Hodgemoor Winter Dressage event at Highclere, Seer Green, on Sunday 27th March 2022.
We had a full entry list for the winter dressage this morning, and wasn’t it wintery… chiller than earlier in the week and overcast. Everyone remained very jolly and the riding standards were high. Thank you so much to Kevin Malyon and his band of helpers for organising, to Sacha Hamilton for judging and to Jane Braithwaite for writing. Kevin also did a fine job of scoring and Diana Bunyan of marshaling. The updated series points table will be posted later today.
I had a warm chat with Jacqui Roehrig, the doyenne of Oldefields Equestrian Centre in Seer Green where the penultimate winter dressage was held. She likes the series of local dressage events because it enhances our equestrian community in the local area, especially because of the requirement to hack to the events. She hopes it will continue next year. This is just the sort of feedback which makes the effort worthwhile, so thank you Jacqui. Marcus.
I have updated the series standings and you can see them at hodgemoor_winter_dressage_results_cumulative_for_publication. Percentage marks from each of the Winter Dressage events are averaged (plus a % point to encourage participation at many of the 7 events) to give a series champion in each class and section. In the Intro Walk-Trot class, Charlotte Bodega still leads the less experienced riders’ standings and Nicky West the open section. In Prelim Charlotte Bodega on Measteg Nancy has taken over at the top of the less experienced leader board, from Mia Okuyama and Sadie Braybrook, while Delia Gomez Dominguez on Captain is now ahead of Jaimi Roehrig on Chalky (she has more than one horse). In Novice Lucy Butler still leads Nozomi Okuyama in the less-experienced riders while in the Open section today’s single event by Diana Barham on Mole is enough to put her in the lead from Delia Gomez Dominguez and Charlotte Fleming. Two events to come in this series.
Just two more winter dressage events now,
Sunday 10th April at Austens Farm and
Sunday 24th April at Widmer Equestrian.
Details on the entry form hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form rev 27Jan
SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2022 AT 19:00
Dressage this morning was friendly and full of qualities… hacking down Narcot Lane for some and then negotiating a fallen tree, warming up in the arena just before one’s test, braving the quacking ducks and the silent black pussy cat and enjoying some hours out before the rain started. Thank you so much Jenien Cunningham and her merry band of helpers for organising, to Dawn Fleming for judging and to Shona Fraser for writing. It was a smaller field than usual, mainly because of the roadwork needed to hack there, but the standard of tests and the community spirit shone through. As we pass the half-way mark in our 7-event series, we have had over 100 entries and raised £1400. The updated series points table is at the bottom.