Event results

Dora’s winning photo

Dora’s winning photo

Marcus Bicknell

The annual Hodgemoor Wildlife Junior Photography Award was judged on Saturday 2nd September at the Chalfont St Giles village show. There were some super entries.

Congratulations to the winner Dora Hiely-Rayner with her photo of a male Holly Blue butterfly and a honey bee in a blackberry hedgerow. The Holly Blue made a welcome comeback in the UK after years of scarcity in the noughties and likes life in the southeast and Midlands.  The photo was taken in the brambles at the edge of Hodgemoor as you enter from the direction of the White Hart. She wanted to take the photo of the butterfly and was lucky the bee flew in as she was taking it!

Animal-loving Dora is 8 and loves going for walks in Hodgemoor with her whippet puppy Storm. The family goes all together for a walk there at least once a week… it’s exalted company because Dora’s sister Anya accompanied her entry last year with a coloured painting of the Hodgemoor logo which was adopted as the Hodgemoor Riding Association logo for the year.

Well done Dora. Enjoy your glass tankard trophy, your £20 from the Hodgemoor Riding Association and the £20 voucher from Southbank Photography in St Giles for framing the winning picture.

The Hodgemoor Wildlife Junior Photography Award

Marcus Bicknell

The Hodgemoor Wildlife Junior Photography Award at the Chalfont St Giles Show.

The Hodgemoor Riding Association and its 300 members sponsor an annual cup and a cash prize in the Junior Photography Section. Since 1999 the Association has raised over £240,000 for the renovation and maintenance of the 6km of horse-riding trails in the woods and nearby, improving this popular amenity for all users, whether walkers, cyclists or horse-riders. The winner each year keeps this engraved one-pint glass tankard, £20 from the Hodgemoor Riding Association (attached to this certificate) and a voucher from Southbank Photography in St Giles for framing of the winning entry or £20 off any order.

To be awarded today 2nd Sept 2023 at the Chalfont St Giles Show.

 

Hodgemoor Trec 30 April 2023 results

Hodgemoor Trec 30 April 2023 results

Marcus Bicknell

Delighted to report that 26 happy riders and their horses competed in the Hodgemoor Trec today, sunny in the morning, overcast but warm in the afternoon. No-one got lost in the wood doing the Orienteering Phase! Thanks to the recently-engaged ebulliently-happy camera-hotshot Alice Bicknell, we present a complete set of photos in high resolution free-of-charge. Definitely worth looking through every one rather than ego-surfing; some wonderful studies in equine and human body language. https://photos.app.goo.gl/eZgR4MKJ1PoSfWS88
This album is open to anyone with the link. Pass it on and enjoy.

There were half a dozen superb performances, maybe the best we have ever seen in the Hodgemoor Trec. In phase 1, those fifteen obstacles requiring control, Maggie Miodek on Phoenix and Coleen Douglas on Indie scored 145 and 144 respectvely out of a maximum available of 150. Amazing. Well done. Katherine Kennedy, Kelly Stokes and Melanie Ralph all got 138. Phase 2 Control of Paces was a tie between Kelly Stokes on Otis and Francesca Jones on Buffy with 48 points out of 60. 15 riders embarked on Phase 3 Orienteering; Laura Newton on Mayday and Sara Caley on Jack got all ten clues correct, all times neatly written, in a total time within 2 minutes of bogie time for 225 out of 240. They were riding as a pair and so lost 10% of their score, otherwise it would have been perfect. And they had fun.

When you add the three phases together and divide the riders into their classes, the results are as follows:

Class 1: 2 Phases: Obstacles and Control of Gaits. Beginners.
Vicki Barras
Clemmie Cullen
Sophia Evans

Class 2: 2 phases: Obstacles and Control of Gaits. Open
Mary Doherty
Alice Labed
Francesca Jones
Kayleigh Dear

Class 3: Obstacles, Control of Gaits, Orienteering. Beginners
Katherine Kennedy
Sarah Staines
Kelly Stokes
Coleen Douglas
Cara Foster

Class 4: Obstacles, Control of Gaits, Orienteering. Open
Sara Caley
Laura Newton
Alison Cheetham

You can download and peruse the full spreadsheet of the results by phase and by class with the link below. To see the results by phase you need to click on the Tabs at the bottom of the screen. Let me know please if there is anything you do not understand. Results with small corrections are below, posted 5 May 2023 MB. Mary Doherty Obstacle 8 should be 5 3 not 5 36,  and for Katherine Kennedy Obstacle 3 should be 7 3 not 78 3. Apologies for the typos. Everyone has their rosettes!

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Dressage at Widmer 1 May 2022 – results and series standings

Dressage at Widmer 1 May 2022 – results and series standings

Marcus Bicknell

Here are the results for today’s Hodgemoor Winter Dressage 2021-2022 round 7 (the last) at Widmer on Sunday 1st May 2022. We had 26 entrants, 3 of which could not participate because of illness, and a very relaxed but proficient atmoshere. Susie and Marcus Bicknell and the whole of the Hodgemoor Riding Association thank Dawn Fleming for judging, Francesca Jones for organising, Rachel and her mum Julie Smith for scoring and all those who wrote, read and otherwise helped. Click on the link just below.

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In the Novice class, our hostess Francesca Jones on Otto won her section A as the only entrant but also got a better score than series organisers Marcus Bicknell on Prince (first in section B) and Susie Bicknell on Blueby (2nd in section B). Section A beginners, B experienced.

In Intro, Charlotte Bodega on Maesteg Nancy won section A, from Eleni Antoniou on Impossivel and Adrian Scott on Tai. In Section B, Francesca Jones rode to victory on a different horse, Sandy, followed by Alana Brown on Patrick and Sarah Martin-Keyte on Story Tale. Jessica West on Foxy won the Youth class (11 and under)  and Charlotte Bodega, of course, the Teen class (12-16 years).

In Prelim, Charlotte Bodega on Maesteg Nancy triumphed over the adults again in section A over Sara Caley on the imposing Jack and Pasha Allam on Otto. Section B was won by Czech stable lady at Widmer Lucie Vendlova who sat on Eric for the first time on Friday. Sarah Martin-Keyte on Story Tale was 2nd and Vicky Smalley on Jumping 4 Joy 3rd.

Charlotte Bodega on Maesteg Nancy won the Teen class with Alana Brown on Patrick and Sienna Chambers on Derrinduff 2nd and 3rd.

The quality of riding was very high throughout. The little ponies and the BIG horses (notably Geoff Gudgion on Ida and Sara Caley on Jack) were a joy to watch. Thank you to all competitors for coming.

The final series champions across seven events are as follows:

HODGEMOOR RIDING ASSOCIATION
WINTER DRESSAGE – SEVEN EVENTS
SERIES POINTS CHAMPIONS 2021-2022
FINAL RESULTS – PROVISIONAL UNTIL 15 May

Intro Section A Beginners Charlotte Bodega, Measteg Nancy
Intro Section B Experienced Claire James, Cookie
Intro Section A Teen 12 to 16 years Charlotte Bodega, Measteg Nancy
Intro Section B Teen 12 to 16 years no entries
Intro Section A Youth 11 and under Sadie Braybrook, Honey Dew
Intro Section B Youth 11 and under Grace Braybrook, Marshmallow

Prelim Section A Beginners Charlotte Bodega, Measteg Nancy
Prelim Section B Experienced Georgie Gammage, Fred
Prelim Section A Teen 12 to 16 years Charlotte Bodega, Measteg Nancy
Prelim Section B Teen 12 to 16 years no entries
Prelim Section A Youth 11 and under Sadie Braybrook, Honey Dew
Prelim Section B Youth 11 and under Holly Delport, Foxhey

Novice Section A Beginners Lucy Butler, Ollie
Novice Section B Experienced Diana Barham, Mole
Novice Section A Teen 12 to 16 years no entries
Novice Section B Teen 12 to 16 years no entries
Novice Section A Youth 11 and under Lucy Butler, Ollie
Novice Section B Youth 11 and under no entries

Series points, any class or section Georgie Gammage, Fred

Download the complete series points table here.

 

Action photos from Marcus’s camera are available free of charge on Google drive https://drive.google.com/…/187OEivAg83BLlFasDVAAP9GKkLo…
Marcus thanks Francesca’s neice Amelia for taking the photos on it when he was competing and hacking home. Apologies to Adrian Scott who might be the only person of whom we have no photos… if anyone has some please do send them to me marcus@bicknell.com or post in comments.

 

Hodgemoor Winter Dressage – Widmer times Sunday1 May 2022

Marcus Bicknell
Here are the times for the last of our seven fund-raising dressage events, this Sunday at Widmer.  There will be warm up in the field but, unless it miraculously rains before then, the ground will be hard. 
 
 
Rosettes all round for this event, the last in our dressage series. Trophies for class champions will be presented at the Hodgemoor 21st Birthday Party and Hog Roast on July 9th. Looking forward to seeing you all!
 
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Sacha Hamilton at work

Dressage at Austens 11 April 2022 – results and series standings

Marcus Bicknell
Hodgemoor Winter Dressage event at Austens, Twitchells Lane, Jordans, on Sunday 11th April 2022.
I stole this pic off Georgie’s Facebook, thanks! Olivia Warner, Sienna Chambers, Georgie Anne Gammage and Sara Caley (pictured here at Austens) hacked from Dibden Hill which is off Narcot Lane between St Giles and St Peter.
 
We had 16 riders for the winter dressage on Sunday, nice competition weather. Those that hacked from other yards were pleased to see “SLOW – Horse Event Today” signs down Twitchells Lane and cars did seem to be going quite considerately. Everyone remained very jolly and the riding standards were high. Teenager Eleni Antoniou on Impossivel was unbeatable in Intro Class A with 73.5%, well done. Claire James won class B. In Prelim another teenager Sienna Chambers won Section A and Monique Millington Section B for experienced riders. In Novice, it was a stitch-up for the Bicknells, the only entrants, with Marcus pipping Susie for the first time. Thank you so much to Sacha Hamilton and her band of helpers for organising and for judging, to Jane Braithwaite for writing and to Kevin Malyon for scoring. The updated series points table, with one event to go, is also posted below
 
 
Sacha Hamilton at workThe image on the right is of Sacha Hamilton in competition, but not in the Hodgemoor event! She was the judge for us.
 
I have updated the series standings and you can see them at here.   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, teenager Eleni Antoniou has jumped into the lead of Section A thanks to her excellent marks at Austens, and Sheila Grimshaw into third. Charlotte Bodega is bumped into second. Similarly in the Section B for experienced riders Nicky West has been toppled by Claire James who hacked over an hour each way to come and compete. In Prelim Charlotte Bodega on Measteg Nancy keeps her place at the top of the less experienced leader board Section A, from Mia Okuyama and Sadie Braybrook, while Georgie Gammage on Fred jumps into the lead of Section B ahead of Delia Gomez Dominguez and Jaimi Roehrig. In the Novice class, Lucy Butler still leads Nozomi Okuyama and Kim Dudko in the less-experienced riders Section A while in the Open section B there is no change; Diana Barham on Mole is in the lead from Delia Gomez Dominguez and Charlotte Fleming. One event to come in this series.
 
The series trophies and sponsor’s prizes will be awarded early on the evening of the Hodgemoor 21st birthday party on 9th July.
 
 
Just one more winter dressage event now,
Sunday 24th April at Widmer Livery Stables, Rawlings Lane, Seer Green.
 

Dressage results Highclere 27 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell
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.
 
 
Grove Farm Dressage results Sunday 13 March 2022

Grove Farm Dressage results Sunday 13 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell

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.

Get the results in an Excel spreadsheet here

The winners in the Intro Class were Emily Everitt in section A and overall, and Sky Collett in the Teen section. There were two competitors in the Prelim Class, one in A (inexperienced riders – Skye Collett) and one in B (open, Monique Millington) so they each got a 1st place rosette from Susie Bicknell’s Save-the-world Rosette-Recycyling initiative, and Skye, of course, got the Teen win. Marcus Bicknell won the Open Novice and Charlie Harper took Section A honours.

A special mention to Sarah Caley for coming on her huge 17h3 horse black Jack who has only been with her 10 days, and then doing her first dressage test ever, on any horse. Nick walked with Sarah from Dibden Hill… thanks. And Monique Millington did a long route all the way from Austens to Grove, leading Laika “The Ginge” down tricky Twitchells Lane and getting on for the rest of the way to do her first dressage test in 2 years.

I have updated the series standings and you can download them at the following MS Excel link. We have three classes each with two sections and the leaders are Charlotte Bodega, Nicky West, Mia Okuyama, Jaimi Roehrig, Lucy Butler and Charlotte Fleming (the same as after the last round, at Oldefields). The scoring was initially a plain average of scores including zeroes (for an event at which a rider did not compete) but that would have un-necessarily marked down a good rider who cannot do every event. We have therefore established rankings on the average of the points the rider scored when they competed plus a 1 percentage point bonus to incentivise riders to compete in as many rounds as possible. 4 rounds down, 3 to go. Please look at your series scores NOW and contact me with comments or errors… marcus@bicknell.com. Corrections can be made if you let us know within a month of the event (within a week of the penultimate event and within a day of the last event!). You can download the updated series points table here. I anticipate trophy and junior awards at the 21st birthday party 9th July.

Our next dressage event is at Highclere between St.Giles and Seer Green on Sunday 27 March. There are spaces available. Entry forms at …https://hodgemoor.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form-rev-27Jan.docx

 

 

RESULTS – Hodgemoor Dressage at Oldefields 6 March 2022

Marcus Bicknell

We are pleased to publish the results of today’s dressage and to congratulate the class winners Charlotte Bodega age 13 (twice), Sadie Braybrook age 10 (twice), Vicky Smalley, Annie Tatevossian and Jaimi Roehrig (twice). Click on the link here for all the scores and placings in MS Excel.

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The event was beautifully organised by Shona Fraser and Jacqui Roehrig in the capable company of a large team of helpers at Oldefields and dressage judge Dawn Fleming. We thank everyone for their help and participation.

I have updated the series standings and you can download them at the following MS Excel link. We have three classes each with two sections and the current leaders are Charlotte Bodega, Nicky West, Mia Okuyama, Jaimi Roehrig, Lucy Butler and Charlotte Fleming. The scoring was initially a plain average of scores including zeroes (for an event at which a rider did not compete) but that would have un-necessarily marked down a good rider who cannot do every event. We have therefore established rankings on the average of the the points the rider scored when they competed plus a 1 percentage point bonus to incentivise riders to compete in as many rounds as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me with comments or errors… marcus@bicknell.com.

hodgemoor_winter_dressage_results_cumulative_for_publication

Roll on next Sunday at Austens; there are spaces available in all three classes and you can use the entry form at the following link…

hodgemoor_winter_dressage_series_2021-2_entry_form rev 27Jan