Jezz Palmer continued his dominant begin to the 2024 NAF 5 Star Winter Dressage Championships. After successful the Bailey’s Horse Feeds Novice Freestyle Gold Championship earlier within the day, he added the Magic Prix St Georges (PSG) Gold Championship to his assortment aboard the nine-year-old Anglo European Studbook licensed stallion Ketcher B, who’s owned by Emily Ivnis.
The mixture scored 69.7%, narrowly seeing off Tahley Reeve-Smith and Woodcroft Valentio who had been second on 69.6%. Jezz was additionally third within the novice freestyle gold aboard Imogen Byers’ Hawtins Fiorucci II and fourth within the PSG on Janet Oliver’s Honey D’Or.
“It’s not many days you might have like this,” mentioned Jezz, following his win within the PSG. “Ketcher B did an incredible take a look at, he’s Mr. Constant. There have been bits I may work on however when isn’t there?
“He’s bought three good paces and he’s actually good within the assortment. The adjustments had been a bit of flatter in the present day than regular as a result of I wished a transparent spherical however we’ll attempt to rev it up for the top of the week.”
The mixture will probably be again in motion on Friday (12 April) within the Superflex Intermediate I Gold Winter Championship.
Amy Hose, who received the Equi-Trek Elementary Silver Winter Championship earlier within the day and manages Yew Tree Stud from whom Jezz is the principle rider, describes him as “one of the crucial devoted individuals I’ve ever met – he pushes me to raised every day.”
She provides: “We’ve bought so many horses coming by and it’s an thrilling future forward of us.”
2024 Winter Dressage Championships: “I’m all the time thrilled to get round a PSG mistake-free”
Fiona Newall and Fendy VCG on the 2024 Petplan Winter Space Pageant Championships.
Fiona Newall and her 14-year-old mare Fendy VCG (Don Schufro x Ferro) received the Petplan PSG Bronze Winter Space Pageant Championship on 67.45%.
“I’ve had her since she was a just-backed four-year-old,” mentioned Fiona. “I used to be actually happy with the take a look at, we had been mistake-free although she was fairly lit up due to the wind and the rain.
“I’m all the time thrilled to get round a PSG, each strains of adjustments had been clear – they’re her spotlight, she has pretty, large expressive adjustments.”
Fiona juggles working full-time as an accountant along with her string of 5 horses and being a mom to her two younger sons.
“Life’s chaos,” she jokes, “I’m up at six – so not too unhealthy – and I journey some earlier than work and a few throughout my lunch break. Fortunately I work from home and I’ve my mum and pop at dwelling who’re a large assist with all the child’s actions and the horses.”
Jenny Ainscough and the 14-year-old mare Florence PFB received the Petplan PSG Silver Space Pageant Championship, in one other tightly fought class, on 67.64%.
“It was nervewracking however every little thing got here collectively on the day which is the essential factor,” mentioned Jenny, who will probably be hoping to make it a double when she contests the Nupafeed Superior Medium Freestyle Silver Winter Championship tomorrow (11 April).
“We had been aiming for the highest six, so I’m made as much as win. I’ve been leasing her from her proprietor James Boulton, who was right here in the present day, since my different horse who bought to an identical stage bought a career-ending harm.
“She’s very totally different to my different horse – she has extra of an engine and some extra opinions, however she’s superb. I’ve been coaching with Laura Rowe and Becky Moody who’ve each been a large assist.”
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