Hutchinson-Archer – Irish Double Cream80cm Senior Championship - 4th Charlotte Leighton - Crunchie90cm Senior Championship – 1st Charlotte Leighton - Crunchie1.05m Senior Championship – 1st Vicki Sellers - MarbellsPrelim dressage championship – 1st Thomas Robertson on DuncanThornton Lodge have small numbers of riders to our Friday night competitions and they begin as novices but reach some really high standards by the time we get to regional finals. They have Hunter Trials on Sunday 16th September and the Halloween Hunter Trial Sunday 28th October with classes from 1 foot 6ins to 3 foot 3 ins.


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