LADY RIDERS ENJOY EUROPEAN SUCCESS

Great Britain’s lady riders have enjoyed European success this weekend, winning over 20,000€ in international competitions in Germany and Portugal.

 

Twenty-two year-old Ellen Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire drove away a brand new Mitsubishi car from the Bremen Euroclassics Festival over the weekend.

 

Jumping a double clear round to take second place in yesterday’s Grand Prix with the thirteen year-old gelding Ocolado, a horse owned jointly by Dawn Makin and Ellen’s father Steven, coupled with a single fence down in Saturday’s Team Trophy, gave Ellen cumulative points to secure third place in the overall Championship, behind Germany’s Marcus Ehning and Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson. The top four riders all took home a brand new Mitsubishi car.

 

1^st Marcus Ehning GER Leconte 6

2^nd Rolf-Goran Bengtsson SWE Quintero la Silla

3^rd Ellen Whitaker GBR Ocolado

4^th Philipp Weishaupt GER Souvenir 29

 

Full results can be viewed at www.escon-marketing.de.

 

Meanwhile, on the Atlantic Equestrian Tour in Comporta, Portugal, Sophie Tobin from Flore, Northants took the victory in the 20,000€ Comporta Grand Prix. Sophie riding David Rogers’ thirteen year-old black gelding Orion II, jumped one of four double clear rounds to secure the top spot.

 

1^st Sophie Tobin GBR Orion II - 0/0 38.61 secs

2^nd R. Villain FRA Ingres II - 0/0 39.55 secs

3^rd A. Duffy IRL Courtown - 0/0 40.84 secs

 

Full results can be viewed at www.alubox.net.