Woodbridge Rider to Represent Suffolk at Nsea County Challenge Championships
On Sunday 24 January at The Jays Stud, Bury St. Edmunds, the hotly-contested NSEA Qualifier to represent Suffolk at the Cortaflex National County Championships took place.
Classes started with a warm-up class of 60cm and then the first of the qualifier classes at 70cm.
In each class the highest placed Suffolk individual rider and the highest placed Suffolk-based school team would qualify for the class Championships to be held at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre on 23-24 April 2016.
Woodbridge School fielded a young team of riders for both the 60cm and 70cm classes.
The team produced confident clear rounds to win the 60cm with the youngest team member, Ada Marson (10yrs) on her 13.2hh pony, Rolly Rascal, winning the class individually.
With one member change, the team then contested the 70cm.
12 teams and 42 individuals contested the class; drawn to ride late in the class the Woodbridge team had seen some fast rounds already posted.
Ada went first and produced an excellent clear with tight turns to take the lead. A further two members (Olivia Brown & Francesca Aitchison) also went clear.
After a nail-biting wait to the end of the class the results announced a 3rd place for the team, missing qualification by one place, and a WIN for Ada Marson and Rolly Rascal qualifying them to represent Suffolk and Woodbridge School at the NSEA Cortaflex National County Championships.
Olivia Brown on Ashley Challenger was placed 6th.
Ada and Rolly Rascal will now travel to Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Bedfordshire, in April for the Championships.
60cm team: Ada Marson, Olivia Brown, Olivia Lubbock and Oliver Reid
70cm team: Ada Marson, Olivia Brown, Olivia Lubbock and Francesca Aitchison
one place, and a WIN for Ada Marson and Rolly Rascal qualifying them to represent Suffolk and Woodbridge School at the NSEA Cortaflex National County Championships.
Olivia Brown on Ashley Challenger was also placed 6th.
Ada and Rolly Rascal now will travel to Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Bedfordshire, in April for the Championships.
60cm Team: Ada Marson, Olivia Brown, Olivia Lubbock and Oliver Reid
70cm Team: Ada Marson, Olivia Brown, Olivia Lubbock and Francesca Aitchison
