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DAVIS SANDERS HOMES 
HIDDEN VALLEY EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northern Highway, Wallan

Sat. 25th & Sun. 26th January, 2003

Open Large Ponies - Final Round
Highlights - Page 1

Top 10 through from the Preliminary Round
Rosslyn Riverdance / Olivia Petty

Newington Fine Art / Bree Roberts

Beauparc Parisienne / J.James

Langtree Jean Pierre / S.McGuiness

Langtree Royal Heiress / Z.Kuttner

Mirinda Mardi Gras / L.Elliott

Morningside Step Ahead / J.James

Silkwood Heavens Above / Z.Wells

Viewbank Boyd / N.Sommerville

Falconhurst First Class / D.Plumb

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First of the final ten to work was Langtree Royal Heiress, ridden by Zoe Kuttner.
It was a foot perfect workout which set a high standard for others to follow.

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Zoe Wells on Silkwood Heavens Above were next.  This pony was not quite forward enough and seemed a little resistant into bridle.  It is a big job for a young rider, but at this top level the pony's outline and impulsion make all the difference.  Heavens above was beautifully presented.

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Attractive mare - Newington Fine Art ridden by Bree Roberts gave a great performance.  A quality pony with beautiful movement and conformation - they were the runners-up in this class.
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Narelle Somerville and Viewbank Boyd.  This very successful combination were impressive and polished and included a flying change in their canter work. I am sure the keen crowd were wondering how the judge would separate them to find a winner.

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A favourite of mine is the beautifully marked Langtree Jean Pierre.  He was very nicely ridden by Shelley McGuiness who had a busy time at Hidden Valley.   She showed great skill in her riding of horses in all size classes.

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Julie Gittoes - Judge.
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The Championships were held indoors last year.  This year they were conducted out on the lawn area with unrestricted space and a fantastic atmosphere - I thought this was a very positive change in the programming.

All of these photos are available in a large file size
contact Berni on cyberhorse@ozemail.com.au

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