Competition Reports 2016–2022
Competition Reports 2022
NSEA Pop-Up Dressage November 2022
Congratulations to Lulu S for taking a fantastic win in the November NSEA Pop-up dressage with an incredible 77% in Novice 24.
Pop-up dressage is filmed from your own arena at home and submitted online for judging. It’s open to all NSEA combinations nationwide and you accumulate points throughout the year. Tests run from Intro to Novice and it’s a great way to get some feedback without having to plait up and leave the yard!
NSEA Felbridge 3rd and 4th December 2022
It was a busy weekend at Felbridge Show Ground for our NSEA riders this weekend, with lots learnt and plenty of good results too!
Saturday was the rescheduled county qualifiers: In the 70cm Pernille A had a great round to finish 8th!
The 80cm team of Lilly S, Amber B and Chloe B weren’t placed but Lilly and Amber both jumped great clear rounds! Chloe B was also competing as an Individual in the 1m and jumped a clear round to finish just outside the placings.
Sunday was the Grassroots Regional Championships: We had a 50cm Team of Jess R, Florence B, Rosie C and Holly C who gave it a good go but it unfortunately wasn’t their day. However, Holly C jumped a great clear round and would have been 3rd but she wasn’t qualified for the individual final.
We also had Abbie K and Pernille A competing in the 60cm as Individuals. They both jumped clear rounds in a class of over 50 riders. Huge congratulations to Pernille who won the class by over 2 seconds and Abbie finished in 9th!
NSEA BCA 26th November 2022
This weekend we had several riders representing STE at Berkshire College of Agriculture for the County Show Jumping Qualifiers. Lilly S had a great round in the 80cm with Griff for a clear round but just outside the placings.
In the 90cm we had two teams entered. The team of Lulu S, Antonia S, Izzy L and Lilly S finished up 7th with both Izzy and Antonia jumping clear rounds. The Blue Team of Chloe B, Amber B and Inde W didn’t have the easiest time as a team but Chloe did a brilliant round to finish 5th individually with a great clear round.
Chloe B was the only representative in the 1m class and made it count with a super clear round to finish 3rd individually. Well done everyone!
NSEA Coombelands 20th November 2022
A group of three NSEA riders headed to Coombelands on Sunday 20th November to compete in the Eventers Challenge qualifiers.
Pernille A competed in the 70cm class riding well but unfortunately missed out on the top placings.
Lilly S competed in the 80cm and 90cm classes on her two ponies with one amazing clear round and two unfortunate 4 faults.
Lulu S also competed in the 90cm class and also the 1m class on her pony. She placed 5th overall in the 1m class but unfortunately just missing out on qualifying for the Finals at Hickstead.
Well done everyone!
NSEA Sands Farm 13th November 2022
On Sunday 13th November, a selection of riders headed to Sands Farm to compete in a Grassroots Qualifier.
Jessica R, Florence B, Rosie C and Saskia M competed as a team in the 50cm class to come 4th overall, qualifying for the Championships!
In the 60cm, Jessica R, Rosie C, Pernille A and Abbie K went in as a team. Jessica R came 5th as an individual and Abbie K placed 2nd!
NSEA Felbridge 6th November 2022
On Sunday 6th November, we had a group of 8 very dedicated riders (and parents!) brave the elements to compete for STE in the 90-95cm Windsor Qualifier held at Felbridge Showground.
The arena was steadily disappearing underwater and the team at Felbridge did an unbelievable job of keeping the show running and the arena safe to jump in. The conditions were not favourable but every single rider and pony put their best foot forwards and jumped mature and sensible rounds appropriate for the conditions.
The St Teresa’s Blue team of Chloe B, Amber B, Inde W and Lilly S finished on a Team score of 12 penalties for 9th with Lilly jumping a beautiful clear round.
The St Teresa’s Pink team of Lulu S, Izzy L, Antonia S and Lottie B jumped some super rounds to finish in 11th.
Well done everyone and let’s hope the next one is a little less damp!
NSEA Keysoe National Championships 24th October 2022
Today was the final day for everyone at Keysoe and a full day of Plate Championship show jumping and National Dressage finals.
It was a long day with the first riders for St Teresa’s jumping just before 9am and the last rider doing their dressage test at 5.20pm!
First up was the 70-75cm plate team of Amber B, Antonia S, Fenella B and Lottie B. A brilliant performance in the first round left them on a team score of 4 and 2nd place going into the jump off. Four super rounds meant the team finished on 4 penalties to take 2nd!
Then we had two teams in the 80-85cm and they both ended up as teams of 3 which increases the pressure. The St Teresa’s Green team of Amber B, Lilly S and Lottie B rode super rounds to finish on a team score of 8 so just missing the cut for the jump off. The St Teresa’s Pink team of Antonia S, Izzy L and Lulu S all jumped great rounds to take them into the jump off on 4 faults. Despite the jump off not going entirely to plan they still came home with a brilliant Team 8th out of 20 teams.
On to the 90-95cm for the St Teresa’s Navy team. Round one saw brilliant clears for Amber B and Chloe B (who did the fastest first round of the competition by 3 seconds!) and solid performances from Lilly S and Lulu S to take the team forward to the jump off on a score of 4f. Unfortunately, a combination of tired ponies and factors outside our control meant a few poles were rolled but it was still good enough for a brilliant Team 6th!
Last but not least was Cassie C competing in the Elementary dressage, the arena was very spooky and Chloe was enthusiastic but they still managed a very respectable 62% score for 7th.
A wonderful weekend full of fantastic results for everyone. What was most impressive was the way the girls helped and supported each other regardless of how they got on and what the results were. They all rode brilliantly and whatever happened came out rewarding their ponies which is what it’s all about.
We definitely need a few days of half term to rest and recover now! These shows are a massive team effort and a huge thank you to all the parents, friends, siblings and supporters who kept the show on the road, stabling in the pouring rain for four nights or trucking backwards and forwards to Keysoe and back!
NSEA Keysoe National Championships 21st October 2022
The NSEA Championships continued today and there was more success for STE.
Lilly S kicked off the day with an incredible double clear in the 80 JwS (Jumping with Style) a great style mark meant she held on to an incredible 5th place in a super competitive class.
Chloe B was jumping in the 80cm show jumping and jumped a cracking round to finish on a 0 score for 12th out of 200 competitors!
It was lovely to hear that all the riders were enjoying socialising and celebrating with each other tonight, well done girls and good luck to Chloe tomorrow!
NSEA Keysoe National Championships 20th October 2022
Well Done to the brilliant St Teresa’s Equestrian Blue team who have finished a superb 10th place at the NSEA National Championships at Keysoe today.
The team of Izzy L, Amber B and Lottie B all rode fantastically to finish on a score of 4 faults (which as a team of 3 with all scores counting is even more impressive). Just 4 teams finished on a 0 score and none of them were a team of 3!
Top 10 in the country is an amazing result, well done girls!
NSEA Coombelands 15th October 2022
On Saturday 15th October, we had some riders head to Coombelands to compete in show jumping and qualifier classes.
In the 50cm class, a team of Rosie C, Jessica R, and Florence B had a couple of errors and unfortunately missed out on the top placings.
In the 60cm class, out of Pernille A, Rosie C, and Jessica R, Pernille went clear and placed 6th as an individual which qualified her for the Grassroots Championships!
Lilly S competed as an individual in the 80cm and 90cm coming clear on her two horses in the 80cm but missed out on the top placings for both classes.
Well done everyone!
NSEA Felbridge 1st and 2nd October 2022
On the first weekend of October, the team went out to Felbridge to compete in show jumping and dressage.
On Saturday 1st October, Lilly S competed in the 80cm and Izzy L competed in the 80cm and 90cm. Both rode clear in the 80cm but unfortunately missed out on the top placings.
On Sunday 2nd, Lilly S competed in the 80cm, Rosie C and Jessica R competed in the 60cm, Jessica R, Holly C and Rosie C competed in the 50cm, and Holly C and Florence B competed in the 40cm. We’re still waiting for the results for these riders, but the 50cm team did come 5th overall. Well done!
In the dressage, Lilly S rode in the Prelim class and came 5th scoring 69.42%! Cassia C rode in the Novice and Elementary classes and came 6th in the Novice with 67.92% and 1st in the Elementary with 65.71%!
Well done everyone!!
NSEA Felbridge 10th September 2022
On Saturday 10th September, we had a selection of riders and teams who headed to Felbridge to compete in the show jumping and jumping with style qualifiers.
In the 60cm SJ, Jessica R and Pernille A competed as individuals where Pernille rode clear but unfortunately missed out on the placings.
One team entered the 70cm SJ class, Fenella B, Chloe B, Lottie B and Amber B all rode brilliantly with four clear rounds and placed 4th! Qualifying for the Plate Championships!
In the 80cm SJ, Chloe B, Amber B, Lilly S, and Lottie B entered as a team and rode three great clear rounds with one unfortunate 4 faults and placed 3rd overall!
In the 70cm JwS, Fenella rode as an individual and unfortunate accumulated a few faults to then miss out on the top placings.
Lilly S entered the 80cm and 90cm JwS and rode clear in the 80cm with only a few time faults to place 4th and qualified for the Championships!
Well done everyone!!
NSEA Hickstead National Qualifier and Grassroots Championship 24th August 2022
On Wednesday 24th August, most of the NSEA team travelled to Hickstead to compete in the Grassroots Championship classes or the National qualifier classes.
In the qualifying classes, in the 70cm class the team consisted of Lottie B, Joe N, Amber B and Sofie S, with Amber B riding as an individual. Although the team only had one clear round, they placed 2nd overall with Joe coming 4th as an individual!
In the 80cm class, there were three teams competing from the school. Team Blue – Lottie B, Joe N, Sofie S and Amber B, Team Green – Lulu S, Izzy L, Inde W and Antonia S, and Team Yellow – Amber B, Chloe B and Lilly S. All teams and riders rode brilliantly with Team Blue placing 9th, Team Green placing 8th and Team Yellow placing 3rd!
In the 90cm class, there was one team of Cassia C, Chloe B, Izzy L and Lilly S. The riders rode amazing rounds with two clear rounds and came 3rd overall!
In the 1m and 1.10m classes, we had Cassia C who rode really well but unfortunately missed out on the top placings.
In the championship classes, in the 50cm Jessica R and Pernille A both rode really well but unfortunately missed out on the top placings.
Well done to everyone who rode and congratulations to the teams and riders who qualified for the National Championships!!
NSEA Hickstead Hurst Jumping Championships 1st July 2022
On Friday 1st July, we had a team of four riders head to Hickstead to compete in the Schools Show jumping Championships!
The team consisted of Chloe B, Antonia S, Izzy L and Inde W. They all did brilliantly with two clear rounds, one clear with unfortunate time faults and one fence down. The team came 5th overall. Congratulations!!
NSEA Felbridge Sunday 12th June 2022
On Sunday 12th June, five riders headed to Felbridge to compete in the show jumping as teams and individuals.
In the 70cm and 80cm classes, Lottie B (70cm) and Lilly S (80cm) both rode brilliantly with two double clears!
In the grassroot classes, Jess R, Pernille A and Molly M rode as a team in the 50cm and 60cm. Unfortunately, the missed out on the placings in the 50cm, but came 4th as a team in the 60cm!
Well done to you all!!
NSEA Eventers Challenge Championship Hickstead 28-29th March 2022
Over the weekend of the 28th and 29th May was the NSEA Eventer’s Challenge Championship at Hickstead. We had two teams entered in the 70cm and 80cm classes compete!
In the 70cm class, Izzy L, Lilly S, Lottie B all rode clear rounds and they all placed in the top 50 out of over 100 competitors, with Lilly placing 6th!
The riders in the 80cm class, Joe N, Chloe B, Antonia S, continued the clear rounds and the team placed 22nd out of 46 teams!
Well done to you all!!
NSEA Bury Farm Wednesday 13th April 2022
On Wednesday 13th April, two riders headed to Bury Farm to compete in the Grassroots Show Jumping.
Pernille A and Jessica R did brilliantly but unfortunately missed out on the placings. Well done girls!
Inter House Dressage Competition 2022
After four days of riding followed by a team quiz on the week of the 28th March, we are pleased to announce that…
Francis came in 1st place!
With Chelsea B, Angelina J, Hanna K and Penelope B competing for their house.
Ignatius came in 2nd!
Holly C, Connie C, Eva J and Gemma M rode for Ignatius.
Dominic came in 3rd!
Sophie F, Minty W and Phoebe W rode for their house.
And Benedict came in 4th!
With Isobel C, Pascale W, Saskia M and Poppy O rode for Benedict.
Congratulations to everyone who participated and those who stayed for the quiz as well!
We look forward to running this again next year!
NSEA Coombelands Sunday 20th March
At Coombelands on Sunday 20th March, we had a group of individual riders head out to compete at the Grassroots Show Jumping & RPL Qualifier.
In the 70cm and 80cm RPL, Lilly S and Inde W both rode well and Inde placed 10th in both classes, and Lilly placed 9th in the 80cm. Well done girls!
In the 60cm Grassroots, Pernille A rode well but unfortunately picked up some faults which knocked her out of the placings.
Finally, Jessica R rode in the 40cm and 50cm Grassroots classes and rode clear in both classes, placing 6th in the 40cm and 3rd in the 50cm! Qualifying for the Grassroots Championships!
Well done everyone!
BSJA Just for Schools 19th-20th March 2022
Over the weekend was the BSJA Just for Schools Championships! We only had one rider head over to the David Broome Centre in Wales on a trip that took 3 hours!
Jackson B rode in the 70cm and jumped double clears to land 7th as an individual!
Congratulations to Jackson and his sister for doing brilliantly!
NSEA Felbridge Sunday 6th March 2022
On Sunday 6th March, a selection of NSEA riders headed out to Felbridge to compete in the Eventers Challenge and Grass Roots SJ Qualifiers.
For the Eventers challenge, in the 70cm class, Inde and Lilly rode brilliantly with Inde placing 1st and qualifying for the Hickstead Champs!
In the 80cm, we had a team of four riders – Inde, Lilly, Izzy and Antonia – who did amazing and as a team placed 5th! Unfortunately they were just out of the placings to qualify for Hickstead, but a big congratulations to you all!
In the Grass Roots Show Jumping, in the 50cm and 60cm classes, the riders did really well and Pernille placed 4th in the 50cm, qualifying for the Regional Champs!
Well done to you all and good job for bearing with the strong winds that day!
NSEA Merrist Wood Saturday 26th February 2022
On Saturday 26th February, after some swapping around we had two teams head to Merrist Wood to compete in the NSEA Show jumping Qualifier in the 70cm and 80cm classes.
In the 70cm class, the team – Jackson, Sofie, Izzy, Lilly – did amazingly with four clear rounds! The team came first, and qualified for the NSEA Championships!! Izzy placed 4th as an individual and also qualified for the Championships, while Sofie placed 5th just missing out on that qualification, but qualified for the Championship Plate instead! The other two unfortunately just missed out on the top placings. Well done!
In the 80cm, the team didn’t do as well but Lilly and Joe rode two amazing clear rounds. Unfortunately they missed out on the top placings and no one managed to qualify.
Congratulations to you all!!
NSEA BCA Sunday 16th January 2022
On Sunday 30th January, Jackson B headed to Wellington Riding for a BSJA Just for Schools competition.
In the 70cm class, he jumped a double clear and placed 9th!
He then continued on to his first affiliated class and came in 1st place!
Well done Jackson!
NSEA BCA Sunday 16th January 2022
On Sunday 16th January we had some riders head to Berkshire College of Agriculture to compete in the Show Jumping Qualifier.
In the 80cm class, Chloe B rode brilliantly to place 1st!
In the 90cm class, Chloe B did well and came 6th, and Antonia S placed 1st!
Well done everyone!
Competition Reports 2021
BSJA Just for Schools Parwood Saturday 11th December 2021
On Saturday 11th December, a handful of riders headed to Parwood to compete in the BSJA Just for Schools League.
In the 70cm League, Lottie B rode well and placed 5th and Jackson B came 3rd!
In the 80cm league, Jackson B came 6th, Lottie B came 5th and Alexandra N placed 2nd!
Well done to all who participated, and those who competed in the BSJA Pony classes!
NSEA Grassroots Championship Felbridge 4th December 2021
On Saturday 4th December, a team of three girls headed to Felbridge to compete in the Grass Roots Show Jumping Championships!
Everyone rode brilliantly! All three competed in the 60cm and the 70cm classes as a team.
In the 60cm, the team – Lilly S, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 1st with three clear rounds! Lilly also placed 5th as an individual!
In the 70cm, the team came 3rd with two clear rounds and one unfortunate four faults. Lottie then placed 5th as an individual and Lilly placed 8th!
Well done to everyone who participated!
NSEA Parwood 28th November 2021
On Sunday 28th November, a few riders headed to Parwood to compete in NSEA show jumping.
In the 40cm class, Jess R and Pernille A did brilliantly to come 2nd and 3rd respectively. Jess then stayed on for the 50cm class and placed 5th!
Lily S competed in the 60cm, 70cm and 70-75cm classes. STE hasn’t been able to find out her placings, but did qualify for the 60cm and 70cm Grassroots Championship!
NSEA Championship Plate Keysoe 12th-13th November 2021
On the afternoon of Friday 12th November, girls from the NSEA and their ponies and parents travelled to Keysoe for the Championship Plate to compete in show jumping.
The Friday held the warm up classes where we had two riding in the 70cm and three riding in the 80cm classes. It was a good start to the weekend!
On the Saturday was the Championship classes! We had two teams competing in the 70cm class, the Navy team – Lottie, Lulu and Sofie, and the Green team – Antonia, Chloe and Inde. The Green team did great with two clear rounds, and came in 3rd place overall and Lulu placed 7th as an individual! Then the Navy team also did well with three clear rounds and the team placed 2nd overall! This meant that both teams were headed to the second round!
In the second round, there were four teams in total and two of those were from Effingham Schools! Everyone rode brilliantly and the Green team came 4th and the Navy team held their place in 3rd, with Lulu placing 7th as an individual!
In the 80cm class, the Pink team – Antonia, Chloe and Lulu – were the only team to represent Effingham Schools. The girls did a super job! The team came 6th in the first round on one clear and two four faults, with Antonia coming 1st as an individual! Then onto the second round, they all rode even better to have a final team placing of 3rd place and Antonia keeping the top spot of 1st place!
Congratulations to everyone who went to ride and those who supported them!
NSEA Felbridge Sunday 7th November 2021
On Sunday 7th November, we had a couple of teams and some individuals head to Felbridge for the Eventers Challenge and Grassroots Qualifier.
In the 50cm and 60cm Show jumping classes, individual rider Lilly S rode two clear rounds to come 6th and 9th respectively!
We then had a team and two individual riders in the Eventers Challenge 70cm class. The team – Antonia S, Joe N, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 3rd overall! With two clear rounds and two four faults. Izzy L, riding as an individual, went clear to come 2nd!
For the 80cm Eventers Challenge, the team – Antonia S, Chloe B, Claudia B and Joe N – rode brilliantly to come in 1st place with three clear rounds!
Well done to everyone who rode on Sunday for the qualifiers!
NSEA Championship Keysoe 22nd-23rd October 2021
Over the first weekend of the half term, a team of three riders went out to compete at the NSEA Championships at Keysoe in the show jumping!
On Friday 22nd, was the warm up class at 80cm. Chloe B, Lulu S, Sofie S had their warm up rounds with Chole and Lulu finishing on four faults.
On Sat 23rd was the Championship class at 70cm. Chloe and Lulu finished on four faults each, and Sofie rode a clear round. Unfortunately, they were not in the top 6 placings but they all rode brilliantly!
Well done girls!
NSEA Sands Farm Sunday 3rd October 2021
On Sunday 3rd October, some NSEA riders went to Sands Farm to compete in a Grassroots qualifier for the NSEA Championships!
In the 60cm class, the team – Jessica R, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 4th, qualifying for the Championships! With Sofie placing 1st as an individual and Lottie placing 5th, both of them qualifying as individuals! Unfortunately, Jessica missed out on the top six placings.
In the 70cm class, Lottie B placed 2nd as an individual, qualifying as an individual! Unfortunately, Sofie missed out on the top six placings.
Well done everyone!
BSJA Just for Schools Parwood Saturday 2nd October 2021
On Saturday 2nd October, a group of riders went to Parwood for another BSJA Just for Schools competition. We had riders competing in the League in the 60cm, 70cm and 80cm classes, and some individuals competing individually in the Open 70cm and 80cm classes.
In the 60cm League, the team – Jackson B, Lottie B, Minty W and Sofie S – came 1st! With Sofie placing 1st individually, Lottie 4th and Minty 6th!
In the 70cm League, the team – Antonia S, Jackson B, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 1st! With Jackson placing 5th as an individual, Antonia 6th, Minty (who rode as an individual) came 7th, Sofie 8th and Lottie 9th!
In the 80cm League, Chloe B placed 3rd and Antonia S placed 4th!
Well done everyone!
NSEA Felbridge Saturday 25th September 2021
We had some NSEA teams head out to compete at Felbridge on the 25th September for the Show Jumping Qualifiers.
On the Saturday, we had a team ride in the 70cm class and a team in the 80cm class. In the 70cm, the team – Chloe B, Inde W, Lottie B and Lulu S – came 4th overall with one clear and three four faults!
In the 80cm, the team – Ava-Mae G, Chloe B, Inde W and Lulu S – came 6th overall with two clear rounds, one four faults and one 12 faults!
In the 90cm class, we had Ava-Mae G as an individual who did well and cleared the course with just four faults.
Both the 70cm and 80cm teams qualified for the NSEA Plate Championships!
Well done everyone!
BSJA Just for Schools Parwood Saturday 4th September 2021
Members of the NSEA team have joined the BSJA’s (British Show Jumping Association) Just for Schools membership and went to their first competition on Saturday 4th September.
In the 60cm class, the team – Jackson B, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 1st with Jackson placing 1st, Sofie 2nd and Lottie 3rd as individuals!
In the 70m class, Sofie S competed as an individual and came 7th, while the team – Antonia S, Jackson B, Lottie B and Lulu S – unfortunately didn’t get a team placing. However, as individuals Lulu came 3rd, Jackson 5th, Lottie 6th and Antonia 8th!
In the 80cm class, Lulu S placed 3rd as an individual and Antonia S placed 6th!
A big well done to everyone and we look forward to hearing how you get on at other BSJA events!
NSEA Championship Hickstead 23rd-25th August 2021
On Monday 23rd August to Wednesday 25th August was the Dressage and Show Jumping Championships at Hickstead! A group of riders who had qualified throughout the year headed out to compete in Show Jumping teams and did fantastically well!
On the Monday, in the 70cm Championship class, St Teresa’s Green team – Chloe B, Lulu S, Victoria S and Inde W – came 5th with two clear rounds and one four faults! Lulu placed 7th individually and Victoria placed 12th. Unfortunately, Inde took a serious tumble which meant she couldn’t compete for the rest of the week.
Lulu S also competed in the Pop-Up Dressage with Prelim 12 and placed 18th with a score of 67.41%. Well done Lulu!
On the Wednesday was the Grassroots Show Jumping Championships where we had two teams in both the 60cm and 70cm classes.
In the 60cm class, the Navy team – Chloe B, Jackson B and Rebekah S – came 2nd with three clear rounds! Jackson placed 5th as an individual and Rebekah came 6th. The Pink team – Antonia S, Minty W and Victoria S – came 4th with three more clear rounds!
In the 70cm class, the Green team – Antonia S, Jackson B and Lulu S – came 2nd! All three had clear rounds and Jackson placed 5th as an individual. The Blue team – Chloe B, Rebekah S and Victoria S – came 9th with two clear rounds and one four faults! Rebekah then placed 18th as an individual.
Congratulations to everyone who competed at Hickstead, what amazing results!
NSEA Felbridge Saturday 12th June 2021
On Saturday 12th June we had seven teams plus individuals out competing at Felbridge for the NSEA Show Jumping Championship Qualifier and Grass Roots Show Jumping!
For the SJ Championship Qualifier, our 70cm team – Chloe, Inde, Lulu and Victoria – did fantastically! Coming first and all riding clear rounds! For the individual placings, Lulu came 1st, Victoria came 2nd, Inde came 9th and Chloe came 17th!
In the 80cm class, the two teams did their best and the Green Team – Ava-Mae, Chloe and Mia – came 8th with 8 faults overall and the Pink Team – Chloe, Lulu and Victoria – place 11th with 12 faults.
For the Grass Roots SJ, we had riders in the 40cm, 50cm, 60cm and 70cm classes. In the 40cm and 50cm classes, Jessica came 21st in the 40cm with 4 faults and 18th in the 50cm with a clear round, while Minty came 13th in the 50cm with a clear round!
In the 60cm class, the team – Jackson, Lottie, Rebekah and Sofie – came 1st with all clear rounds! Individual placings were – Rebekah placed 5th, Sofie placed 6th, Lottie placed 7th and Jackson placed 11th!
Finally, for the 70cm class, the team came 1st! Jackson, Lottie, Rebekah and Sofie all rode clear rounds with Rebekah placing 4th, Lottie and Sofie placing 9th and Jackson placing 19th!
What a successful day for everyone! Congratulations!!
NSEA Parwood Friday 4th June 2021
On Friday 4th June we had a large group of NSEA riders out competing at Parwood for a Dressage competition.
In the Introductory class riding Intro A was Alex N, Inde W, Lulu S and Minty W who came 1st as a team with Alex placing 2nd, Inde placing 3rd and Lulu placing 5th individually!
In the Preliminary class riding Prelim 13 was Antonia S, Chloe B, Inde W, Joe N, Lulu S, Minty W and Victoria S. Joe then placed 3rd and Lulu placed 8th individually!
In the Novice class riding Novice 28 was Antonia S, Cassia C, Illy C and Lulu S. Lulu then placed 6th individually!
The teams were made up with riders from both the Prelim and Novice classes. The Blue – Antonia, Joe and Minty – and the Green Teams – Antonia, Cassia and Illy – unfortunately missed out on the team placings, but the Pink Team – Inde, Lulu and Victoria – came 5th in the team results!
Results |
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| Name | Class | Team | % | Team | Ind |
| Alex N | Intro A | 75.87 | 1st | 2nd | |
| Inde W | Intro A | 75.22 | 1st | 3rd | |
| Lulu S | Intro A | 73.91 | 1st | 5th | |
| Minty W | Intro A | 60.65 | 1st | ||
| Joe N | Pre 13 | Blue | 70.77 | 3rd | |
| Lulu S | Pre 13 | 67.31 | 8th | ||
| Victoria S | Pre 13 | Pink | 61.54 | 5th | |
| Antonia S | Pre 13 | Green | 60.18 | ||
| Minty W | Pre 13 | Blue | 57.69 | ||
| Chloe B | Pre 13 | 54.04 | |||
| Lulu S | Nov 28 | Pink | 71.88 | 5th | 6th |
| Illy C | Nov 28 | Green | 67.5 | ||
| Antonia S | Nov 28 | Blue | 66.46 | ||
| Cassia C | Nov 28 | Green | 59.38 | ||
NSEA Championship Hickstead Saturday 29th May 2021
The Eventers Challenge Championship was on Saturday 29th May at Hickstead where we had four NSEA riders out competing. The course was up to height and everyone rode brilliantly!
In the 70cm, our team – Inde W, Lottie B, Lulu S and Sofie S – did incredibly to come 19th out of 27 team! Lulu even went clear in the optimum time. Congratulations Lulu and everyone!
There was also a SJ Qualifier running at Hickstead on the same day and we had six riders out competing in the 70cm and 80cm classes. The Pink Team – Chloe B, Lottie B and Sofie S – and the Green Team – Inde W, Rebekah S and Victoria S – all competed in the 70cm class with the Pink Team coming 7th in the team placings and Chloe placing 6th as an individual!
Well done everyone!
NSEA Coombelands Monday 3rd May 2021
The teams who went out to the Eventers Challenge at Coombelands on Monday 3rd May did a fantastic job!
The 60cm team – Jackson, Lottie and Sofie – all rode clear rounds to be placed first! With Lottie placing 3rd, Sofie placing 6th and Jackson placing 9th individually. The team has qualified for the Grass Roots Regional Championships!!
In the 70cm class, following in the footsteps of the previous team, everyone rode brilliantly with Lulu coming 3rd, Sofie coming 8th and Lottie coming 9th individually for the whole team to win the class! The team has qualified for the NSEA Eventers Challenge Final at Hickstead!!
Lulu then went in as an individual to come 5th overall in the 80cm class! She also qualified for the NSEA Eventers Challenge Final at Hickstead as an individual!!
Chilham Park Saturday 1st May 2021
On Saturday 1st May, three riders went to Chilham Park on to compete in their first BE (British Eventing) competition of the season.
Cassi, Issy and Maddy all competed in the BE90 U18 class. All three girls rode very good dressage tests and double clears for the Show Jumping and the Cross County.
Issy won her section on her dressage score and Maddy placed 7th in a very competitive field.
Well done girls!
NSEA Felbridge Friday 9th April 2021
On Friday 9th April, we had a team of four riders out competing in an Eventers Challenge at Felbridge. Chloe, Inde, Lottie, and Sofie came 4th overall in the 70cm class.
Well done everyone!
Competition Reports 2020
NSEA Felbridge Saturday 5th December
On Saturday 5th December, a group of our NSEA riders went to Felbridge to compete in the Show Jumping Grassroots Championship.
Jackson, our individual rider in the earlier classes, came 1st in the 40cm and 4th in the 50cm.
In the 60cm class, we had two teams entered. One team – Antonia, Inde and Sofie – came 4th, the second team – Antonia, Chloe and Lottie – came 5th. Antonia placed 1st individually.
In the 70cm class, we also had two teams entered. The Green team – Antonia, Inde and Lulu – came 7th overall, while the Pink team – Chloe, Lottie, Mia and Sofie – placed 4th.
Congratulations everyone for such a brilliant result!
Felbridge Thursday 28th October
Three of our riders braved the weather out at a competition on Arnie, Charlie and Ellie on Thursday 28th October to do some dressage at Felbridge. Emily went first on Ellie to score 62.3%, Anna went next on Arnie to place 4th in her class with 66.3%. Finally, Jenna rode Charlie to score 63.6%. Well done everyone!
NSEA Felbridge Saturday 17th October 2020
Six NSEA riders went out to Felbridge on Saturday 17th October and did brilliantly! In the 50cm class, Inde, Jackson and Minty came 3rd as a team with Jackson placing 5th individually. The 60cm team went in – Chloe, Inde, Lottie and Sofie – and Chloe came 1st as an individual! Well done everyone!
NSEA Coombelands Sunday 4th October 2020
On Sunday 4th October in the pouring rain we had seven NSEA riders out competing at Coombelands, and did brilliantly!
Jackson was first up, coming 1st in the 40cm and 4th in the 50cm.
A team of three – Chloe, Lottie and Sofie – with a late addition, rode amazing rounds in the 60cm to come 7th as a team, with Sofie placing 2nd individually.
In the 70cm, Antonia, Chloe, Lulu and Sofie did the school proud to come in 1st place as a team! Individually, Antonia came 5th and Lulu placed 7th.
Finally, in the 80cm, Antonia, Lulu and Mia came 3rd overall with Antonia placing 7th individually.
NSEA Felbridge Sunday 27th September 2020
On Sunday 27th September, 12 riders travelled to Felbridge in the early hours to compete in show jumping for the NSEA.
Two teams competed in the 70cm class, Team Pink – consisting of Antonia, Lottie, Lulu and Sofie, and Team Green – Katrina, Inde, Rebekah and Victoria. After some amazing rounds, Team Pink ended up 3rd while Team Green placed 4th.
In the 80cm class Antonia, Lulu and Mia rode incredibly but unfortunately missed out on the placings.
NSEA Coombelands Friday 28th August 2020
At Coombelands on Friday 28th August the NSEA team took the competition by storm! With two teams and six girls competing across three classes, it was an incredible day out.
In the 60cm class – new addition Antonia came 3rd while Inde came 7th in the individuals and the whole team placed 1st! Congratulations to Antonia, Inde, Lottie and Sofie!
In the 70cm class – Lulu came 3rd as an individual and the teams placed 2nd and 3rd!
Congratulations Antonia, Inde and Lulu for placing 2nd, and to Lottie, Mia and Sofie for placing 3rd!
In the 80cm class – Lulu came 4th!
Well done!
Merrist Wood Sunday 1st March 2020
Congratulations to Anna and Phoebe for competing in Dressage, Prelim 7, at Merrist Wood on Sunday. Arnie was impeccably behaved for both of them and they came away with very respectable results for their first outing together.
Well done girls!
NSEA Merrist Wood Saturday 22nd February 2020
Four clear rounds in the 70-75cm NSEA show jumping at Merrist Wood on Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 gave our St Teresa’s team 2nd place and qualification for the NSEA National Championships at Addington in October.
Congratulations to Victoria on Mickey, Ava-Mae on Pimms, Inde on Smudge, and Lulu on Bailey for all riding brilliantly!
Competition Reports 2016-2019
NSEA Sands Farm – Grass Roots Regional Show Jumping Championships Sunday 24th Nov 2019
On Sunday afternoon four riders went out to Sands Farm having qualified for the Regional Championships.
Our team all rode well – with two clear rounds and two unfortunate eliminations – the team ended up in third place and got to take a goodie bag as well as a rosette home with them! Congratulations to all the girls who competed!
International Show Jumping Sentower Youth Show, Belgium 14th to 17th November 2019
Amelie had a really successful show last month at the youth championships in Belgium. She took Precious, 7yo Coquette and Charity who all picked up placings through the week. Coquette started the week with a 6th in the Small tour and finished 5th in her Final on Sunday. Charity had an unlucky show just having a fence each day but feeling great. Lastly, Precious jumping clear in every class picking up a 3rd on Saturday and jumping great in the Big tour Grand Prix just to have a fence in the jump off! Now for them all to have a break ready for next season! Congratulations Amelie!
NSEA Keysoe – plate championships 70cm SJ team Saturday 16th Nov 2019
We were all so excited to have a team qualify for the 70cm show jumping at the NSEA “Plate” Championships (for those placed 3rd to 6th at the various regional qualifiers).
Our team of Maddie, Cassie and Lulu all rode well – a flowing clear round for Maddie, a neat round for Cassie with just an unlucky pole down, and a really good start for Lulu, followed by an “unplanned dismount” as her pony took exception to fence 9! Congratulations to all on going all that way – it was a pleasure to support you.
NSEA Felbridge 9th November 2019
On Saturday 9th November, two NSEA riders took Felbridge by storm! With a slight change in ponies, Lulu entered the 70cm SJ and came away with a clear round and 4th place! Followed by a very close round and an unfortunate pole in the 75cm EC, ending up only 2 seconds off the optimum time and finally jumped clear in the 80cm SJ and came 4th! Maddy then entered the 80cm EC and came 3rd!
Congratulations girls, what an achievement!
BHS Ride Safe Exam Farm 2nd November 2019
We hosted a BHS Ride Safe Exam on 2nd November. Congratulations to Connie C, Daisy L, Isabelle G, Katherine S and Phoebe W for passing!
NSEA Coombelands 5th October & Sands Farm 6th October 2019
International Show Jumping COH Nations Cup
Amelie produced double clear in the COH Nations Cup with The Precious One. Her outstanding performance contributed to the teams 5th place finish by coming home with a double clear and the fastest time in the jump off of the competition.
A single time fault in the Grand Prix kept her from the prizes but an impressive finish nonetheless. On her other horse, Charity 33, she claimed 3rd and 6th place finishes in the pairs first CSIO CH outing. Well done Amelie!
NSEA Felbridge 29th September 2019
With the weather undecided on rain or overcast, nine NSEA riders rode brilliantly for St Teresa’s at Felbridge on 29th September. A huge well done to everyone, but a special congratulations to Ava Mae, Cassia and Madeleine who led St Teresa’s to 6th place in the 70cm and qualified for the Championship Plate 2019! While not all went clear, everyone rode fantastic rounds and showed off tactical riding to get out of sticky situations!
Pony Club D and D+ Test 12th August 2019
Congratulations to Hanna K and Fern H who undertook their Pony Club D test with us, and also well done to Fern who also did her D+ test. Well done girls!
NSEA Felbridge 16th June 2019
Photo of Victoria on Mikado, competing in the 60cm at Felbridge on Sunday morning in the pouring rain!
NSEA Oldencraig 2nd June 2019
Congratulations to Illyana who achieved very respectable Dressage scores at the Cranleigh NSEA Dressage Competition on Sunday 2nd June. Well done Illyana!
International Show Jumping Youth Nation’s Cup Wierden, Holland 29th May to 2nd June
A huge congratulations to Amelie who represented Great Britain at the Youth Nations Cup Wierden from the 29th May-2nd June 2019.
The GB team, which consisted of 4 riders, won Gold!
Individually Amelie came 6th in the 125cm speed class and 7th in the 130cm Grand Prix. A fantastic achievement Amelie, well done!
International Show Jumping Nations Cup Lamprechtshausen, Austria 16-19 May
The Children on horses teams were made up of 12 nations. Six nations went through to second round and GB and Hungary off together in final round. it was extremly close between Great Britain and Hungary. GB team ended up in second place which was an amazing achievement as it just came down to one fence in the end. Amelie was very proud to make the podium and to experience jumping under such pressure. Amelie has been selected to represent GB again next week in Wierden Holland from 29-May -1June
International Show Jumping April
Amelie and Precious have had very successful few weeks competing.
They qualified for the Under 16 Children on Horses Grandprix at Onley Show ground at Pony of The Year show and were 2nd.
Also 2nd on Mogwai in pony JC Grandprix.
Amelie has been chosen to represent Great Britain for the Children on Horses Team for The Nations cup in Lamprechtshausen Austria next weekend. Congratulations Amelie!
NSEA Munstead 20.04.19
We had two intrepid competitors in the NSEA Eventing (dressage, cross country and show jumping) at Munstead on Easter Saturday. Both had two super “double clears” (SJ & XC) and they finished in the placings. Mia on Cosmic was 12th and Issy on Pirate was a super 8th. Well done!
BHS Ride Safe Exam Farm 24th March 2019
We hosted a BHS Ride Safe Exam on 24th March. Congratulations to Claire B, Fern H, Nicole N, Mandy E, Ava-Mae G, Corellia W, Daisy C for passing!
NSEA Oldencraig 03.03.19
A huge congratulation to Illy and Cassie who took part in the NSEA dressage competition at Oldencraig on Sunday. The girls rode two dressage tests each and achieved very respectable scores in both tests and against strong competition—well done!
NSEA Keysoe Championship & Pony Club Dengie
Issy H did a wonderful job representing the school at the NSEA National ‘Plate’ Championships at Keysoe. Sadly not a clear round in her 80cm class, but it was a challenging course and only 6 out of 110 riders actually went clear. Well done Issy and Pirate.
Jenna B also did a great job representing STE Pony Club Centre at the Pony Club Dengie Dressage Qualifiers at Sands Farm. Well done Jenna and Grace.
NSEA Keysoe Qualification November 2018
Our NSEA team have been very busy over the last month or so, competing at various championship qualifiers and have gained valuable competition experience. Well done to Issy H who qualified for the NSEA Championship Plate, which takes place at Keysoe this weekend. We wish Issy and Pirate (second from the right) the best of luck!
International Competitions October 2018
Amelie G riding Precious in Oliva Nova, Spain
Soraya R riding Evita at Le Mans, France
Soraya was competing as part of the British Dressage Team in France, at Le Mans FEI International Dressage Competition, October 2018, winning her first class of “Children on Horses” with over 70%.
Amelie was show jumping in the Bronze Tour 1m 30cm during half term and was placed in various classes, achieving numerous clear rounds. She will hopefully be selected for “Children on Horses 2019”
Huge congratulations to both riders!
International Show Jumping Sept/Oct 2018
Amelie G and her horse Precious has been competing in Spain these past two weeks. She has jumped the Bronze league 1m20-1m30 and has had 5 clear rounds out of 6. Amelie is going to attend the second tour in half term so will keep you posted. Many congratulations to Amelie and the team and good luck for the second tour.
NSEA Felbridge 30th September 2018
St Teresa’s had a great first competition of the season, with both Team and Individual entries from 40cm to 80cm. Everyone rode at their best, with lots of clear rounds, with a stunning 5th place (out of 170 riders) for Issy H, on Pirate, qualifying for the National Championship Plate. Congratulations to Issy H, Mia S, Lulu B, Katrina S, Victoria S, and Emma N and we look forward to the next competition
STE Competition 24th June 2018
Sunday 24th June we held another really successful small competition at STE. We concentrated on dressage, and had 6 keen riders entered for a Walk and Trot test or a Prelim test. The overall winner was our regular external volunteer, Fern H, and best STE pupil was Anna B, only a smidgeon behind, on Flora. All did brilliantly on a hot sunny day, especially Tess Wise who ran around with them all. Special thanks to the keen and supportive parents who provided drinks & delicious brownies!
NSEA Felbridge 17th June 2018
The NSEA competition on Sunday 17th June at Felbridge was a triumph for our girls. They have had so few outings this year due to the dreadful weather conditions earlier this season; however they made the most of the outing in the sunshine and all rode brilliantly. Livvy M came 2nd in the hotly contested Novice 28 Dressage, with 71.25% to qualify for the National Championships in October. And in the Elementary 42 test (the most advanced either rider has tackled to date) Livvy and Illy C came 4th and 5th respectively with decent scores. Very proud Alison!
We also had one of our STE ponies out playing – the wonderful Flora gained useful mileage for Jenna B in the Prelim 18 Dressage, and then turned her multi-talented hoof to looking after Anna B for a clear round in the 40cm Grass Roots jumping. What a star.
NSEA Merrist Wood Qualifier 3rd June 2018
Tallula B and Amelie G attended KBIS Arena Eventing Championships Qualifier at Merrist Wood College Arena, on Sunday 3rd June 2018. Tallula had a stop and two down, but rode very well over a tight and twisty “arena eventing” course with lots of skinnies and angles to jump. Well done Lulu! Amelie – won the Hickstead 1m10 qualifier and was first and third in the JWS qualifier for Keysoe in October 2018. Amelie was also successful qualifying at Hickstead on Monday 28 May and won 1M10 Hickstead qualifier for August. Well done Amelie!
STE Competition 20th May 2018
Our STE competition on Sunday 20th May was a triumph for our dressage riders who all rode their STE horses elegantly and effectively. We were very proud of both riders and horses!
1ST Jenna B Grace 76.2%
2nd Franzi V.S Havana 75.6%
3rd Anna B Flora 71.4%
Franzi and Anna then both jumped beautifully as well, gaining great experience for future competitions.
News from Equestrian 26th March 2018
We have three of our girls featuring in a story, in the June ‘Pony Magazine’. We have a copy on the board in the office, or on our Facebook page.
BD Youth Oldencraig 21st April 2018
Olivia M and Captain did a wonderful job at the prestigious Oldencraig venue, against the best in Southern Region. Olivia rode a rather too relaxed Captain through her most advanced test yet, Novice 34, for 63.5% and a creditable 5th place, followed by the C squad “rider test” where the regional and national BD Youth team members were out playing too! She rode well in the heat and nailed a good score of 71.7%. Congratulations Livvy!
Pony Club Dengie Championship 18th April 201
Issy H competed in the Dengie Dressage National Championships at Addington Manor, and came 12th place in her section with a score of 65.21%. Great result for their first National Competition!
STE Competition 13th April 2018
Livvy M gained top dressage marks to be supreme in that and popped around a 60cm jumping course very elegantly. Illy C impressed everyone by riding a very good dressage test and also good jumping at 80cm. And we had a super debut from Connie C on Flora, with a stylish 50cm jumping round! A lovely morning.
BHS Ride Safe Exam Farm 30th March 2018
We hosted our first BHS Ride Safe Exam on 30th March. Congratulations to Sophie F and Ava-Mae G for passing!
NSEA Sands Farm 3rd February 2018
Issy H, on Pirate, and Amelie G, on Pepper, represented St Teresa’s in the 80cms show jumping at the National Schools County Novice Qualifier at Sands Farm on 3rd Feb. Freezing cold but a lot of fun!
Pony Club Merrist Wood 9th December 2017
In the Christmas holidays, Issy H rode for her Pony Club (Mid Surrey) and practiced some jump off turns at the 80 cms Dengie Debut Individual Show Jumping Competition. They rode a speedy round to come 3rd out of the 56 competitors and have qualified for the Areas. Well done Issy.
Pony Club Merrist Wood 9th December 2017
We had several St Teresa’s girls competing at Chiddingfold Farmers’ Pony Club Show, on Saturday 9th December at Merrist Wood. Issy H and Pirate jumped a fast and accurate round, in a large class, to come 3rd to qualify for the Dengie Debut Competition at 80cms. They also jumped in the Christmas Cracker Competition, speedily jingling over the jumps, to come 3rd. Well done!
Livvy M on Captain did a super round at 60cms and came 8th, and Mia S was placed 2nd in the 50cms.
NSEA Coombelands 3rd December 2017
Issy H represented St Teresa’s as an individual at the NSEA Eventers Challenge at Coombelands, on her horse, Pirate. Their time was very good as they cleared the show jumps but sadly on a challenging off set skinny jump rolled a pole to be out of the placings. Tough course as only 10 out of 50 competitors went clear. Looking forward to 2018 and hoping more girls will sign up and compete in the St T’s team for SJ and Dressage.
NSEA Sands Farm 26th November 2017 & Pony Club Dengie Qualifier
Congratulations to our brilliant showjumping 50cm team of Mia S (Dyno), Lulu B (Betty) and Flossie W (Number 4), who rode three super rounds to come 7th at the Grass Roots Regional Championships out of 16 teams, with Lulu 9th individually out of 37. Ones to watch for the future!
Meanwhile, Issy H competed at Sands Farm – Surrey Union Pony Club Dressage Dengie Qualifier. Issy rode a lovely Novice test coming 3rd in a big class with a very pleasing 68%
NSEA Coombelands 5th & 19th November 2017
We had excellent results on 5th and 19th November at Coombelands, with Amelie G and Issy H both well placed. Congratulations girls!
Competitions October Half Term 2017
We have been out representing the school in force this term. Over half term the NSEA Schools National Championships up at Addington, Bucks, our two dressage stars, Livvy M and Soraya R, did us proud, in huge classes of all those who had qualified nationally.
Livvy M did a calm test in her Prelim National Championships (riding Prelim 19 in the long arena), with the odd distracted moment, for a creditable 61.47%. Then in the afternoon Soraya R did a superb job with her mare Maya in the Elementary National Championships to nail 12th place with 64.29%, riding Elementary 57 in the long arena in very impressive company. Congratulations to both girls – outstanding work!
Sands Farm Pony Club Dressage
Issy H and her new pony Pirate entered the Novice and Intermediate PC Dengie Dressage competitions at Sands Farm. They came 3rd in Novice and 2nd in Intermediate (there were only 8 in class but got 71.9%) so have qualified for Dengie Winter League in both. Congratulations Issy!
Coombelands Show Jumping
In the regular Coombelands competitions, the first was showjumping, where Issy H and Pirate nailed a 9th in the 70cm, and Amelie G with Mogwai did really well to be 9th in 1m and 2nd in the top class, the 1m10. Super performances!
Parwood dressage
Illy C and Oreo ventured out to Parwood’s Autumn/Winter (adult unaffiliated) series of dressage, and rode two good tests to score 66.15% in the prelim and 65.22% in the Novice, for 11th and 9th place respectively. Well done Illy!
Pony Club Road Rider Test 11th July 2017
We ran our second Riding and Road Safety test on 11th July 2017. Well done to Jenna B, Anna B, Emma H for passing with flying colours!
Interschools Dressage 11th June 2017
We hosted Lingfield College on Sunday 11th June for an Interschools Dressage Competition. It was a fairly evenly matched result with Lingfield teams finishing in 1st and 3rd position, STE in 2nd and 4th position. Well done to Mia G who achieved the highest individual result with 79.78%.
GBEC 21st May 2017
Last Sunday, Illy C and her pony Oreo had a successful day competing at GBEC Dressage and Showing Show. They won the Junior Prelim dressage, Riding/Pony Club Pony class and the Working Hunter Training Stakes. They also won Reserve Champ and qualified for the TSR and Sunshine Tour Championships later in the year. Well done Illy and Oreo.
NSEA GBEC 7th May 2017
We had a brilliant day at the Great Bookham Equestrian Centre, National Schools Equestrian competition on Sunday 7th May. Results included a 40cm jumping 1st for Mia S; 50cm jumping 2nd Lulu B, 4th Flossy W, 5th Mia S and a team 1st. Dressage results – Team Blue 3rd place (combination of Prelim 13 and Novice 24 test) made up of – Soraya R, Flossie W, Livvy M. Team Pink 5th place (combination of Prelim 13 and Novice 24 test) made up of – Mia G, Illy C and Mia S. Elementary 49 – individual 1st Soraya R
Congratulations to Olivia M and Soraya R who have both qualified for the NSEA National Championships in October at Addington!
Pony Club 17th April & BYRDS Oldencraig 23rd April 2017
Competition success – Livvy M in Year 7 with her horse Evington Captain, continued their successful run with a 1st place in the Pony Club Introductory test at the Chiddingfold Farmers Easter Monday competition at Eashing Farm. They also came 5th in the PC eventing test and 5th in the PC Novice, 2009, showing great consistency throughout the day. Livvy and Captain then topped this by going to the BYRDS (British Young Riders Dressage) ‘Spring Show’ at Oldencraig on Easter Sunday, coming 6th in her Prelim and an impressive 5th in the Rider Test ‘C’ Squad.
Pony Club Road Rider Test 12th March 2017
We are delighted to announce that all 3 of our Pony Club “Road Rider” Test candidates passed their Test in style on Sunday 12th March. The Road Rider is the highest test the Pony Club offers in road safety and encompasses a simulated road experience, with an external examiner. Well done to Ilyana C, Natalia S and Julia S, you were all a credit to St Teresa’s.
NSEA Oldencraig 5th March 2017
Olivia M and her pony Captain represented St Teresa’s at our first NSEA show of the term, held at the prestigious dressage venue, Oldencraig. Captain was a star, coping with the flags, swans and a very wet arena.
Pony Club Dengie Qualifier 28th/29th January 2017
Last weekend, Year 7 Olivia M took her pony Captain to Merrist Wood for Cobham Pony Club’s Area Dengie Qualifiers, coming a very creditable 8th place in the Novice Qualifier. Congratulations Livvy and Captain!
Pony Club E Test 28th January 2017
We ran our first Pony Club E tests on Saturday 28th January 2017. It was well attended and enjoyed by all. Everyone passed!
Congratulations to: Sophie F, Cassia C, Isabel C, Nicole F, Karina O, Hugo R, Emily R.
NSEA Addington Manor Championships 22nd October 2016
Over half term, Chloe D, Year 9, riding her wonderful pony Bella, represented St Teresa’s at the National Schools Equestrian Association Championships at Addington Manor. She rode a brilliant round for a fast time over a challenging 80cm course, in the main outdoor arena. She placed 12th after the first round (some were even faster but not so stylish!) so just missed the cut for the top ten to go through to the final round. Congratulations to Chloe and Bella.
NSEA Felbridge 19.06.16
Congratulations to the Felbridge St Teresa’s team today! Wow. Awesome clear rounds in 40 cm and 50 cm Grassroots classes from Annabel and Teddy. Annabel rode with great determination as he was only just moving in the warm-up -“economical” about covers it – but she pulled out an extra gear, in the 50 cm, and he responded and cantered the whole 10 fence course with ears pricked. In the seniors, Chloe D with Bella so nearly nailed their first 90/95 Qualifier, just nudging the second-last planks, whilst executing a superb turn, for 4 faults but a great time. Then in the 80 she nailed that completely by going clear in the fastest time of the day for 1st place and a qualification for the National Championships – out of a huge class of 130! Well done to both riders.
NSEA Felbridge 28.05.16
Although the forecast was for sunshine, the riders representing St Teresa’s arrived early at Felbridge to an overcast sky! The 70cm class in the main arena was very twisty and was catching a lot of riders out – especially the double going away from the warm-up arena. Chloe D was first in for St Teresa’s and rode a smooth, confident first phase, but took a stumble after fence 8 in the second phase. The longer route to fence 9 cost time, but speedy Bella still took 4th place in this hotly contested class. Isabella M with Saturn were on their first visit to Felbridge, which is particularly spooky in the main arena, so Saturn was on his toes! They were going really well until the balloons on either side of fence 7 distracted Saturn causing an unlucky stop. Isabella then rode intelligently to rebuild his confidence over the last few fences and save him for the next class.
The 80cm course was more flowing but the planks at 5 and the double at 10 were causing lots of problems early on. Again Chloe went first and was going brilliantly until a slight misunderstanding between fences 8 and 9 meant they crossed their tracks and were penalised with 4 faults. Isabella went in with more purpose and was going much better until they also fell foul of the bogey fence at number 5. I am not sure what is so terrifying about a few plastic bowls wired to the big orange cones on either side of the fence, but so many horses took objection to them! There is always another day (and perhaps some home-built spooky fences to practice with!).
In the grassroots arena, Maddie T was representing St Teresa’s in her usual dynamic style! They went brilliantly round the 60cm course in a good time, but a pole down meant that they finished out of the placings. However, a few tight turns and leaving all the poles standing in the 70cm Maddie managed to hold onto 6th place in another hotly contested class.
Grassroots report by Maddie T: “On 28th May I took Mystic Noir to Felbridge with the aim to qualify for the grass roots championships to be held in the autumn. The sun shone and although I had an unlucky pole in the 60cm I was placed 6th out of approximately 85 people in the 70cm so we are going to the champion ships. I was so proud of my pony. He looked and felt incredible.”
NSEA GBEC 22.05.16
Our largest ever contingent of girls went out competing this Sunday, representing St. Teresa’s in a competition against other schools. All our riders had a good time and many came home with lots of ribbons, others with some fresh ideas on what they might need to work on to improve next time out.
Seniors report by Emma M, Equestrian Prefect: “On Sunday 22nd May, Emma M, Chloe D and Isabella M with their horses Kia, Bella and Saturn competed in the 80cm show jumping class at Great Bookham Equestrian Centre. Despite the slippery ground conditions the horses jumped well and the team finished in 3rd place. Congratulations to Chloe and her pony Bella for winning the 70cm show jumping class! Well done to everyone who took part, it was a very successful day for St T’s and was enjoyed by all!” (Picture right Seniors Show jumping Team (left to right – Emma M on Kia, Isabella M on Saturn and Chloe D on Bella)
On the other side of the showground, the Grassroots riders dominated their arena in style. We had a large contingent of riders who were at their very first competition and coped amazingly. Everyone tried their very best and most of the ponies were on their very best behaviour (but there’s always one who is a bit cheeky!). The dressage riders doing the walk and trot test took 1st-5th place and also 7th, 9th and 10th!
The course was particularly demanding with some big jumps and lots of twists and turns for those who were doing their first show jumping event, but all the riders rose to the occasion. Three of this team were entered into a combined training event where their dressage and show jumping scores were added together to give an overall score – they were placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this class too! As you can imagine, by the time we got to the 50cm class towards the end of the day both the ponies and riders were beginning to tire so we will have another go at that height another day. (Picture above – team course walk.)
Grassroots report by Mia S: “On Sunday a few girls from St. Teresa’s school went to an inter school dressage and show jumping competition – and for most of them it was the first one. Everyone did really well in the 40cm jumping. Lulu did especially well on Tango considering that she had only had two show jumping lessons previously. St. Teresa’s Team (Mia G, Mia S, Annabel W, Lulu B) came First against some stiff competition. St Teresa’s also did very well in the grass roots dressage and managed to qualify for the championships in November 2016.”
Grassroots report by Mia Sherazee: “On Sunday a few girls from St. Teresa’s school went to an inter school dressage and show jumping competition – and for most of them it was the first one. Everyone did really well in the 40cm jumping. Lulu did especially well on Tango considering that she had only had two show jumping lessons previously. St. Teresa’s Team (Mia Gibbs, Mia Sherazee, Annabel Wrigley, Lulu Banks) came First against some stiff competition. St Teresa’s also did very well in the grass roots dressage and managed to qualify for the championships in November 2016.”
This was the first event that our very own STE ponies went to and they were absolute stars, showing their very nervous riders the ropes. Our thanks go to their owners for letting us loan them and also for allowing the girls to take them out to shows. My personal thanks also go to the excellent yard team (particularly Lianne) who worked extremely hard to bath, plait and prepare the ponies for the show. (Picture above: STE ponies Tango and Flora)
Towards the end of the day there were some very stylish senior dressage performances from Soraya R and Emma M. In the Restricted Prelim Soraya rode a very bright Ellie into 7th and Emma rode a smooth test to take Kia into 12th. Soraya also won 6th place in the Novice class with Ellie and had a go at her first Elementary on Maya, strolling into 4th place. What great performances from these two aspiring stars.
A great big thank you goes out to all the riders who put in a lot of hard work preparing for the show, their wonderfully dedicated parents who came out in force to cheer, carry, wipe tears or take photos and generally support the whole team. We were thrilled to be supported by Mr and Mrs Farmer who came to watch and cheer on and some of the other school parents and girls who watched, learned and hopefully were inspired to have a go! I would also like to thank Alison Craig and Zoe Thurkle, who pulled out all the stops to get everyone organised and in the right place at the right time, helpfully assisted by Sylvia Buck (our wonderful new office administrator) who gave up her time to come and soothe nerves and keep everyone to time and Eleanor Craig-Fisher who must still be calling the walk and trot test in her sleep!
