March & April Events at Speedgate

Saturday 19^th March saw the first of our 2022 unaffiliated dressage shows get underway. It was good to see everyone coming back out and ready to head down those centre lines.  

Jemima Willard and Pippa were the first combination to get the day started, and they completed a very correct test to gain a score of 65%. Good scores continued throughout the class. Towards the end of the class, was the turn of Kate Spellane and her ride, Mr Mo Jangles. This combination also completed their test to achieve a score of 65% and finished on the same collective score as Jemima, which meant that we had joint winners for the first class.  

Prelim 15 Judge: Stacey Ward 

Prelim 17A followed and once again the standard of riding was very good. The last combination in the class was Rebecca Aston and the very smart, Horeb Bandit. This pair produced a wonderful test to gain a fantastic score of 75.00%, taking the second victory of the day.  

Prelim 17A Judge: Pippa Doran  

1^st Rebecca Aston and Horeb Bandit – 75.00% (77) 

2^nd Ashleigh Hill and Zara Var – 67.93% (69) 

3^rd Mariana Broucher and Tina – 67.76% (69) 

4^th Lily-Ann Lambel and Quizee Rascal – 67.07% (66) 

5^th Anna Laura Zielinska and Ivana Van Veecaten – 65.86% (64) 

6^th Emma Baxter and Newt – 64.31% (65) 

The two Novice classes followed and both classes were quieter than the Prelim classes. Last to go in the Novice 37A, was Louise Prideaux and her lovely horse Prevellys Affaere. This combination completed their test on a score of 64.63% and was our third pair to take home a first place rosette. 

Novice 37A Judge:  Pippa Doran 

1^st Louise Prideaux and Prevellys Affaere – 64.63% (52) 

2^nd Rebecca Aston and Horeb Bandit – 63.89% (54) 

3^rd Elaine Gaffney and Quito AWZ – 63.89% (53) 

4^th Charles Rogers and Vinnie – 63.89% (52) 

Novice 39 Judge: Pippa Doran 

1^st Elaine Gaffney and Quito AWZ – 62.31% (37.5) 

The weekend of Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th March saw two days of British Dressage and Team Quest competitions. Once again, it was great to see regular faces but also lots of people competing with us for the first time.  

April arrived and so did the glorious weather! The second of our unaffiliated dressage events was held on Sunday 3^rd April. Gillian Pronger and her very smart young horse, Langaller Sheridan’s Lad were our first combination to head down the centre line. Producing a lovely test, they finished on a very respectable score of 64.78% which was enough to gain them a third place in the class. 

Intro C Judge: Stacey Ward 

1^st Kellie Eglinton and Abbotswood Diva – 72.61% (74) 

2^nd Marcus Beavis and Hugustus the Great – 69.13% (71) 

3^rd Gillian Pronger and Langaller Sheridan’s Lad – 64.78% (66) 

4^th Hayley Ryder and Precious Amber Rosa – 64.57% (66) 

5^th Amy Tate and Tiernans Boy – 63.26% (63) 

6^th Eleanor Mead and Rolo – 60.87% (61) 

Next, was the first of our Prelim classes of the day. Once again, there were a good number of entries. It was towards the end of the class that we gained our second score of 70% and over. This was achieved by Jemima Willard and Pippa, and they became our second winning combination of the day. 

Prelim 12 Judge: Stacey Ward 

1^st Jemima Willard and Pippa – 73.15% (75) 

2^nd Stacey Mcdaid and Lymebrooks Arabella – 69.63% (70) 

3^rd Claire Wheeler and Vorvas Hill Aurora – 65.19% (66) 

4^th Eleanor Mead and Rolo – 65.00% (65) 

5^th Viv Howie and EFS Khamsin Eclipse – 64.63% (67) 

6^th Emma Baxter and Newt – 64.44% (66) 

In our final two classes, a score of 70% and over was achieved by the same combination. Jess Pearce and the very attractive Spot the Dun were the combination to achieve this in both the Prelim 18 and Novice 28 classes, therefore taking the final two winning places of the day.  

Prelim 18 Judge: Gemma Catling 

1^st Jess Pearce and Spot the Dun – 70.00% (70) 

2^nd Mariana Broucher and Hagrid – 68.46% (68) 

3^rd Emma Baxter and Newt – 67.69% (69) 

4^th Jemima Willard and Pippa – 67.31% (66) 

5^th Emma Clarke-Smith and Griffin S – 67.12% (68) 

6^th Claire Wheeler and Vorvas Hill Aurora – 60.96% (61) 

Novice 28 Judge: Gemma Catling 

1^st Jess Pearce and Spot the Dun – 71.88% (59) 

2^nd Mariana Broucher and Hagrid – 67.08% (54) 

3^rd Emma Clarke-Smith and Griffin S – 66.88% (54) 

4^th Jane Lockwood and Kilimazing Granite – 65.42% (52) 

5^th Vicky Pearce and Ball of Fire – 65.21% (52) 

On Saturday 23^rd April we held our British Dressage event with the return of the Freestyle classes. Amazing entries gave us a full day of competition from Prelims to Inter 1. It was lovely to see some familiar faces coming back out to compete and also some new combinations making long journeys, in which to compete with us for the very first time.  

Freestyle classes will be included in all our weekend British Dressage events across the summer months.  

Thank you to everyone that has come and competed and supported the shows over the last few weeks. Congratulations once again to all our deserving winners.  

We look forward to hopefully seeing you all competing with us over the coming months.  

Neil Lennon Photography will be covering as many of Speedgate’s events as possible this season. All photographs can be viewed and purchased at www.neillennonphotography.com.