Thornton Equestrian Team had a very successful half-term, qualifying for two NSEA national finals in first place.
On Friday 29th October, Charlotte H, Clemmie O and Sasha K took part in a NSEA dressage qualifier at Bury Farm, near Leighton Buzzard. They won the team competition in the Prelimery class beating seven other teams. Charlotte was also placed 1st individually in both the Prelim and the Novice Class – an outstanding achievement. The team have qualified for the National dressage finals, which will take place next April.
The following day, Charlotte and Sasha represented Thornton again at an NSEA Eventer Challenge at Rectory Farm, near Cirencester. They were joined in the team this time by Imogen B. The team were placed first in the 80-85cm class, beating 10 other schools, and have qualified for the national finals, which take place at Hickstead in May 2022.
The team are thrilled to have won two consecutive competitions and to have qualified for prestigious national finals.
The girls’ next competition is show-jumping at Bury Farm on Saturday (6th November). Eleven girls are due to compete for Thornton are represented in every class from 40cm – 90cm.
Well done girls!
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