Puhinui advanced class to Monica Oakley and Fontain

Monica Oakley too Fontain at Rotorua final weekend, where they won the warm-up event. © Barbara Thomson

Monica Oakley too Fontain were rewarded for making the long trip to Auckland amongst their commencement win at Advanced flat inwards the function past times shape at the Puhinui Horse Trials on Sunday, moving into quaternary seat inwards the Bell Tea Super League inwards the process.

The Waipukurau combination was 2nd afterward Saturday’s dressage too showjumping, producing i of alone 4 clear showjumping rounds inwards the 13-strong class. However, the overnight leader Donna Smith withdrew Just Chocolate to salvage him for the Horse of the Year Eventing, secure inwards the noesis that they could non live on overtaken inwards the Bell Tea standings.

There were 4 other withdrawals due to the difficult ground, but Oakley said, “I didn’t come upwards all this means to withdraw.” Her thoroughbred gelding is lite on his feet, too hence she said, “I allow him coil on, too he showed no sign of jarring. I idea if I simply canter circular I won’t brand it the groove. It was huge, amongst no allow up.”

Angela Lloyd was 2nd on Song, amongst Natalie Page, all the means from Levin, 3rd on Jack O’Malley, both riding horses newly upgraded to this level. All those who went across province completed amongst clear rounds, but fourth dimension penalties were the lodge of the day, equally no-one wanted to jeopardy jarring upwards at the start out of the tumble season.

The side past times side termination for these elite competitors is the curt format CIC3* shape at the Horse of the Year Show inwards Hastings, on Fri too Sat 15/16 March, where extra points volition live on earned inwards the Bell Tea series, equally FEI (international) rules volition live on used.

 

BELL TEA EVENTING SUPER LEAGUE – Standings afterward vii events:

Donna Smith, Te Kauwhata, Just Chocolate, 179 pts; Ashleigh McKinstry, Taumarunui, Pioneer Makokomiko, 159 pts; Simon Gordon, Auckland, Fletch.com, 119.5 pts; Monica Oakley, Waipukurau, Fontain, 84 pts; Bryce Newman, Bulls, Bates Trademark, 62.5 pts; Shelley Ross, Helensville, Alberta Tomba, 58.5 pts.

 

 

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