Report by Hollie Clark
The RAF Championships were held 12-15 April at a new venue hosted by Elms Farm Equestrian Centre in Lincolnshire.The event was open to serving RAF, Army, Navy and Police riders.
It was very well supported by Forces Equine riders in particular from police competitors attending from the following forces: Met, Wiltshire, South East ROCU, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Humberside, Thames Valley and Lincolnshire.All the police attendees were placed in their classes, and a breakdown of the results are shown below.
Sunday hosted clear round, with Monday and Tuesday hosting dressage and show jumping classes including the LIHS first qualifier.In the top 10, we had three police riders gain some valuable points and get themselves onto the leaderboard where the top 8 will go through to LIHS with two reserves announced at the end of the fourth qualifier.
Overall, a very successful event, showcasing the amazing support for one another with us all pitching in to help with reading dressage tests, warm up fences, videoing rounds and cheering each other on!
Well done to all the participants. We look forward to some of us attending the Blue Lights PSUK Northern championships at Bishop Burton on the 3rd-4th May. For those who cannot attend, I am sure we will catch up at Royal Windsor on the 16th May, Army Championships 26-27 May and of course Forces Equine Games on the 5-7 June!
Prelim 2
2nd Emma-Jo THORPE on GFS Rocketman 70.87% (South Yorkshire Police)
Novice Test 3
2nd Ruth WALKER on Bello Biscotto 68.80% (Humberside Police)
5th Libby CLARKE on Briefly Black 66.80% (West Midlands Police)
70cm Showjumping
4th Nicole WESTWOOD on Abbeyside Jackson (South Yorkshire Police)
5th Libby CLARKE on Briefly Black (West Midlands Police)
80cm Showjumping
1st Alix RUTLAND on Tullaree Tyson (Met Police)
4th Rachel REDMOND on Grace of Islandeady (South Yorkshire Police)
1m Showjumping
1st Ruth WALKER on Bello Biscotto (Humberside Police)
1.05m Showjumping
1st Megan JEFFERY on Baloubet Diamond Spring (Met Police)
5th Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
1.10m Showjumping
3rd Laura HUGHES on Pembrook Hollywood (Wiltshire Police)
5th Maisie TALBOT on Miss Controversy (Thames Valley)
6th Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
Puissance
Joint 1st Hayley CIANO on Jupiter clearing an impressive 1.35m wall! (Met Police)
5th Laura HUGHES on Pembrook Hollywood (Wiltshire Police)
RESULTS: Tuesday 14th April
Prelim Test 4
1st Joanne HINER on Darragh Diamond Vision 69.75% (South Yorkshire Police)
Prelim Test 5
1st Joanne HINER on Darragh Diamond Vision 66.43% (South Yorkshire Police)
3rd Laura HUGHES on Pembrook Hollywood 61.19% (Wiltshire Police)
1m Showjumping
3rd Nicola FOLEY on Princess Tiabeanie (Lincolnshire Police)
4th Alix RUTLAND on Tullaree Tyson (Met Police)
6th Emma-Jo THORPE on Hollyrock Miami Heat (South Yorkshire Police)
1.05m Showjumping
5th Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
1.10m Showjumping (LIHS Qualifier)
4th Laura HUGHES on Pembrook Hollywood (Wiltshire Police)
5th Nicola FOLEY on Princess Tiabeanie (Lincolnshire Police)
6th Megan JEFFERY on Baloubet Diamond Spring (Met Police)
1.15m Showjumping Grand Prix
1st Megan JEFFERY on Baloubet Diamond Spring (Met Police)
5th Maisie TALBOT on Miss Controversy (Thames Valley)
6th Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
RESULTS: Wednesday 15th April
80cm Accumulator
2nd Sam SHARRATT on Nadal Van T'Breehof (Met Police)
1.10m Showjumping
1st Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
2nd Maisie TALBOT on Miss Controversy (Thames Valley)
1.15m Showjumping
1st Maisie TALBOT on Miss Controversy (Thames Valley)
3rd Hollie CLARK on Figaro Van Avermaet (SEROCU/Wiltshire Police)
Images from the event courtesy of George Parish Photography and collaged by Hollie CLARK.