Yorkshire artist's work to be presented to Sheikh Maktoum

BARNSLEY artist Jane Lazenby has been busy putting the finishing touches to a painting that is to be presented to Sheikh Hamdam Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai in two weeks.

The portrait of Sheikh Maktoum's 1989 Derby winner, Nashwan, will be given to him at the opening of the International Horse Trade Fair and World Arabian Showing Championships on March 18.

Jane was thrilled to be asked to paint the picture and would love to have been able to travel to Dubai for the occasion.

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However, she did not feel she could make the journey as she needs to be at home to look after her three-year-old daughter. "My dream would be to meet His Royal Highness when he is in this country," said Jane.

The commission came about through Olympic Horse Feeds. The company provides supplements to cater for the growing demands of performance animals – horses and camels – and is opening a new outlet in Dubai.

The company's managing director Atila Beyaz commissioned two portraits from Jane in 2007 of his own showjumper, Matchbox and his chestnut companion, Charlie.

Several of Jane's paintings will be on show, and for sale, on the Olympic Horse Feeds stand at the trade fair and Atila Beyaz asked Jane to do a special portrait as a gift for Sheikh Maktoum. This will be presented to him at the televised opening of the event.

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Jane has been painting horses for 18 years and is an associate member of the Society of Equine Artists. She has judged and competed in dressage with her home bred mare, Iszara.

"I have exhibited my other work internationally but never my equestrian paintings, so it is fabulous to have this opportunity," said Jane.

THE Derwent Hunt will hold their point-to-point at Charm Park near Scarborough on Sunday.

There are 156 entries for the six -race card with the last race, the Open Maiden, attracting 58 entries so this is likely to be divided on the day.

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The hunt race is a joint one for the Derwent and Staintondale hunts. The Staintondale will host their point-to-point at Charm Park on Easter Monday. Although this race has the smallest number of entries, it is a competitive looking race and should get the day off to a good start.

Racing begins at 12.30pm and the postcode for satellite navigation is YO13 9QU.

TWO Yorkshire riding instructors, Anthony Turnbull and Lorna Blackmur, have become the first BHS registered instructors to qualify for a national final to be held at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May.

The Martin Collins BHS Instructors' Challenge is a combined training competition open to all BHS registered instructors.

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Qualifiers are held around the UK, with the top two prize winners from each going forward to the final at Windsor.

The qualifying events for this year's challenge got underway at Askham Bryan College, York where Anthony, from Ugthorpe near Whitby, took first place.

Anthony is based at the Grange Stud Riding School at Ugthorpe and rode his own stallion, Diluvio, in the competition.

Second place went to Lorna Blackmur, a freelance instructor from Leeds, riding her horse, Lowmoor Bradley. Lorna also qualified for the event last year.

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