The Kiwi eventers have been flying, this time at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in the UK. Tim Price and Happy Boy took out the CCI4*-L , having added just 1.6 cross country time to their dressage score to finish on 27 penalty points. Daisy Berkeley (GBR) aboard Diese du Figuer was second on 32.7 and Jerome Robine (GER) with Black Ice third on 33.2.

Tim was also 11th aboard Chio 20 on 42.3 and Abigail Long with Henton Audacious 16 on 47.2. Fifty-seven of the original 78 starting combinations completed the three tests, with seven eliminations and four retirements on the cross country alongside withdrawals.

There were a clutch of Kiwis in the top 10 of the CCI4*-S with Jonelle Price aboard Full Monty de Lacense sixth on 40 penalty points, Caroline Powell on CBI Aldo seventh on 40.2 and Tayla Mason aboard Joopiter eighth on 41.1. Clarke Johnstone and Rocket Man were 15th on 44.6.

The 95-strong class was won by Padraig McCarthy (IRL) aboard MGH Zabaione on 36.1 with Georgie Goss (IRL) on Kojak second on 36.5 and Caroline Harris (GBR) with Cooley Mosstown third on 36.9.

Also on the winners’ board was New Zealand eventing selector Judy Bradwell who teamed up with Burrows Light to win the Retraining of Racehorses Southern Regional Dressage Novice Open Championship class.

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THE HORSE DETAILS

Horse

Breeding

Owners

Happy Boy

by Indoctro out of W. Amelusina 17 who is by Odermus

Susan Lamb and Therese Miller

Chio 20

by Castelan 3 out of Nobelis who is by Heraldik XX)

Di Brunsden, Peter Cattell, Lucy Sangster and Tim Price

Henton Audacious

by Anamour out of Distancia who is by Distelfink

owned by Abigail Long

Full Monty de Lacense

by Quickly De Kreisker out of Lola De La Cense who is by Vesontio Du Mesnil

Jackie Oliver, Kate Holmes and Jo Pidduck

CBI Aldo

by Goodluck VDL out of KMS Eclipse who is by Ramon

Serena Greenwell, Pat Melville-Evans, Jo West and Caroline Powell

Joopiter

by Euro Sport Centavos out of Just Joop who is by Back Chat

Therese Miller, Katherine Corich and Sonya and Tayla Mason

Rocket Man

by Diacontinus out of For You who is by For Pleasure

Jean and Rob Johnstone

 

By Diana Dobson – HP Media Liaison
Photos by Libby Law/ESNZ