Norwegian rider Geir “Jimmy” Gulliksen and Iveagh department of the Pony Membership member Juliana Nelson teamed as much as win the GS Equestrian Pony Membership London Horse Present mini main this afternoon (17 December).
The pair had been final to go and Juliana was chasing a steep goal of twenty-two.07sec, set by the Newmarket and Thurlow department’s Emily Appleby on her whizzy pony Rockyview Hannah, with Emily partnered by Man Williams. However the 11-year-old Northern Irish rider threw warning to the winds to return house in 21.23sec with the gray Cumbak Child.
“She got here in final to go after watching everybody else and simply nailed it,” mentioned Jimmy.
It was the second 12 months in a row that an Iveagh department member has gained the London Horse Present mini main, after victory for Cliodhna McEvoy on Tynnan Tuttle Pip final 12 months. Cliodhna was at ExCeL this afternoon to see Juliana sustain the Iveagh’s document within the class.
Jimmy, who has been using on the London Horse Present for 33 years, solely acquired the call-up to fill an area within the competitors at 10am this morning. However he mentioned he was pleased to have the possibility to convey his delicate grand prix horse, the gray Calvino Z stallion Equine America Grandino H, within the ring and leap some smaller fences.
Geir Gulliksen and Equine America Grandino H leap clear within the London Worldwide Horse Present mini main 2022. Credit score: Peter Nixon
“You hope you don’t let the youngsters down, so it’s a must to focus despite the fact that it’s small fences,” he mentioned. “You’ve one down or one thing silly occurs like forgetting the course and the entire world goes down for these youngsters.”
Mini rider Lexie Lane partnered Shane Breen to 3rd, with Shane absolutely getting into into the spirit of the competitors, carrying a lit-up Christmas jumper and kitting his trip Haya out in reindeer ears.
Daniel Delsart enters into the Christmas spirit on the London Worldwide Horse Present 2022. Credit score: Peter Nixon
Shane certainly tied for high place within the outfit stakes with Daniel Delsart, who sported a turkey on his head and popped a mini Father Christmas on his trip Granby’s brow as he lined up alongside one other Iveagh rider, Medb Kinney.
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