THE RIDDEN CLASSES

The Ridden Arab/Anglo/Partbred Classes took place in Ring 5 at 3.30pm. By this time the day had brightened considerably and become somewhat warm and sultry.

The Judge Mr. R. Mills, was fair and thorough in his judging and did not take too long.

In the purebred classes he was given a superb ride by Mr. Ash’s Jammilah ( the eventual winner of H143), as did the second placed Ortanique, Mrs. Trumper’s nice compact gelding by The Frosted Orange.  Third placed was the youngest horse in the class, Miss Antoniade’s Brede Bellissma, a delightful 4 y.o. grey roan mare, obviously in her novice year, but beautifully schooled she provided Mr. Mills  with an eager but balanced, relaxed and obedient ride.

The Anglo/Partbred class produced some quality horses with 1^st and 2^nd both by Chiddock Fankino and 4^th by Royalswood Dark Secret.  Mr. Mills, in his first line up had 1^st and 2^nd in reverse order to the result and changed them in his final decision. Obviously a close-run thing, although I fancy that Whinchat’s Flight of Fancy has a touch more Thoroughbred in her pedigree than Hindwood Taffeta.

Whinchat’s Flight of Fancy, a 7 y.o. bay owned by Mr. & Mrs. Payne looked beautifully relaxed, despite the close proximity of the screeching bungie-jumpers and the octopus shaped balloons bobbing about in the ‘mini-grandstand’ where I was situated.  This mare merely looked extra interested and elevated her paces accordingly! - all in all she looked a joy to ride.  The older but smaller horse Hindwood Taffeta owned by Miss J. Newberry, a nice compact mare also gave Mr. Mills a relaxed, obedient ride, producing nice straight paces but was a little shorter in stride length.

The third placed pony must also be mentioned, Mrs. M. Waring’s Colbeach Seville an 8 y.o. gelding by Willowbay Symphony x Pendley Birthday Girl was very skillfully ridden by Francessca Waring who did her own “show” as Mr. Hill (who appears to be about 5’ 10”) was rather tall/heavy to ride him.  The youngest horse in the group was place 4^th, this being Mrs. French-Brook’s Blaircourt Darkglory II, a 4.y.o. mare by royalswood Dark Secret x Princess Dolfuss.  She gave Mr. Mills an exciting, eager ride with a touch of shoulder-in/half-pass when she spotted the octopus balloons in the grandstand, but however, kept her cool!

PUREBRED, ANGLO AND PART BRED RIDDEN RESULTS
Judge: Mr. R. Mills, Corsham, Wiltshire
H143. Purebred Arab Stalliion, gelding, mare, 4 years and over, under saddle to be judged as riding horses.
1st	Mr. Ash’s Jammilah, grey 8 y.o. mare by Djammal x Samaseel ridden by Ms. J. Woodward.
2nd	Mrs. Trumper’s Ortanique, chesnut 7 y.o. gelding by the Frosted Orange x El Kabrouka ridden by Victoria Lane.
3rd	Ms. A. Antoniade’s Brede Bellissma, grey roan 4 y.o. mare by Pita x Brede Gazala ridden by her owner.
4th	Mrs. G. M. Smith’s Charabba, bay 11 y.o. gelding by Shahpoor x Debaura ridden by Heather Nicol.
Six out of ten entries were forward.
H144. Anglo/Partbred stallion, gelding, mare 4 years and over under saddle to be judged as a riding horse.
1st	Mr. & Mrs. J. Payne’s Whinchats Flight of Fancy, bay 7 y.o. mare by Chiddock Fankino x Whinchat II ridden by Matthew Lawrence. CHAMPION
2nd	Miss J. Newberry’s Hindwood Taffeta, 9 y o chesnut mare by Chiddock Fankin x Titanias Dream ridden by Kirsty Lockhart. RESERVE CHAMPION
3rd	Mrs. M. Waring’s Colbeach Seville, 8 y.o. bay gelding by Willowbay Symphony x Pendley Birthday Girl ridden by Francessca Waring.
4th	Mrs. French-Brook’s Blaircourt Dark Glory II 4 y.o. bay mare by Royalswood Dark Secret x Princess Dolfuss ridden by Lucy Warren.
Eight out of nineteen entries were forward.