Annabel Shields takes top spot in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at the North Yorkshire Area Show
Tuesday 08 May 2018
1.jpg "Annabel Shields takes top spot in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at the North Yorkshire Area Show")
The North Yorkshire Area Show allowed riders to make the most of the sunshine this Bank Holiday weekend as they played host to the first Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round on Monday and it was Annabel Shields who claimed victory.
With two direct qualifying tickets on offer for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show in October, each of the thirty-seven starters had their sights set on producing a treble clear. The first two rounds over a technical course designed by Ian Clark saw fourteen combinations left to battle it out in the final jump off.
Making the journey from Crook, Durham with her father Robert Shields’ 7 year-old chestnut mare, Gerona, Annabel rode three stylish clears to finish in first place. With other combinations setting the bar high, Annabel went in to the jump off with her eye on the prize and delivered yet another fast and accurate round to stop the clock in 31.36 seconds.
With the top two taking the direct qualifying tickets for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final, the combinations in third to seventh took home the chance to compete at the British Showjumping National Championships.
North Yorkshire Area Show – Monday 7th May 2018
Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round
1st Annabel Shields & Gerona - 0/0/0 – 31.36 seconds
2nd Louise Saywell & Gentleman - 0/0/0 – 31.76 seconds
3rd Paul Barker & Crispina Z - 0/0/0 – 33.38 seconds
4th Richard Howley & Farianne – 0/0/0 – 33.62 seconds
5th Richard Howley & Air Lupicor Z – 0/0/0 – 34.06 seconds
6th Annabel Shields & Capriole II – 0/0/0 – 34.14 seconds
7th Sarah Borthwick & Blatinka – 0/0/0 – 40.55 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Image: Annabel Shields & Gerona in action last year (CREDIT: Ken Etteridge Photography)
The Horse of the Year Show 2018 will take place from the 3rd – 7th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2018 will take place during the 7th – 12th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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