Juniors Gabriella, Isabella and Rose.
4th and 5th September 2021: BRC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The club had a fabulous weekend at Lincoln, with Seniors and Juniors competing on both days. A huge achievement just to qualify, the added bonus was bringing back some ribbons:
Isabella Thomas = 2nd Junior Riding Test
Rose Chugg-Martin = 4th Junior Intro and 9th Junior Riding Test
Junior Riding Test = Team 8th
Caroline Bates = 10th Senior Intro
Vickie Watkins = 2nd Senior Open Dressage
Holly Chivers = 2nd Senior Open Dressage and 5th Senior Riding Test
Isabella Thomas = 2nd Junior Riding Test
Rose Chugg-Martin = 4th Junior Intro and 9th Junior Riding Test
Junior Riding Test = Team 8th
Caroline Bates = 10th Senior Intro
Vickie Watkins = 2nd Senior Open Dressage
Holly Chivers = 2nd Senior Open Dressage and 5th Senior Riding Test
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Zoe Ryan and Fug Bug
22nd August 2021: More Mercian success, with our 60/70cm Hunter Trial team of Jo Jeynes, Jodie Powell, Chris Esling and Caroline Bates winning the class, as did our 80cm Style Jumping Team of Pip Webster, Chris Esling, Jo Jaynes and Allison Haynes. Our 80/90cm Hunter Trial team were placed 4th, and their were lots of individual places too. Check out the newsletter for a full report.
8th August 2021: Congratulations to our 70cm Combined Training Team of Rose Chugg-Martin, Natalie Smith and Pip Webster, who won the Mercian Competition at Gracelands. Members Allison Haynes and Sue Peckham joined with Wyvern RC to form a mixed 80cm team and they came 4th. A fab result all round.
Jodie and Trixie
6th to 8th August 2021: MHRC had a fab weekend at the BRC Horse Trials Championships at Swalcliffe. Our Senior 80 team of Jodie Powell, Esther Bowness, Julie Jeffes and Louise Revill were placed 10th, while Holly Chivers was 8th individually in the Open 100.
1st August 2021: Our first club FUN DAY was a great success. Held at Valley View Ranch, we had three great instructors (Jo Winfield, Lucy Goodman and Richard Evans) on hand to keep us on our toes, while breaking at lunch for a fabulous spread. See the August Newsletter for a full report and check out our Facebook page for photos from the day.
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July 2021: Congratulations to Luan Crawford, Isabella Thomas and Sarah Harker, who all won their classes in this month's E-Rider Online Dressage RC competition.
18th July 2021: We had a rather epic day at the Area Dressage qualifier at Ludlow. Loads of placings and personal bests, but a HUGE list of members who have now qualified for the National Championships in September:
- Senior Riding Test Team (Esther Bowness, Camilla Esling, Holly Chivers and Jodie Powell)
- Junior Riding Test Team (Isabella Thomas, Gabriella Thomas and Rose Chugg-Martin)
- Senior Individuals: Caroline Bates, Jo Jeynes, Vickie Watkins and Holly Chivers
- Junior Individuals: Isabella Thomas, Gabriella Thomas and Rose Chugg-Martin
Sue and Mai
11th July 2021: Congratulations to our Mercian Dressage to Music team of Camilla Esling, Sara Stephenson and Suzanne Lidbetter, who all came 4th in their classes and secured team 5th.
10th July: MHRC OPEN DRESSAGE SHOW: We had a lovely day at Hillview Arena for our dressage show. Once again, MHRC members took the top spot in all 6 classes - a fantastic result.
INTRO C (Open): 1st Lou Cole and Roo
PRELIM 2 (Restricted): 1st Rose Chugg-Martin and Tregaire Tiger Lily
PRELIM 2 (Open): 1st Lydia Webster and Flashmans Lad
PRELIM 18: 1st Tracey Haines and Little Blue Paint Works
NOVICE 30: 1st Megan Harper and Strawberry Hill
ELEMENTARY 50: 1st Stella Bunn and Renkum Electric Zed
You can check out the full results HERE
INTRO C (Open): 1st Lou Cole and Roo
PRELIM 2 (Restricted): 1st Rose Chugg-Martin and Tregaire Tiger Lily
PRELIM 2 (Open): 1st Lydia Webster and Flashmans Lad
PRELIM 18: 1st Tracey Haines and Little Blue Paint Works
NOVICE 30: 1st Megan Harper and Strawberry Hill
ELEMENTARY 50: 1st Stella Bunn and Renkum Electric Zed
You can check out the full results HERE
Oliver and Elvis
4th July 2021: We had a great day at the Area Show Jumping Qualifier at Cleeve Prior. Our 70 team just missed out on qualification with a 2nd place. But our Junior rider, Oliver Hooper, smashed it to become individual winner of the 80 class and gets a trip to the Nationals.
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27th June 2021: Jo Jeynes, Jodie Powell, Camilla Esling and Lauren Philpotts made up a Senior team for the Area Style Jumping Qualifier. Lauren was 3rd overall, with the team coming 6th.
Esther and Polly
13th June 2021: Congratulations to our 80cm Senior Team of Jodie Powell, Julie Jeffes, Esther Bowness and Louise Revill, who won at the Area Horse Trials Qualifier and have qualified for the Championships in August. Joining them will be Holly Chivers, who was the overall winner of the 100cm class.
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MAY 2021: E-Riders Riding Club League: MHRC dominated the Prelim class this month, with our riders in the top 3 spots. Congratulations to Sarah Harker, who just pipped Laura Bennett and Kelly Hudson to the top spot.
23rd May AREA 18 Dressage to Music Qualifier: A huge congratulations to Jodie Powell and Trixie, who came 2nd in their class at the qualifier and have qualified for the Championships in October.
MHRC SHOWING SHOW: It was lovely to see so many people out and about at our Show on 16th May. The Mercian Team event was well attended, with 14 teams, but our MHRC team of Shellee Harris, Pip Webster, Suzanne Lidbetter and Sara Stephenson came top of the pack. For a full event report, check out our newsletter.
Shellee Harries and Billy: Mercian Champions
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Rose Chugg-Martin and Lily: Open Reserve Champions
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Thank you to Jess Photography for the photos of the day. Click on the logo to order your copies.
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BRC NATIONAL ONLINE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP: We had a massive amount of members representing the club at the new Online Championships - a huge well done to everyone who qualified and took part. There were lots of top 10 places for our members ...
Senior Novice Championships 2020
5th = Holly Chivers and Dripshill Dreammaker
10th = Luan Crawford and Merkur
Senior Intro Championships 2021
4th = Caroline Bates and Smokey Joe
Junior Novice Championships 2021
1st = Lottie Gilderson and Fortside Capri (and 2nd as part of the joint Area 18 Team)
8th = Isabella Thomas and Paddy
Junior Elementary Championship 2021
7th = Florence Bradbury and Sunnystone the Highwayman
Junior Intermediate Championships 2021
10th = Gabriella Thomas and Rafiki
Senior Novice Championships 2020
5th = Holly Chivers and Dripshill Dreammaker
10th = Luan Crawford and Merkur
Senior Intro Championships 2021
4th = Caroline Bates and Smokey Joe
Junior Novice Championships 2021
1st = Lottie Gilderson and Fortside Capri (and 2nd as part of the joint Area 18 Team)
8th = Isabella Thomas and Paddy
Junior Elementary Championship 2021
7th = Florence Bradbury and Sunnystone the Highwayman
Junior Intermediate Championships 2021
10th = Gabriella Thomas and Rafiki
25th April: Mercian Dressage: It was the first Mercian Team Event of the year, with MHRC represented by Jenny Young, Camilla Esling, Sara Stephenson and Sue Lidbetter. As a team, they came 5th overall, with Camilla coming 6th and Sara 1st in their arenas.
3rd April: MHRC OPEN DRESSAGE SHOW: We had a lovely day at Hillview Arena for the first competition of the year. MHRC members took the top spot in all 7 classes - a fantastic result.
INTRO B (Restricted): 1st Alison Young and Treslea Blue
INTRO B (Open): 1st Sadie Facchino and Cracker
PRELIM 7 (Restricted): 1st Sophie Hooper and Jubilee Express
PRELIM 7 (Open): 1st Claire Pollock and Donnie
PRELIM 13: 1st Isabella Thomas and Paddy
NOVICE 28: 1st Holly Chivers and Jester
ELEMENTARY 49: 1st Holly Chivers and Jester
You can check out the full results HERE
INTRO B (Restricted): 1st Alison Young and Treslea Blue
INTRO B (Open): 1st Sadie Facchino and Cracker
PRELIM 7 (Restricted): 1st Sophie Hooper and Jubilee Express
PRELIM 7 (Open): 1st Claire Pollock and Donnie
PRELIM 13: 1st Isabella Thomas and Paddy
NOVICE 28: 1st Holly Chivers and Jester
ELEMENTARY 49: 1st Holly Chivers and Jester
You can check out the full results HERE
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AREA 18 NOVICE JUNIOR & SENIOR INTRO ONLINE DRESSAGE QUALIFIERS: Congratulations to Caroline Bates and Lottie Gilderson, who both won their classes at the online Qualifier. We look forward to 'seeing' you all at the Online Championships.
You can check out the full results HERE |
Caroline Bates and Smokey Joe
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Laura Bennett and Sadie
AREA 18 INTERMEDIATE ONLINE DRESSAGE QUALIFIERS: Congratulations to Laura Bennet, Tiggy Manning and Florence Bradbury, who all won their classes at the online qualifier. Our Junior team of Tiggy Manning, Gabriella Thomas and Isabella Thomas were also declared the overall winners. We look forward to 'seeing' you all at the Online Championships.
You can check out the full results HERE
You can check out the full results HERE
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FEBRUARY: We received great news at the end of February, with the club coming 3rd Overall in the E-Riders Online Dressage Winter Riding Club League.
We had individual placings as well, with Gabriella Thomas coming 6th and 8th in the Intro Section, her sister Isabella coming 2nd in the Novice Section. and Luan Crawford coming 3rd in the Prelim and 5th in the Elementary Section. |
12th February 2021: VIRTUAL AGM For the first time in the club's history, we held a virtual AGM through the power of Facebook. It was lovely to 'see' so many people attend and take part. As well as round-ups from last year we had updates from the Team Managers, met the 2021 committee, awarded the Pepper Pot League prizes and had a prize draw for some fantastic prizes.
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Congratulations to everyone who was placed in the Pepper Pot League - a full list of results can be found HERE
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THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMAZING COMPANIES THAT DONATED PRIZES FOR OUR RAFFLE
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JANUARY 2021: MHRC PHOTO COMPETITION A huge thank you to our guest judges who did a fab job of judging the photo show: Alice Collins-Youngs, Sammi Isaacs, Nick Lawson and Mark Walters, and Grace and Miles Thomas.
The overall Champion was Emma Cooper, with her headshot of Alfie.
For a full list of winners, check out the January edition of the newsletter.
The overall Champion was Emma Cooper, with her headshot of Alfie.
For a full list of winners, check out the January edition of the newsletter.
JANUARY 2021: E-Riders Online Dressage Congratulations to junior Isabella Thomas, who won the Novice Riding Club Test. There were also placings for her sister Gabriella, Sue Moger, Caroline Bates and Sue Lidbetter.
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December 2020: Congratulations to Stella Bunn, who came 3rd in the British Show Jumping / BRC Bronze League.
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December 2020: Congratulations to Luan Crawford, who won the BEST CHRISTMAS JUMPER in the BRC Online Christmas Cracker Dressage Competition. Luan also came 6th in her class, with Caroline Bates coming 10th in hers.
20th December: MHRC Dressage Show. It was a rather wet and wild day for our Christmas Dressage show - thank you to everyone who came along to support and help. Congratulations to all our class winners:
- Intro A (Restricted) = Alison Young and Treslea Blue
- Intro A (Open) = Jenny Young and Treslea Blue
- Prelim 1 (Restricted) = Sadie Facchino and Cracker
- Prelim 1 (Open) = Lydia Webster and Flashman's Lad
- Prelim 12 = Lottie Gilderson and Capri
- Novice 24 = Esme Ruff and Kitalpha
- Elementary 44 = Florence Bradbury and Sunnystone the Highwayman
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3rd October 2020: BRC Dressage to Music Championships
Congratulation to Florence Bradbury and Chester, who were 3rd at the Championships in the Junior Prelim class. |
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4th SEPTEMBER 2020: Area Dressage to Music Qualifier
Congratulations to the three members who represented us at the Qualifier. Jodie Powell was 3rd, with both Megan Hay and Florence Bradbury winning and qualifying for the championships in October.
Congratulations to the three members who represented us at the Qualifier. Jodie Powell was 3rd, with both Megan Hay and Florence Bradbury winning and qualifying for the championships in October.
For older news, check out our newsletter archives from previous years:
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