Month: December 2025

Hodgemoor Dressage 28 December 2025

Marcus Bicknell
Hodgemoor Dressage RESULTS
Sunday 28th December 2025, at Waylands Equestrian Centre
 
 
The festive spirit was in evidence today at Waylands for the second of two Hodgemoor Dressage competitions… riders, horses, team members and spectators came dressed for, and pre-disposed to, having a jolly time. Mulled wine and other hot drinks flowed, but only to help down the mince pies, marshmallows, biscuits and chocolates. The standard of riding was very high with six tests earning over 65% in marks attributed by the judge for both events (multi regional and national dressage event winner, Rob Waine Rob Waine Dressage https://www.robwainedressage.com/about-rob/).
 
WINNER. We congratulate the winners of each of the four classes, Annabelle Tripp, 13-year-old Isla French, 15-year-old Lily Hannigan and Louise Maeers and their horses. 16-years-and-under riders were classified alongside the adults and also in junior rankings for rosettes. You can see the full results in PDF at the link above.
 
CHRISTMAS CHAMPION. The prized horse statue trophy was awarded to Isla French , the champion across the two events, 7 and 28 December. The criteria were marks, achievement compared to previous, youth, Christmas dressing-up and entertainment value as accorded by Rob Waine, Susie Bicknell and Marcus Bicknell (secretary and chairman of the Hodgemoor Riding Association).
 
AWARDS CEREMONIES. The event was in memory of Geoff Gudgion, long-time treasurer of the Hodgemoor Riding Association, friend and rider at Waylands of the mare Ida who competed beautifully today with Juliet Booth. He died of cancer in the summer of 2025. His family, led by granddaughter Ruby Mayor, made several class presentations and the Christmas Champion award in the company of her sister, mother Sophie, father Bill Mayor and Sophie’s mum, Geoff’s widow Deborah Gudgion.
 
FUND-RAISING FOR CHARITY. The riders’ entry fees are being donated to Iain Rennie Hospice at Home (now part of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care) who were so marvellous to Geoff.
 
THE HOME TEAM. We thank Susie Bicknell who undertook the considerable task of organising the event including entries, Marcus her husband and Christopher their son (scoring). Lana Craker provided the excellent indoor venue at Waylands and her partner Frank, who has made the yard so functional and elegant, was on hand to help. We thank the judge Rob Waine, the reader Jane Braithwaite, and another scorer Judy Burns. Moya Merola was caterer-in-chief and others helped make teas and coffees, thank you all. So nice of the Gudgion family to brave the cold and to be with us on the day.

Dressage results 7 December 2025

Marcus Bicknell

For those of you who competed at the successful fund-raising dressage at Windmill Farm on 7 December, there is an added incentive to come to this 28 December event too… the prospect of winning the Golden Horse statuette for the champion across both events. The judges, the HRA Secretary and Chairman will discern the winner on the basis of marks, achievement compared to previous, youth, Christmas dressing-up and entertainment value. Anyone entering both events gets a special rosette.  Geoff’s widow Deborah and daughter Sophie will be there on Dec 28 and have agreed Geoff’s grand-daughters will make the presentation... ten minutes after the last test. As Geoff would have liked, this will be a festive occasion, with mulled wine and other goodies and no doubt some impressive Christmas gear from entrants.
          This is an open event, not just for Hodgemoor members, and there is parking for boxes and trailers available. Tests are Intro 1, Prelim 1, Novice 1 and PYO Novice 1 or Elementary 2. We can accept lead rein entries for Intro 1 (HC) even though it is not marked on the entry form. So before Christmas preparations take over, please get your entries in at https://hodgemoor.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/schedule_dressage_waylands_28_december_2025.docx

https://hodgemoor.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Dressage-7Dec2025-results.xlsx