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THERE was all-round excellent riding at the Breef Show Jumping Championships, sponsored by Al Frsan Group, at the Public Security Ground in Budaiya last Friday, writes Helen Blake.
The show was, as always, well attended and started with the Junior C class consisting of one round against the clock. The competition was fierce between Hussain Al Afoo riding Muhajer pipping his brother Hadi on Rikki Tikki Tavi in the jump off. Gabby Chakkos held her own taking third and fourth places in this class riding the popular Dilmun horses Tess and Nelson.
In the Junior B class, Oscar Lauri claimed his first double of the day, taking first place on Galopin and fifth on Emily, and followed suit with second and sixth placings in the Junior A class. Sophie Appleton, riding Al Khalidiah FaisMoiRire, started her double win of the day with a second place in the B class and then moving on to claim first place in the Junior A class.
The adults were in action in the afternoon, and it was Hassan Jaffar cleverly steering Cola to victory in the Senior class, closely followed by Jassim Isa Al Qattan and Al Jazira Kuwait. The second of the adult classes (Senior B) - a speed class - saw a tough battle won by Khalid Hilal Al Khatri astride Bashayer going clear with the winning time of 47.75seconds, followed by S Adnan Al Alawi on AlKhalidiah Pascal, and Shaikh Hassan bin Rashid Al Khalifa riding ARG Whoepie.
It was, however, the Grand Prix class that brought about a shake-up in the results with Juan Fernanded De Mesa claiming the title riding Iman De Olid and then clinching second place on his second mount Tarzan. Following Juan was another double win for Benny Diricx aboard AlKhalidiah Mikaela and AlKhalidiah AirForce One with third and fourth places, and completing the triple for this stable was Ali Essa Ali Jawad aboard AlKhalidiah Aberdeen Road.
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DRESSAGE LESSONS
Winnie Bruil, dressage rider and trainer for over 25 years, will be holding lessons at Shakhoora Riding Centre from March 5-14.
Winnie will conduct a 'Competition Dressage Clinic' on March 13, which will include a demonstration on correct and incorrect ways to ride a movement, a riding lesson, and finally a dressage test which will be judged and videoed and then discussed with each rider.
For more information contact 17591103 or email winnekebruil@hotmail.com
Upcoming events
Breef will be holding a two-day event this weekend with the adults classes on Friday from 8.30am and the junior classes on Saturday from 9am. The adults classes will begin with Green Horse/Rider clear round competition, followed by the C and B classes which will both be one round with jump off, and culminate in the Grand Prix. The juniors will begin with Green Horse/Rider clear round competition and this will be followed by the C, B and A classes - all being one round with jump off.
TWIN PALMS RIDING CENTRE will host a novice show jumping event in Saar on Saturday, March 13, aimed at promoting good riding style and techniques as well as encouraging younger and less experienced riders. Two of the classes will only be eligible for riders who have never competed in a Breef competition. Visit www.twinpalmsridingcentre.com for details.
