Carron Nicol jumps to victory in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe
Thursday 08 June 2017
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The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe in Bedford held a hotly contested Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round yesterday and it was Carron Nicol who stormed into first place.
With fifty-three starters all keen to claim one of the two direct qualifying tickets on offer for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show in October, the production of a treble clear was very much at the forefront of every competitor’s mind. Over the technical course, the first two rounds saw poles fall until just ten talented combinations were left to contest the jump off and all eyes were on the clock to decide the winner.
Carron Nicol travelled from Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire with her own 6 year-old dark brown stallion, Galerius. With the newly shortened course asking lots of questions, Carron’s decision to take a slower line paid dividends as they left all the fences standing to claim the only treble clear of the competition in 60.55 seconds.
Scooping second place was Jay Halim from Burford, Oxfordshire riding his own 8 year-old bay gelding Jaque Mate. This pair cruised round the course in 50.80 seconds but had a pole down midway through to finish with an unfortunate four faults.
With the top two taking the direct qualifying tickets for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final, the combinations in third to fifth took home the chance to compete at the British Showjumping National Championships.
The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe – Wednesday 7th June 2017
Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round
1st Carron Nicol & Galerius - 0/0/0 – 60.55 seconds
2nd Jay Halim & Jaque Mate - 0/0/4 – 50.80 seconds
3rd Helen Tredwell & Galtur - 0/0/4 – 52.08 seconds
4th Dale Burnham & Dome Van Overis Z – 0/0/4 – 52.34 seconds
5th Helen Tredwell & Funnycan – 0/0/4 – 58.04 seconds
NB: Qualifications will be updated pending official grading of results.
Image Credit - Hoof Prints Photography
The Horse of the Year Show 2017 will take place from the 4th – 8th October at Birmingham’s NEC. The British Showjumping National Championships 2017 will take place during the 8th – 13th August at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
Equitop Myoplast® is a unique amino acid supplement specifically designed to support lean muscle growth, helping horses to respond and cope with the demands of training and rehabilitation. The blend of amino acids in Equitop Myoplast supports lean muscle growth in older horses that lose condition easily, those in intensive training or competition as well as young and developing horses. This popular amino acid supplement is the leading equine supplement sold by veterinary surgeons in the UK(1). References – (1) GFK industry sales data MAT Jan 17. For more information please visit www.equitop-myoplast.co.uk.