Yorkshire’s Badminton stars shine again at Richmond

Briestfield’s White and Persian Royalty finished ninth in Badminton’s BE90 2013 Grassroots event and the pairing went eight places better in their BE100 section at Richmond.

York’s Sophie Blades, who was 13th in the BE100 2012 Grassroots Badminton event on board Pretty Game, also won her Richmond BE90 section on board Friday’s Rebel.

At an event awash with successes for Yorkshire riders, Breckenbrough’s 15-year-old star Chloe Bell, sixth at Badminton in the BE90 2012 event, was also second in her BE100 section at Richmond on her Badminton partner Foxhill Jet.

Meanwhile, the Yorkshire Area Point-to-Point season will continue with Saturday’s South Durham Hunt meeting – the second to take place at Howe Hills, Mordon this season.

Racing starts at 2pm with admission priced at £10 per person.

Watering started on Monday and will take place as necessary in an effort to produce good ground.

Lessons with one of Britain Eventing’s leading ladies Piggy French are up for grabs for this year’s EquestrianClearance.Com BE80(T) Champions.

The EquestrianClearance.com British Riding Clubs Championships will take place at Brooksby College on September 28 and 29 with the winners going home with a generous clutch of prizes from series sponsors Equestrian Clearance – as well as the chance to have a lesson with French at her Leicestershire-base over the winter.

The Championship is open to British Riding Club members, but non BRC and BE members can also try out on of over 50 BE80(T) classes around the country.

A Training Pass which gives a rider and one horse the opportunity to compete at one BE competition costs £10. Entry and start fees are additional to the cost of the Training Pass. Further information is available at www.britisheventing.com/be80t