Nicole Lockhead Anderson bags Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier win at Weston Lawns Equitation Centre
Wednesday 09 May 2018
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Sixteen year-old Nicole Lockhead Anderson made the long trip from Banchory, Aberdeenshire worthwhile when she bagged the win in the first of this year’s Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifiers at the Weston Lawns Equitation Centre Pony Premier in Warwickshire.
Against thirty-two other starters, Nicole took not only the win but also one of the three qualification tickets on offer for the Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show.
In the four horse jump off, Nicole came out on top with Gangnam Style II, a 9 year-old bay gelding owned by Claire Lockhead. This pair shook off their competition to leave all the fences standing whilst leaving themselves with nearly five seconds in hand after delivering their double clear in 40.50 seconds.
The riders and ponies that finished in first to fourth took home the chance to compete in the Equithème National 148cm Championship at the British Showjumping National Championships.
Weston Lawns Equitation Centre – Monday 7th May 2018
Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier
1st Nicole Lockhead Anderson & Gangnam Style II – 0/0 – 40.50 seconds
2nd Claudia Moore & Elando Van De Roshoeve – 0/0 – 45.20 seconds
3rd Hannah Barker & Ammanvalley Santino – 0/0 – 45.66 seconds
4th Perdita Digby & Kayleighs Star – 0/8 – 46.66 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending grading of results.
Image: Nicole Lockhead Anderson & Gangnam Style II in action last year (CREDIT: 1st Class Images)
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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