Lauren Caroline wins the Pony of the Year Winter Grade JC Championship
Thursday 03 September 2020
Fifteen year-old Lauren Caroline from Warlingham, Surrey delivered a convincing win when she produced the only double clear in the Pony of the Year Winter Grade JC Championship at the Science Supplements All England Jumping Championships at Hickstead.
Lauren took the Championship title on board Kissemmie Chatterbox, a 15 year-old British bred brown gelding owned by Lee Caroline.
A total of 23 challengers came forward for this Championship which was held in the stunning Longines International Arena and just 8 were able to find the answers needed to access the jump off.
The jump off proved to be tough with just the one double clear being produced by Lauren and Kissemmie Chatterbox and their fantastic round ensured that they would take the Championship title for their very own. They delivered their double clear in a time of 40.73 seconds.
Talking after the class, Lauren said “I’ve jumped in the International Arena twice before but this is my first win here.
“We’ve had him [Kissemmie Chatterbox] about a year and he wasn’t very confident but he’s much braver now and he loves jumping. Ahead of the show, I made sure that I did plenty of schooling and grid work to get him ready.
“In terms of plans for the future, he’s ready for the JA classes now so that will be the focus for next year.”
The Science Supplements All England Jumping Championships take place from the 2-6 September at Hickstead, offering classes from pony and grassroots levels up to a 1.40m Grand Prix.
For full results and further information visit www.hickstead.co.uk.
Image courtesy of Julian Portch Photography.
