World mounted games champs ‘flat out all the way’
This year’s Mounted Games World Individual Championships were amid the most exciting to date, amongst approximately of the best riders inwards the globe battling it out together with providing jaw-dropping displays of horsemanship.
“The finals were inwards a league of their own,” says MGAGB’s Executive Officer, Mary Worth. “There was no checking on speed – it was apartment out all the way! There were no runaway winners. Each lastly went correct downwards to the lastly race!”
Open winner Brian Kennedy from Ballyclare inwards Northern Ireland, riding Allie, fought off rigid contest from 55 other riders to cash inwards one's chips the 2012 Open Individual World Champion.
“Allie ran rattling good indeed, together with it was her best contest yet. It’s simply her 3rd flavor doing games together with she’s solely 12, then there’s definitely a lot to a greater extent than to come,” Brian said.
Last year, Brian helped to organise a top-class European Championships inwards Northern Republic of Ireland where contest went on belatedly into the black nether spotlights. Mary Worth said: “It was incredible! The ponies looked similar dragons every bit they waited on the describe at the start of each race. Brian did an absolutely fabulous job.”
It was a moving win for Mackenzie Taylor inwards the Under 17s. Mackenzie from Damascus, Maryland inwards the USA is the commencement American always to cash inwards one's chips a World Individual finalist together with what makes her storey fifty-fifty to a greater extent than especial is that her stunning leopard Appaloosa pony, Inkspot, was a rescue case.
Taylor had been saving difficult for 2 years to fund her go expenses to the World Individuals together with her difficult run together with dedication for certain paid off.
“I am then shocked. I actually didn’t hold off to win together with I am then happy amongst Inkspot,” Mackenzie said.
“She was constitute neglected inwards a plain inwards the USA when she was almost v amongst 2 other horses, including her mother. All the ponies were rescued together with Inkspot turned out to live a fighting of a superstar. It’s all rattling exciting.”
England took the other 2 titles amongst Henry Goldhawk together with Scorpio winning the Under 14s together with Eleanor Wheeler riding Rummie to alternative upward the trophy inwards the Under 12s. Eleanor, along amongst Caroline Barbour, who finished 5th inwards this section, won the British Pairs at Uttoxeter dorsum inwards June. Sadly, Caroline’s pony went lame on the means to the Individuals, then she had to swap over lastly infinitesimal to ride her brother’s pony, who, despite non beingness every bit quick every bit her ain pony, nonetheless managed to live upward at that topographic point amongst the best.
It was for certain an Individual Championships to remember, together with Mounted Games is a growing sport. The ponies are getting faster together with the riders are keeping upward amongst them. With the Individuals out of the way, MGAGB riders are forthwith concentrating on the Inter Counties Championships, which start on August 25 at the East of England Showground inwards Peterborough.
The World Championships, which were organised past times the Mounted Games Association of Great U.K. (MGAGB), were held at the David Broome Event Centre, Crick, Chepstow, from July 12 to 15. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 total of 180 competitors from eleven nations took part.
Full results
WORLD INDIVIDUALS 2012
GROUP Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 – UNDER 12
CHAMPION – ELEANOR WHEELER (ENGLAND) ON RUMMIE – 49
RESERVE CHAMPION – ISOBEL YATES (ENGLAND) – 47
3RD – JOHN EVANS (WALES)- 46
4TH – BEN HOPKINS (WALES) – 45
5TH – CAROLINE BARBOUR (ENGLAND) – 35
6TH – ROSS JOHNSTONE (ENGLAND) – 33
7TH – EMILY REYNOLDS (ENGLAND) – 25
GROUP B – UNDER 14
CHAMPION – HENRY GOLDHAWK (ENGLAND) ON SCORPIO – 51
RESERVE CHAMPION – COLIN VERDELHAN (FRANCE) – 49
3RD – LILI ANTCLIFF (WALES) – 47
4TH – LAUREN DAY (ENGLAND) -39
5TH – CHARLIE SUTTON (ENGLAND) 38
6TH – LOTTIE WATSON (ENGLAND) – 30
7TH – KATY SNOOK (ENGLAND) – 25
GROUP C – UNDER 17
CHAMPION – MACKENZIE TAYLOR (USA) ON INKSPOT – 49
RESERVE CHAMPION – MITCHELL LYONS (ENGLAND) 45
3RD – SADIE LOCK (ENGLAND) – 44
4TH – PETER MCCARTHY (IRELAND) – 41
5TH – TOM JAMES (ENGLAND) – 37
6TH – DANNI LOVELESS (ENGLAND) – 35
7TH – RORY CAPEL (ENGLAND) 29
OPEN
CHAMPION – BRIAN KENNEDY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ON ALLIE – 47
RESERVE CHAMPION – MARK DEVITT (IRELAND) – 45
3RD – CHLOE GOLDING (ENGLAND) – 44
4TH – ALAN KEOGAN (IRELAND) – 39
5TH – DANNY SPENCER (ENGLAND) – 39
6TH – JACK CAPEL (ENGLAND) – 36
7TH – KATE O’CONNOR (IRELAND) – 26
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