It was a great day at Taupo for the mother and daughter combination of Wendi and Becki Williamson who took out the two top titles at the Bates NZ Dressage Championships

Wendi won all three Grand Prix classes with Don Vito MH taking home the Julie Brougham trophy, the Tironui Trophy for the Grand Prix Freestyle sponsored by the NZ Hanoverian Society and the coveted Burkner Medal for the Bates Championship on her exciting ten year old gelding by Don Frederico/Adelheid/Anamour.  Stable mate Fugato SW took the Reserve Champion Advanced title.

Becki, who still qualifies as a young rider, has stepped up to Medium Tour with ease on Jovi MH (Bonifatius/ Wel Kantje/Weltmeyer) took home the rug for the Brett Kendall and Rosemary Carter Medium Tour Freestyle and the Bates National Medium Tour title

It was a proud day all round for Team Williamson with stable rider Madi Schollum taking the Small Tour title on Kinnordy Golda  and of  course for their long time breeder/ supporter , Judith Matthews from Matthews Hanoverians 

PRELIMINARY – DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS PRELIMINARY BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Elsie Allsop
Remington II
Reserve Samantha Fechney
Shockings Showman
PRELIMINARY – DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS PRELIMINARY SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Charlotte Grant
Furst Dance EFF
Reserve Piper Crake
Rheinhart’s Steel
PRELIMINARY – BATES NATIONAL PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIP
AZTEC TROPHY
Champion Zoie Gray
Wonderland CWE
Reserve Greg Smith
River Park Sienna
NOVICE – SWENEY PRODUCTIONS BRONZE NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Hannah Walton
HPH Fascination
Reserve Kylie Littleford
Sweet Lucille
NOVICE – SWENEY PRODUCTIONS SILVER NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Sarah Holmes
Nina DW
Reserve Natalie Love
Serendipity RH
NOVICE – BATES NATIONAL NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP
KILLALA TROPHY
Champion Henrike Puketapu
HSP Raven
Reserve Cassandra Dally
Jazdan Dark Kennedy CD
ELEMENTARY – LIVAMOL BRONZE ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Claudia Younger
CDS Donnerstern
Reserve Charlotte Muir
Vollrath Legato
ELEMENTARY – LIVAMOL SILVER ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Grace Purdie
Skyhi Leandro K
ELEMENTARY BATES NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Kirsty Schist
Epiton MD
TUNA LODGE TROPHY
Reserve
Claudia Younger
CDS Donnerstern
MEDIUM – FIBER FRESH BRONZE MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Natalie Page
Zambezi PSH
Reserve
Johanna Haggitt
Chuck Taylor
MEDIUM – FIBER FRESH SILVER MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
not awarded
MEDIUM – BATES NATIONAL MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
DOORNBOS TROPHY
Champion Amy Sage
HPH Furst Welcome
Reserve Kieryn Walton
Shimmer VP
ADVANCED MEDIUM – ELITE FROZEN FOALS BRONZE ADVANCED MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Samantha Belsham
Dolcetto II
Reserve Renai Hart
Smilla

ADVANCED MEDIUM – ELITE FROZEN FOALS SILVER ADVANCED MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Sophie de Clifford
Riverrock Nigella
Reserve Abbie Deken
Nastasia
ADVANCED MEDIUM – BATES NATIONAL ADVANCED MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Cooper Oborn
Joniro
KENTUCKY TROPHY
Reserve Penny Pearce
Papanui Just Dynamite
ADVANCED – VW DRESSAGE PRO AM ADVANCED CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Becky Corlett
True Donnar
Reserve Philippa Gibbons
SWE Diamant Stern
ADVANCED – BATES NATIONAL ADVANCED CHAMPIONSHIP
HOBSON TROPHY
Champion Susan Tomlin
Dance Hit SW
Reserve Wendi Williamson
Fugato SW
SMALL TOUR – VW DRESSAGE PRO AM SMALL TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion James Blackwood
Arkenwood Donnervaide
Reserve Kathryn Corry
Anuschka PSH
SMALL TOUR – BATES NATIONAL SMALL TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
SURREY TROPHY
Champion Madison Schollum
Kinnordy Golda
Reserve
Jody Hartstone
Just Vincent
MEDIUM TOUR – VW DRESSAGE PRO AM FEI INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Nicki Sunley
Laila Dawn
MEDIUM TOUR – BATES NATIONAL FEI INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Rebecca Williamson
Bon Jovi MH
TROTTER TROPHY
Reserve Nicki Sunley
Laila Dawn
GRAND PRIX – VW PRO AM DRESSAGE GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Jen Sim
Stoneylea Lancelot
Reserve Diane Wallace
Profile
GRAND PRIX – GRAND PRIX CLASS 901 WINNER
VOM FEINSTEN TROPHY
1st Wendi Williamson
Don Vito MH
GRAND PRIX – FREESTYLE CLASS 902 WINNER
TIRONUI TROPHY
1st Wendi Williamson
Don Vito MH
GRAND PRIX – BATES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BURKNER MEDAL
Champion Wendi Williamson
Don Vito MH
Reserve Vanessa Way
NSC Andreas
TREADLITE YOUNG RIDER CLASSIC
Ben Weir /NPE Del Rico
2nd Gemma Lewis / Ruanuku R

Bates Champions – Medium Tour: Rebecca Williamson and Bon Jovi MH. Reserve: Nicki Sunley and Laila Dawn. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

NZL-Wendy Williamson and don Vito MH take the win for the NZ Hanoverian Society FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music 2022. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

NZL-Wendy Williamson and don Vito MH take the win for the NZ Hanoverian Society FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music 2022. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

Bates Champions – Grand Prix: Wendy Williamson and Don Vito MH. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

2022 Mare Performance Award: Nicki Sunley and Laila Dawn. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

NZL-Wendy Williamson and don Vito MH take the win for the NZ Hanoverian Society FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music 2022. 2022 NZL-Bates National Dressage Championships. NEC- Taupo. Saturday 26 November. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography