Yorkshire riders in form at Hickstead

Charles Le Moignan from Misterton, near Doncaster continued his winning form to take the lightweight cob and the coveted championship with the 10-year-old grey gelding Tommy Tucker VII.

Both rider and owner, Janet Platt, from Huby, near York, were delighted with Tommy's ninth win of the season, especially when he went on to take the reserve supreme horse championship.

Jayne Webber's The Philander, by Kilvington Scoundrel, was the winner.

Matthew Cooper, 19, from Cottingham, a student at Leicester University, won the Intermediate Working Hunter class riding the 13-year-old grey gelding Mirah Kilgobben Rebel, by Mirah Dawn, which was also third in the 153cm section.

Matthew also rode the 13-year-old Bellindene Rock Legend, which was fifth in the mountain and moorland working hunter.

Matthew's sister, Rachel, 22, put in an excellent performance to finish second in the side saddle Concours D'Elegance and third in the amateur riding horse with the seven-year-old gelding The Gigolo.

Claudia Pye, from Skipton, rode Rachel's other pony, Starcrest Mel Aur, which was fifth in his working hunter section.

Emma Blundell, from Thirsk, riding Sally Ann Cowley's nine-year-old Burfordly Valentino by Kilvington Scoundrel, was third in the part bred-anglo arab championship, fifth in the amateur hacks and eighth in the intermediate while her other mount, Walleroo Bay, was eighth in the open hacks.

Jenna Tate, from Ripon, riding the five-year-old home-bred Rhyllandell Falcon, was fourth in the arab section.

The large hacks proved to be a good debut at the International for Michaela Wood, from Burstwith, riding the 10-year-old Royal Angel, which was seventh in the Intermediate Riding Type.

Michaela was also runner-up in the skewbald piebald ridden with The Pied Piper.

The same stable had a fifth with Alexandra Hollings riding Snaah Bright Spark.

Dartmoor ponies bred by David Hinde, from Aberford, produced good results for Sarah Challinor and Jack Starkie.

Riding Pumphill Buckthorn, Sarah became reserve champion in the ridden mountain and moorland section and Jack, riding Pumphill Bennet, had a second in the intermediate section.

Buckthorn was also runner-up in his working hunter section.

Oliver Shuttleworth, from Otley, was fourth in mountain and moorland first ridden, riding his Great Yorkshire Show winner Waxwing Thumbs Up.

They were ahead of Halifax's Laura Tansy-Nicholson, riding Uppacott Marjosse. Laura was also placed in the show hunter pony with Romai Mr Micawber.

Kathryn on the right track

Kathryn Bean, 24, from York, and her horse, Millicent Millie, have been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Trec Championships in Austria next month. Kathryn, who is the youngest member of the GB senior team, has been competing in this sport, which involves orienteering on horseback, for the past five years. She competes at level four, which means she is often out in the countryside for six to eight hours with a map and compass, covering a distance of around 40km. Kathryn, a community support officer with North Yorkshire Police and other members of the team have to fund their own trips. This one will cost the riders around 2,500 each. If anybody would like to help Kathryn with sponsorship call 07951019965.

CW 7/8/10