The Cabin EC British Showjumping, Aberdeenshire
The sun shone on North East showjumpers at the Cabin Equestrian Centre’s adult British
Showjumping show on June 6-8 at Inverurie.
It has to be hats-off to Newmachar-based rider Lesley Ross, who, with her own Bob (show
name Everlong) and Princess (show name Pereusa) dominated both the British
Novice/90cm and Discovery/1m classes notching up four first place wins – and a second!
“Both horses were on form. It’s so much nicer when the sun shines. Both horses jumped
very well. I tried for three out of three wins for princess but Skye and Jules Coburn are just
too quick to catch!”
Lesley’s employer Plexus Ocean Systems will be sponsoring her for the 2014 season. She
was quick to praise the quality of the tracks designed by Colin Hexley. Lesley is a regular
face at The Cabin’s British Showjumping competitions.
Cabin Equestrian owner Fiona Quennell rode not one but three horses in Friday’s classes,
notching up a first place win in the opening class of the day the 80cm open on Go Again and
adding a second on Thornfield Flight in the British Novice and a third on the coloured gelding
Apache Flash in the Discovery.
Also in the spotlight was Aberdeen-based Kaleigh Spalding on Dolous. The pair won the
EquestrianClearance.com Senior Newcomers in style on Sunday, June 8 after warming up
with a third place win in Friday’s class. Dolous is a six year old by Tangelo Van De
Zutthoeve imported by Kayleigh from Holland as an unbroken four year old.
“He felt great on Sunday, I pushed him against the clock and he answered every question I
gave him. He feels really good and fresh and ready for the summer ahead.
“I am currently trying to get my four newcomer double clears for 2015 where he will be a
year older and more ready for the Regionals which can be quite testing. We have a couple of
Newcomer second rounds I want to do this month and next for the experience. He is my
horse of a lifetime”
The closing class of both Saturday and Sunday was the Bliss of London 1.30m open
championship qualifier. This hotly contested class saw big guns blazing with a first place win
for Fraser McDonald on Saturday on Paris III with Sally Coull on Palmano hot on his heels.
Fraser also enjoyed a first place in Sunday’s Horse and Hound Foxhunter with Sally winning
the class on Saturday. Sunday’s 1.30m saw the red ribbons going to Aimee Bell on Cameron
Poe.
The Cabin Equestrian Centre is now revving up for its’ 10 day adult British Showjumping
Sunshine Tour on July 4 with a staggering eight days of showjumping.
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Results:
6/6/14:
80cm unaffiliated: 1st Go Again (Fiona Quennell); 2nd Clover Royale (Amanda Paterson); 3 rd
Paisano Dark Chocolat (Estelle Bain). KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice 1st round: 1st
Simply Spice II (Kerry Davidson); 2 nd Thornfield Flight (Fiona Quennell); 3 rd D London Rose
(Joan McIntosh). 90cm open: 1st Everlong (Lesley Ross); 2nd Paisano Dark Chocolat (Estelle
Bain); 3rd Ace of Clubs II (Lorna Rice). Equilibrium Products Discovery 1st round: 1st Onyx
Diamond (Melanie Raffan); 2nd Ettorio L (Freya Cluness); 3rd Apache Flash (Fiona Quennell).
1m open: Pereusa (Lesley Ross); 2nd Absolut Blue (Holly Miller). EquestrianClearance.com
Senior Newcomers/1.10m: 1st Palmalski (Sally Coull); 2nd Early Girl (Holly Miller); 3rd Dolous
(Kayleigh Spalding). Horse and Hound Foxhunter 1 st round/1.20m: 1st Junior H (Alan
Splading); 2nd Caesar VIII (Nicole Webster); 3rd Celebrity B (Freya Cluness).
7/6/14:
80cm unaffiliated: 1st Domino (Jasmine Marks); 2nd LeTango (Diane Thomson); 3rd Sgt
Pepper (Emma Cheyne). KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice 1 st round: 1st Everyway
(Abby Thomson); 2nd Ballmalloy Kinvara (Kirsty Richardson); 3 rd D London Rose (Joan
McIntosh). 90cm open: 1st Liesje Loeba (Rebecca Gordon); 2nd Clover Royale 9Amanda
Paterson); 3rd Kral Du Reversey (Scott Sinclair). Equilibrium Products Discovery 1 st round:
1st Victor XI (Holly Miller); 2nd Liesje Loeba (Rebecca Gordon); 3 rd Onyx Diamond (Melanie
Raffan). EquestrianClearance.com Senior Newcomers/1.10m: 1st Caesar VIII (Nicole
Webster); 2nd Tweeduizend M (Sarah Gibb); 3rd Early Girl (Holly Miller). Horse and Hound
Foxhunter 1st round/1.20m: 1st Palmalano (Sally Coull); 2nd Avenue (Jodie Maher); 3rd Aslan
H (Lorraine Buchan). Bliss of London National 1.30 open champ qual: 1 st Paris III (Fraser
MacDonald); 2nd Palmalano (Sally Coull); 3rd Celtic (Vicky Davidson).
8/6/14:
80cm unaffiliated: 1st Paisano Dark Chocolat (Estelle Bain); 2 nd Society Sovreign (Liz
Padden); 3rd Rasheenduff Bosco (Natalie Ward). KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice 1 st
round: 1st Society Sovreign (Liz Padden); 2nd Everway (Abby Thompson); 3rd Deel Boy (Kara
Milne). 90cm: 1st Everlong (Lesley Ross); 2nd Manhattan Skyline II (Sophie Bultitude); 3rd
Zurial (Ellen Charlish). Equilibrium Products Discovery 1 st round: 1st Calvara Z II (Amy
Green); 2nd Victor XI (Holly Miller); 3rd Nordic Diamond Dan (Annabel Sall). 1m open: 1 st
Skye IV (Jules Coburn); 2nd Pereusa (Lesley Ross); 3rd Manhattan Skyline II (Sophie
Bultitude). EquestrianClearance.com Senior Newcomers/1.10m: 1 st Dolous (Kayleigh
Spalding); 2nd Avenue (Jodie Maher); 3rd Tweeduizend M (Sarah Gibb). Horse and Hound
Foxhunter 1st round/1.20m: 1st= Paris III (Fraser MacDonald and Junior H (Alan Spalding); 3rd
Aslan H (Lorraine Buchan). Bliss of London National 1.30 open champ qual: 1 st Cameron
Powe (Aimee bell); 2nd Paris III (Fraser MacDonald); 3rd Celtic (Vicky Davidson).