Golden boy Pearson saddles up for top fund-raiser in Leeds

As patron of the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, he will be at the charity’s Eccup centre for their biggest fund-raising event of the year, the summer fair.

The EST provides donkey riding therapy for children with special needs and disabilities and it is a charity close to his heart.

Pearson recently suffered several fractured vertebrae after a fall from his horse during a training session. This ruled him out of the running for selection for the European Championships in September.

He has won nine Paralympic golds and is keen to get back into training again as soon as possible. But, in the meantime, he is busy teaching and as well as opening the EST fair, which attracted 4,000 visitors last year, he will be spending the day at the centre.

Jerome Harforth and the Stanley Grange Stud, Great Ayton, have been on a winning streak and have four tickets to compete in the Cuddy In Hand Supreme finals at the Horse of the Year Show.

The first ticket was at Devon County with David Dixon and Mary Harforth’s three-year-old filly. The second was achieved at the Derbyshire Festival showing the stud’s seven-year-old stallion Stanley Grange Cocksure by SG Cocktail, which also took the riding pony breeding championship and was champion at Newark & Notts County.

The third ticket went to Mark Reeves and Jackie Beatham’s Cuddington Alliance which took the hack breeding championship and HOYS ticket at the Three Counties Show.

The final ticket was won at Cheshire when they took the tricolour in the part-bred Welsh Championship, with Jerome Harforth leading Janet Cox’s homebred three-year-old filly Rhyllandell Siskin by Willowcraft Regal Bronze out of Whalton Catchword.

The stud have also had success under saddle with Sarah Carey’s four-year-old Pearly King by Kilvington Scoundrel out of Highmoor.

Moonlight Pearl, ridden by Simon Charlesworth, qualified in the large hack class and also took the tricolour at the East of England Show.

Lucinda Elliott, riding Mrs E Jackson’s four-year-old Frithwell Champagne, took her ticket in the 143cm show hunter class at the East of England and was a triple winner at BSPS Area 1B at Crooklands.

Amelia Allen, riding her grandmother Margaret’s seven-year-old Walstead Page Boy by Atlantic Prince of Peace, claimed her ticket at the Derbyshire Festival.

Danielle Burnip won the novice show pony championship at the Cheshire County, riding the four-year-old Bengairn Princess Royal.

The Stanley Grange stud also showed Anita Millington’s Barrdene Belle De Nuit at the Three Counties, taking supreme in the riding pony breeding championship.

Claire, Peter and Sarah Emmerson, from Stokesley, claimed two Horse of the Year Show tickets at the Three Counties Show.

Martha Jobling-Purser took the lead rein riding the seven-year-old mare Basford Ballerina by Basford Court Jester bred by Joy Masserella and her daughter Angela, from Burghwallis.

The Three Counties also produced a good win in the 133cm show hunter pony and championship as well as a ticket for HOYS for Charlotte Blythman riding the nine-year-old Westerby Firelight, which also claimed her ticket for the Royal International at Hambleton Show.

Freya Cade, on five-year-old Sandbank Early Bird by Lechlade Quince, qualified for HOYS in the 128cm show pony at Midland Counties and Martha Jobling-Purser claimed her second ticket at the Derbyshire Festival in the lead rein show hunter class.

Martha was riding Jonikas Whistle The Wind, which took the mini supreme championship and also the Pauline Barfield Memorial Trophy.

Olivia Maltby, Doncaster, claimed two tickets for Horse of the Year Show at East of England Show with Chagford Leon and Cottrell Chaucer, the latter taking reserve show hunter pony.

Yorkshire Dartmoor pony breeders have been travelling the county show circuit and at the Three Counties Show, Malvern there was success for Nicola, Philip and Katy Tyler, from Pickhill, near Thirsk.

They took the mares section and overall in hand championship plus the DPS Star Rosette with their eight-year-old Springwater Alight by Springwater Intermezzo.

The show also produced a win for their yearling filly, Springwater In A Spin, which won at Devon County and the West Midlands Stallion Show and was reserve young stock champion at the Newark & Notts County Show.

At the latter show, they took the overall young stock championship and reserve overall champion with the two-year-old Springwater Byrony by Springwater Intermezzo.

The Newark & Notts Championship went to Chris Woodward, Goole, with her home-bred six-year-old mare, Holyrood Damson by Shilstone Rocks D Day out of Holywood Mariette.

Jack Starkie, riding the 10-year-old stallion Pumphill Bennett, took his Horse of the Year Show ticket at NPS Area 5. Bennett also qualified for the Royal International at Area 2B and was a champion in hand at the West Midlands Stallion Show.

Sarah Challinor rides Sue Hughes’s eight-year-old stallion Pumphill Buckthorn by Stonehealed Vulcan out of Belladonna, who won both championships at HOYS last year. Sarah is bound for the Birmingham working hunter final after taking her ticket at NPS Area II. She also has two tickets for the Royal International.

Other Pumphill ponies qualified for the Royal International are Pumphill Ragamuffin, Cascart and Banter, the latter ridden by Alison Lines.