Tumbleweed too good

Press, 29 April 1981, Page 25

Tumbleweed too good

Tumbleweed, ridden by a Canter-bury-Westland pony club team member. Annabel Carter, scored a convincing win tn the intermediate class at the annua! one-day horse trials at Motukarttra. Second to Tumbleweed was a [ormer team member. Brian Costello. riding the A grade jumper. Salvador A number of horses and riders m the intermediate class were noticeably unfit to cope with the distance and hilly terrain. A B grade jumper. Danny Boy ridden by Jan Tremaine, won the novice class with a good dressage score of 22 penalties, the only clear cross-country, and five show jumping penalties Gendie Chapman, riding The Postman, was second Sharon Deardon. riding Charisma, after an excellent dressage score, of 12.5 penalties, struck trouble at two combination fences, and on breaking a stirrup leather, had a nastv tall Two members of the CanterburyWestland team. Connie Mayhew on

Gohlen Hanner and Prue i napman on Redwood, werr first and second m the open pony contest with on!/ one ;>enalty separating them. j ResultsIntermediate horse. Dressage- ' T. Morrissey s Carlos 1. A. Carter's Tumbleweed 2. S McCone's Ambassador 3. M Thomas's Warleggan I Overall Tumbleweed (46 1 pent 1. B Costello's Salvador iSK3 pen.i 2. Ambassador 169.05 pen i 3. A. Srhoy's Samuel 1962! 4 Novice horse. -Dressage. S Deardon's Charisma 1. .1 Tremaine's Danny Boy 2.1, Cooks Bahrain and G. Chapman s The Postman icquall 3. Overall: Danny Boy <27! 1. The Postman (33.6< 2. .1. Shroy's Mr Hagen 135.4 i 3. .1 Walker's Shamrock i45.65> 4 Open pony.-Dressage: C. May how's Golden Banner 1. P. Chapmans Redwood 2. A. Mayhew's Blue Review 3. D. Geddes's Sall Bush 4 Overall: Golden Banner i20.25> 1. Redwood <21.251 2. Blut Review i2325> 3, T. Begbie's Classi cal 126.51 4.