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Devon & Somerset Pony Club Devon & Somerset Pony Club Area 15 Dressage At Sandhill Farm, Bilbrook, TA24 6HA by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Philip Hobbs. Classes kindly sponsored by: The Leather Workshop, Withycombe Red Deer Country Estate Agents, Williton Vellow Wood Hay & Haylage, Lower Vellow Wickens Transport, Williton Class 1 - Open Kindly sponsored by The Leather Workshop, Withycombe, Somerset, TA24 6QA Repairs and sales of all leather and horse equipment. Arena 1 No. Rider Horse Branch Time 1 Charlotte Chadwick Always Ollie Cotley 9.30 2 Ellen Cowling Pleasant Surprise D&S 9.37 2 3 Emily Williams Culverlane St William of York TVH 9.45 4 Mathilda Hutchinson-Field Basil Silverton 9.52 Class 2 – Intermediate Kindly sponsored by Red Deer Country, Fore Street, Williton, TA4 4PX Independent Estate Agents covering North Devon, West Somerset and the Taunton Vale. Arena 1 No. Rider Horse Branch Time 6 Emma Godfrey Eros Seavington 10.15 7 Charlie Bailey White Hawk Bay Beauty Seavington 10.22 8 Grace Chambers Bredero Tiverton 10.30 9 India Eaton Pebbly Knight Of The Realm Tiverton 10.37 10 Lauren Sanders Della E. Devon 10.45 11 Emma Woofenden Miss Blue Hurrigan E. Devon 10.52 12 Maria Sage Finley Cotley 11.00 13 Ashley Palmer Dionitas Blue Polden Hills 11.22 14 Annabelle Jay Autumn Moss Polden Hills 11.30 15 Faye Hepburn Newtown Oldie TVH 11.37 16 Karis Chambers Corville De Haar TVH 11.45 No. Rider Horse Branch Time 17 Megan Bailey Harry Silverton 11.52 18 Celia Nowill Ralphie Silverton 12.00 19 Harrison Oakley Vito E. Devon 12.45 20 Georgie Conneeley Chippendale E. Devon 12.52 21 Milly Struel Fernando IV TVH 1.00 22 Thomas Broom Rubix Scubix Silverton 1.07 23 Henry Clist Hurricane P Tiverton 1.15 24 Charlotte Radley Little M Tiverton 1.22 25 William Haddinott Esme II Polden Hills 1.30 26 Alice Nunn Expresso Polden Hills 1.37 Class 3 – Novice Challenge Kindly sponsored by Wickens Transport, Slade Way, Williton, TA4 4TA Specialist in lorry repairs, servicing and plating Arena 4 No. Rider Horse Branch Time 85 Lauryn Turner First Impression Taunton Vale 9.45 86 Millie Salway Barnaby D&S 9.51 87 Ella Hall Merchant Bankes Silverton 9.58 88 Jessica Ainsworth Foxham Formula Polden Hills 10.04 89 Hattie Kinsford-Wells Ruby Polden Hills 10.11 90 Harriet Withers Little Big Man Taunton Vale 10.17 91 Jasmine Wellman Jester Cotley 10.24 92 Kitty Guiness Roo Cotley 10.30 93 Anna Mear Indie Cotley 10.37 94 Rachel Brown Kiltown Dreamer Silverton 10.43 95 Lottie Gunter Rohan Polden Hills 11.15 96 Charlie Piper Colwills Flint Polden Hills 11.21 97 Hebe McCance Pixie E. Devon 11.28 98 Theo Funnel Castle Cormac E. Devon 11.34 99 Amy Chambers Brodela Benny TVH 11.41 100 Lara Clarkson Duke TVH 11.47 101 Sophie Minchin Jumbo’s Girl TVH 11.54 102 Ellie Clist Willoway Olympic Taunton Vale 12.00 Arena 5 104 Jessica Withers Good Day Sunshine Taunton Vale 9.45 105 Sam Cobb Quarry Edge Minstrel Polden Hills 9.51 106 Hannah Doyle Tarka Polden Hills 9.58 107 Maisie Russo Kirby Cotley 10.04 108 Marcia Kennard Zannah Cotley 10.11 109 Ellie Ridout Lady Madonna E. Devon 10.17 110 Tiegan Sime Coco E. Devon 10.24 111 Isobel Glazebrook Bronhellog Sun Shimmer Axe Vale 10.30 112 Alice Sandiford Sandstone Scalpings Polden Hills 10.37 113 Elizabeth Chetwode Kec City Slicker Polden Hills 10.43 114 Oliver Eden Dapple Silverton 11.15 115 Isabelle Geran Diptford Morning Haze Silverton 11.21 116 Louisa Chambers Glenowenmac Tiverton 11.28 117 Tilly Williams Figaro Figaro TVH 11.34 118 Felicity Cauchois Romeo TVH 11.41 119 Matti Mercer Jack In The Box IV TVH 11.47 120 Grace Buttle Scottie TVH 11.54 123 Lauren Leiter Black Lujain Taunton Vale 12.00 124 Anna Longford Thomasson Lapper Taunton Vale 12.07 Class 4 - The Pony Club Grassroots Team Competition Kindly sponsored by Vellow Wood Hay & Haylage, Vellow Wood Farm, Lower Vellow, Williton, TA4 4LT Suppliers of fine quality hay & haylage Arena 2 35 Sophie Turner Mr B Taunton Vale 10.10 36 Jasmine Davey Merlin Galaxy Taunton Vale 10.17 37 Georgina Sheldon-Smith Petal E. Devon 10.24 38 Alysia Phillips Mystic E. Devon 10.31 39 Zoe Stanbury Chester Seavington 10.38 40 Elyssa Arden Pietje Bell Silverton 10.45 41 Charlotte Broom Pikko Silverton 10.52 42 Louise Brown Gale Dubh E. Devon 11.15 43 Georgie Evans Ascot D&S 11.22 44 Saffron Coombes Basil Polden Hills 11.29 45 Fran Mckelvey Kilter Troubadour Polden Hills 11.36 47 Claire Handel Kizzy Cotley 12.45 48 Ruby Russo Mulberry Cotley 12.52 49 Millie Chadwick Lorraine Cotley 12.59 50 Eve Thomas-Everard Nestor D&S 1.06 51 Emily Billing Rebel Polden Hills 1.13 52 Katie Durston Currachmore Sammy Polden Hills 1.20 53 Kitty Beale William Of Wales D&S 1.27 Arena 3 68 Leah Keenan Pickles TVH 10.55 69 Chloe Allen Wycroft Passion Flower Taunton Vale 11.02 70 Bella Salmons Jamie Jones Taunton Vale 11.09 71 Gabriella Dunsford Hollacombe Sweet E. Devon 11.16 Harmony 72 Jack Teague Goresmead Gallante E. Devon 11.23 73 Felicity Gostling Poppy D&S 11.30 74 Imogen Evans Shady D&S 11.37 75 Flora Ellicott Pig Brush Jasper E. Devon 11.44 77 Milly Chapman Dowhills Night Echo Polden Hills 12.45 78 Ella Tytler Lettie D&S 12.52 79 Lily Gilling Rosie Polden Hills 12.59 80 Tash Churchill Jacko Cotley 1.06 81 Emily Handle McCoy Cotley 1.13 82 Jack Warman Clayhill Casper Polden Hills 1.20 83 Simon Sage Brock Cotley 1.27 84 Flora Layard Kipper Cotley 1.34 Class 5 – Warm Up Class For Grassroots Arena 2 30 Chloe Allen Wycroft Passion Flower Taunton Vale 9.30 31 Bella Salmons Jamie Jones Taunton Vale 9.37 32 Felicity Gostling Poppy D&S 9.44 33 Gabriella Dunsford Hollacombe Sweet Harmony E. Devon 9.52 34 Jack Teague Goresmead Gallante E. Devon 9.59 Class 6 – Walk Trot Test Arena 3 58 Isabelle Clist Mr Pickwick TVH 9.30 59 Lucy Gliddon Ryan D&S 9.37 60 Baya Birrane Juicy TVH 9.44 61 Fliss Parkhouse Red E. Devon 9.51 62 Georgina Pratt Blakeswater Pork Pie E. Devon 9.58 63 Teagan Brown Honesty E. Devon 10.05 64 Will Mowat Heathland Poppy D&S 10.12 65 Imogen Norman Apples E. Devon 10.19 66 Nicole De Grucy Sam E. Devon 10.26 67 Sid Miller Ollie E. Devon 10.33 Organiser – Sue McCanlis 07790 101333 Chief Steward – Deborah Custance-Baker Flowers Kindly donated by Minehead Garden Centre Lunches kindly provided by D&S parents Liz White and Tina Beale Numbers printed by Exmoor Printers, Minehead.
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