Source and photo credit: Jane Thompson

Sophie Townsend won the Mainland Coachwork’s Canterbury Junior Rider series for the second year in a row with a perfect score of three-out-of-three wins after winning the Equifibre Junior Rider class today at the Canterbury Championships.

The 17-year-old from Darfield said she hadn’t been counting her wins this season. “He felt really good today. It is a nice run up to the South Island championships next weekend in Blenheim and then for the Horse of the Year show in March.”

It was a great competition, with seven combinations coming back for a jump off. Three of them jumped clear in the second round with very little between their times, with Sophie finishing in a time of 39.88 second, and Rosa Buist-Brown right behind her on 40.2, having to settle for second, and Pippa Collins third. Pippa also won the speed class this morning on Double J Barman.

The Betavet Young Rider Canterbury series was taken out by Molly Buist-Brown on Vali, after the pair finished fourth in today’s class, sponsored by FMG. Today’s final leg of the series was won by Olivia Harkerss of Kaikoura who was having her second-ever start in a young rider class. She was very happy with her 14-year-old Lacona Ammoe. “He is the only horse I have at the moment, and he had most of last season off due to injury.” They are off to the South Island Championships next weekend, and then are hoping to travel up to compete in the North Island.

There were three competitors in the jump-off for the Harrison Lane Pro-Am class, and it was Amy McMullan and her beautiful grey, Silversmith who won today’s class. Amy described her horse as “very cool.” The Equine Massage Therapist gives Silversmith weekly massages. “He loves it, and he has really earned one today,” she said. Silversmith is by Centavos and is out of a pony called Exceptional who competed at Grand Prix Level. Amy is another hoping to head north to compete in her first-ever Horse of the Year Show later in the season. The TMS Equestrian’s Pro-Am Canterbury Series was won by Georgie Dormer on Casanova NZPH after her 7^thplacing today, adding to her good performances at the Labour Weekend carnival and the Christmas Cracker.

Show Jumping Results

Equifibre In Conj With Mainland Coachwork JUNIOR RIDER 1.15-1.25m
1 – KINGSLEA KIWI & Sophie Townsend
2 – BELLICK ST & Rosa Buist-Brown
3 – DOUBLE J BARMAN & Pippa Collins
4 – FLIRTINI & Margot Curtis
5 – GYMANJI & Lucy Cochrane
6 – ICEBREAKER II & Anna Nalder

FMG In Conj With Betavet YOUNG RIDER 1.25-1.35m
1 – LACONA AMMOE & Olivia Harkerss
2 – COSMOPOLITAN & Grace O’Sullivan
3 – EURO CHAMPAYNE & Jaimee Bird
4 – VALI & Molly Buist-Brown
5 – COROFINA ECPH & Courtney Townsend
6 – SEA MINOR & Beth Coleman

Open Horse A2 1.20m
1 – DOUBLE J BARMAN & Pippa Collins
2 – GLENBROOKE ALL ROSES & Tegan Fitzsimon
3 – MOUNTAIN EUTOPIA & Molly Buist-Brown
4 – WOODBINE ORLANDO & Steffi Whittaker
5 – COSMOPOLITAN & Grace O’Sullivan
6 – HASHTAG YOLO HSH & Steffi Whittaker

Open Horse A2 1.30-1.40m
1 – WINDERMERE CAPPUCCINO & Tegan Fitzsimon
2 – WESTGROVE GNZ & Katie Meredith
3 – BRAVADOS NZPH & Georgie Dormer
4 – FLYING DUTCHMAN DHU & Luci Askin

Harrison Lane In Conj With TMS Equestrian PRO-AM 1.20-1.30m
1 – SILVERSMITH & Amy McMullan
2 – KETTLE GNZ & Becky Harkerss
3 – EMILIO MSH & Jess Land
4 – NGAHIWI DOUBLE CROSS & Katie Meredith
5 – THE PROSECUTOR GNZ & Katie Meredith
6 – TRIPEL SHOT & Claudia Faulkner
7 – CASANOVA NZPH & Georgie Dormer

Open Horse AM5 IJO 1.20m
1 – ACOLADE HSH & Harry Feast
2 – MOUNTAIN EUTOPIA & Molly Buist-Brown
3 – WOODBINE ORLANDO & Steffi Whittaker
4 – DOUBLE J CYCLONE & Luci Askin
5 – MR JERRACO & Morgan Baddeley
6 – KEEPSAKE & Lauren Enright

Open Pony AM5 IJO 1.20m
1 – TALLYHO PRIMROSE & Ella Rae-Wood
2 – BENROSE PLAYTIME & Samantha Gillies
3 – COCAMO & Dan Harkerss
4 – JUNIOR DISCO & Samantha Gillies
5 – TE NGAIO RAGGAMUFFIN & Molly Moffatt
6 – GLENARDEN SKY HIGH & Molly Moffatt

Open Horse AM5 IJO 1.10m
1 – FINCH FARM LASALL & Makenzie Causer
2 – SAFFRON & Zoe Shore
3 – CHELLO XTREME & Becky Harkerss
4 – QUANTICO GNZ & Makenzie Causer
5 – NGAHIWI BAHAMA MAMA & Maddison Thompson
6 – I.Q & Luci Askin

Open Pony A2 1.0m
1 – TENDULKAR & Ella Wylie
2 – NOBLE SECRET WISH & Brylee Dunphy
3 – MILEY & Grace Moriarty
4 – MUSTANG PUZZLE ME & Brylee Dunphy
5 – SUMNERS SURPRISE & Grace Moriarty
5 – KOLOUR ME & Maia Colenso

Open Horse A2 1.0m
1 – ARCTIC INVADER & Harriet Gardner
2 – TH JAZZ & Maddison Thompson
3 – AWATUNA SCARLETT ROSE & Todd Magner
4 – INCENDIUM & Georgie Bolton
5 – GYMANJI & Lucy Cochrane
6 – NGAHIWI ISABELLE & Emma Power

Open Pony A2 1.10m
1 – BENROSE ECLIPSE & Emma Gillies
2 – ITS A GAMBLE & Caitlin Moran
3 – CRAIGNEY PARK HARLEQUIN & Alyssa Ward
4 – HARRISON JAMES & Chloe Martin
5 – PORK CHOP & Skye Somerville
6 – FC FINE LACE & Kaitlyn Murray

Open Horse A2 1.10m
1 – WAIROA RENEGADE & Cam Robertson
2 – ROLUX & David Hutton
3 – AWATUNA SCARLETT ROSE & Todd Magner
4 – PL QUEEN OF HEARTS & Harriet Gardner
5 – MONTANA MOCHA & Talia Allison
6 – DARVEL LAURA & Caitlyn Kennington
7 – BONJOUR SPH & Harry Feast
8 – GOSH YAM IT GNZ & Emma Power
9 – HASHTAG MURPHYS LAW & Vicky Cole

Dunstan Horsefeeds In Conj With Tavern Harewood AMATEUR RIDER AM5 1.10-1.20m
1 – ROLUX & David Hutton
2 – HAMMERTIME & Kelly Evans
3 – TYGRA & Lauren Enright
4 – CORRINE HSH & Sally Spicer
5 – PL QUEEN OF HEARTS & Harriet Gardner
6 – SNAZZY AS & Emma Pilcher

Open Pony AM5 IJO 1.15m
1 – PORK CHOP & Skye Somerville
2 – BG LENNOX & Molly Smith
3 – TIRONUI FIRECRACKER & Molly Moffatt
4 – FC FINE LACE & Kaitlyn Murray
5 – WAIOTAHI BELLE & Pippa Collins
6 – CRAIGNEY PARK HARLEQUIN & Alyssa Ward

Open Pony AM5 IJO 1.05m
1 – NOBLE SECRET WISH & Brylee Dunphy
2 – AORANGI BELLA & Charlotte Bota
3 – MUSTANG PUZZLE ME & Brylee Dunphy
4 – KOLOUR ME & Maia Colenso
5 – MY FANCY PHOENIX & Tinesha Benson
6 – BINGHAM & Pippa Collins

Open Pony A5 2 Phase 90cm
1 – WINDWARD ANTARES & Pieta Houston
2 – MISSING PIECES & Summer Borrie
3 – STONEFIELDS CARDIFF & Alice Macdonald
4 – WEMBLEYBROOK O’DRISCOLL & Pippa Ussher
5 – BENROSE SILVER LINING & Summer Borrie
6 – AR JAY APACHE & Harriet Jolly

Open Pony A5 2 Phase 1.0m
1 – BENROSE SILVER LINING & Summer Borrie
2 – AORANGI BELLA & Charlotte Bota
3 – CORIVALE GREASED LIGHTNING & Eva Wylaars
4 – FH PIP SQUEAKS & Cassidy Causer
5 – NIGHT BEETLE & Sami Mead
6 – MISSING PIECES & Summer Borrie

Open Horse A5 2 Phase 1.0m
1 – WILLIE ROYDON & Samantha Muff
2 – AGAIN & Poppy Coleman
3 – FF LISANDRO & Tamara Silcock
4 – MY ROCKET MAN & Beth Coleman
5 – TALLYHO POMPEII & Charlotte Greenaway
6 – KEMDALE & Meg Glassey