Pauline Higgs
with Dainty Dancer
Photo By Eric G Jones
Kirsty Wiscombe and Crimson
Skye
Photo By Eric G Jones
ALiner Evelyn Frame from Scotland
on her TB/Morgan mare Ginti
Photo By Eric G Jones
After the
heat wave last year it was situation normal for the competitors
at the Golden Horseshoe ride 2005 - strong winds, heavy showers,
but occassional glimpses of the sun as well. The heavy rain on the
very dry ground made for fairly good going, but with some very slippery
places too.
The experienced riders in class 1, the 2 day 160km Golden
Horseshoe, made good time with 11 surviving to go out again on day
2 with 5 still on gold time. At the finish there were 9 successful
completions with 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze and 2 "special" completions.
The Golds went to Mary Chown & her pure bred mare Lumahla Gold
- they were also awarded the Premier Award, Chris Yeoman and her
pure bred gelding Eleazar de Landas, and Liz Cooper with her home
bred, part bred mare Song of Fire.
A Silver award went to our very
own ALiner Evelyn Frame from Scotland on her TB/Morgan mare Ginti
- I tried to get some words out of her after the final vetting but
she was so happy that all she could do was cry! Jo Chisholm and her
pure bred gelding Grey Medlar and Ian Miller on his Arab/Welsh gelding
Streamcross Dakota were the other 2 silver winners.
The bronze award
went to Penny Cavill with her 16.2hh Welsh/Appaloosa cross gelding
Lleidi Bambi.
The 2 secial awards went to Sir Stephen and Robert
Waley-Cohen who were riding the distance on their hunters (they used
4 each instead of the traditional 1 horse) to raise money for a new
childrens ward at the Oxford Childrens Hospital in memory of Robert's
son Thomas who died of cancer last year. They have already raised £400,000
and had collected sponsorship for the ride of £700 pounds per
mile. By completing they added another £70,000 to their total.
In the Exmoor stag class (2 day 120km) 2 Aliners achieved very good results.
Kirsty Wiscombe and Crimson Skye claimed a Stag award (the highest category)
and Pauline Higgs with Dainty Dancer a Fawn award. Congratulations to them all
for doing so well in such a tough event!
Check back soon for more news.
'Endurance Jan'
