The inaugural SEIB Search For A Star (SFAS) Your Horse Stay supreme championship was received by lead rein pony Thistledown Elpaso and his seven-year-old rider.
Thistledown Elpaso, who is named Elvis at residence, is owned by Heather Hiscox and ridden by her daughter, Emily, who’s a member of North Warwickshire Pony Membership.
Simply 24 hours earlier they’d made SFAS historical past by successful the very first SEIB SFAS Pony Membership lead rein last.
“We’re on cloud 9,” mentioned Heather, who led the pair to win the ridden championship en path to the general supreme. “All of the finalists are so stunning so we mentioned we’d simply go and benefit from the supreme in the present day. I can’t imagine this. Elvis is Emily’s little unicorn.”
Throughout their supreme present, Heather mentioned Emily, who rode a around the world throughout her present in yesterday’s class, wished to push the boat out even additional to safe the highest title:
“We acquired residence yesterday and Emily mentioned ‘Mummy, I feel I ought to arise within the saddle; I’ve performed it a great deal of occasions at residence’. And that’s what she did; fortunately, I’ve full belief in Elvis and even when the gang clapped he didn’t flinch. We stored our present fairly easy with a determine of eight, incorporating a rein again, too.”
Elvis was purchased by the Hiscox household three years in the past from Sarah Anderson. Heather noticed him marketed on social media and as he was situated in Aberdeen, she purchased him unseen.
“I fell in love with him from the images so purchased him over the cellphone,” she defined. “He’s been one of the best pony we may have ever wished for; he’s taken Emily by way of her lead rein years and she or he has performed all the things she may probably wish to do with him. He goes on farm rides, on picnic hacks, to Pony Membership camp and he jumps. Emily loves him a lot and the bond they’ve is gorgeous.”
The trio certified for Your Horse Stay at Bury Farm.
“Although Elvis is wise and he can do the exhibiting courses, he’s a real Pony Membership pony and he thrives on selection,” mentioned Heather, who runs Elvis from the household farm. “At residence we solely have fields to journey in, therefore why we want a super-safe pony.”
This 12 months, Elvis added one other string to his bow when he competed within the Pony Membership’s digital musical journey competitors.
“Our staff ended up as nationwide reserve champions,” mentioned Heather. “We put in loads of coaching over the summer season and all the kids had such enjoyable with their ponies.”
Choose Katie Jerram-Hunnable mentioned: “It was a unanimous resolution from the judges, myself, Chris Hunnable and Matthew Lawrence. The successful pony’s present was distinctive.”
Finn Williamson and Port Lou Lou, 2022 SEIB SFAS in-hand champions
The SEIB SFAS in-hand championship went to 15-year-old Finn Williamson dealing with Kirsty Spencer’s 13-year-old mare Port Lou Lou (Roxy).
“I’ve been so nervous this week,” mentioned Finn. “However it was superb to win yesterday, and we cracked on in the present day and all of it went brilliantly. I’ve acquired my GCSE’s developing subsequent 12 months however I hope to suit some intermediate courses in with Roxy.”
Finn and Roxy have been SFAS finalists within the driving horse/hack championship at Horse of the Yr (HOYS) present final month and so they received at STARS championships final 12 months.
Conformation decide Matthew Lawrence mentioned: “As quickly as this mare entered the ring I believed she was a fantastic sort. She has a beautiful means of going with fabulous cadence and has been superbly produced by her enthusiastic handler.”
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