Hannah Barker wins the Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic Championship
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Fifteen year-old Hannah Barker from Northallerton in North Yorkshire claimed the Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic Championship title during this year’s Scope Festival held at SouthView Equestrian Centre, Cheshire.
Hannah piloted Ammanvalley Santino, a 16 year-old British bred gelding owned by Lynn Barker, whom Hannah has built a solid partnership with over the last 4 years, to victory with the only double clear around course-designer Gillian Milner’s track.
Only four of the initial starters jumped clear round the 1.30m first round track to make it through to the second round but no one could match Hannah’s time of 32.61 seconds. The closest combination to the winning round came from Wrexham based 15 year-old Jennifer Billington and Faith X, a 10 year-old Dutch bred mare owned by Linda Billington. They produced an efficient round in 34.85 seconds but an early rail left them in the runners up position.
Thirteen year-old Henry Squibb made the journey from Brentwood in Essex to compete in the Championship with Emily Fenn’s Kilcurry Dawn, a 12 year-old German bred stallion. They came home with four faults in 35.24 seconds which was enough to see them land 3rd place.
Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic Championship –Tuesday 25th August 2020
1st Hannah Barker & Ammanvalley Santino – 0/0 – 32.61 seconds
2nd Jennifer Billington & Faith X - 0/4 – 34.85 seconds
3rd Henry Squibb & Kilcurry Dawn – 0/4 – 35.24 seconds
NB: Results will be updated pending official grading
Image courtesy of Landscapes and Horses Photography
Charles Britton Equestrian Construction:
Charles Britton Equestrian Construction are hugely experienced in the design and construction of all equestrian exercise & housing facilities: indoor and outdoor arenas, tracks, walkers, lunge pens, traditional stable yards, American barns, storage facilities, complexes and so on. The hands-on family operation dates back to 1979 and the team provide a complete, turn key and very personal service. They can handle all aspects of any equestrian build project, large or small, private or commercial, and everything is in house: from initial design and Local Authority planning applications all the way through to complete, on-site execution of every aspect of the build. For further information, please visit www.charlesbritton.com or call 01270 528797.
