SELBY District Riding Club’s junior showcross team are through to the National Championships at the Festival of the Horse at Aston Le Walls on Sunday, June 1.
The team qualified having won the novice showcross at the area qualifiers for British Riding Clubs at Epworth Equestrian, where they faced tough competition from North Ryedale Riding Club and Ackworth Riding Club.
The team, which comprised Freddie Fawcett on Kilimazing Topaz, Ellen Hobson on Blue Admiral, Chloe Kendrew on Go Go Romeo and Joe Nice on Bonnie Bella, also enjoyed individual success with Nice the individual winner and Kendrew the individual runner-up.
Meanwhile, Hobson, 13, and Blue Admiral won the BE90 (section O) at Breckenbrough Horse Trials, where they completed their best ever dressage test and jumped clear at show jumping and cross country, within the time allowed.
Hobson, who learned to ride at Naburn Grange, and who now trains under Katie Stephens, said: “I’m thrilled at our performance in the dressage, and was over the moon to win the event.”
Hobson will compete at Northallerton Horse Trials (BE90 section O) tomorrow.
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