NEW VENUE FOR THE SUMMER CHAMPS!

This years BSPS Summer Championships Show is on the move! It will be this year be held at Arena UK, Grantham, after 35 very successful years at the East of England Show Ground the BSPS committee has taken the tough decision to relocate. Arena UK is already the home to the BSPS Winter Championships Show – which were enjoyed by all last year, and the BSPS committee received a lot of positive feedback.

MAY SHOWS

We held two shows in May this year. The first was on 5th May at Great Ponton where we were very lucky with wonderful weather, which encouraged people to sit around the rings chatting rather than sitting in lorries hiding from the elements!

This year, for the first time, we were able to provide a good sized working in area which worked well, and the small paddock was an ideal lunging area.

In the morning we had M&M classes judged by Miss Eggleston. Amanda Sharman came 2nd in the Novice class and Lucy Glover won the section A&B class. In the other ring Mrs Smith judged show pony classess and Pretty Polly SHP. In the 128cms Lucy Glover was 1st and Olivia Rocks 2nd. Charlie Pitcher won her Pretty Polly SHP section. The afternoon classes of R.I. qualifying M&M classes were well supported. The SHP and SP Pretty Polly classes proved successful for members, with Isabelle White winning the First Pony of HT class and the 122cm SHT. Lucinda Parkes was 1st in the 133cm, with Charlie Pitcher winning the mixed height Pretty Polly SP class to make it a Pretty Polly double!

On 17th May we held our other R.I qualifying show at Newark. The four rings ran fairly smoothly with good entries but perhaps not as many forward as usual - perhaps the cost of diesel is curtailing people's travelling?

A new trophy was presented this year for the Hunter Champion in memory of Vin Toulson who so enjoyed visiting this show. We were lucky enough to have Jean Andrew stewarding for us and she kindly presented the trophy.

Daniella Johnston won the Cradle Stakes, Lucinda Parkes was 4th in the 133cms WHPs, Izzy Dixon won the 143cm section and went Champion. There were placings for Melissa Cumberland and Charlie Pitcher in their flat classes.

It was a long day with much work going on behind the scenes before the day and with committee members and their partners giving their valuable time on the day. So a big thank to all of them.