Life membership bestowed

Press, 23 July 1986, Page 42

Life membership bestowed

Mrs Dorothy Crowther, of Canterbury, was made an honorary life member of the New Zealand Horse Society at the annual meeting in Wellington. Mrs Crowther has been an active member of the society since it was formed.

She held the position of secretary for more than nine years and did a term as area chairman. For some of these years she was also a council representative and was a member of the council from 1967 to 1983. She was a member of the national dressage committee from its inception until 1983. She is a list one judge and has been a selector and examiner. In addition to her dressage activities, Mrs Crowther has been active in horse trials since the early 19505. She assisted in running the second A.l. cup competition in 1954 and was a course planner in the late 19505, 1960 s and 19705.

She planned the course for the two-day event in 1969, and later the permanent course which was constructed at Riccarton racecourse in 1970. In 1975 she organised the first three-day event in the South Island and designed the course.

Jones and Hoskyns, of Rolleston, will again sponsor the pony race at the Christchurch Hunt race meeting on Saturday. It will be run between the second and third races. The race, a 600 m sprint, will be contested by 13 riders from pony clubs and hunts in the Canterbury area. Riders must be 12 years or older and be on a pony 14.2 hands or under, all weighing in at eight stone. Each starter will receive a package of goods and the winner will get

$4OO for his or her club. Prizemoney goes down to $25 for fifth.

Further coverage of horses and riders who have been selected to take part in the Haig dressage competition.— Destiny and Sue Hobson from Pahiatua

Destiny is a rising 10-year-old, 16.2hh chestnut T.B. gelding by Showy On out of Beau’s Mate.

This horse is not only successful in dressage circles, but has also had numerous successes in round-the-ring hunter events, F.E.I. and eventing. In the 1985/86 season they were fourth in the Toyota International competition,

second in the Medium “Horse of the Year” and won the Medium dressage championships at New Plymouth. Sue and her husband are kept very busy with the running of their business, “Hobson’s Horseboxes.” The Belfast Pony Club held its dressage and jumping on July 19 at the club’s grounds. Results.— Dressage.— 12 years and under: A. McCrostie’s Craven A 1; A. Loader’s Kurlhuka 2; M. Ericson’s Larks Legend 3; C. Avis’s Wildwood Flower 4. Fourteen years and under: A. Brown's Golden Girl 1; A. Brown’s Grey Skies 2; R. Topp’s Sandalwood 3; M. Loader’s Beaudean 4. Sixteen years and under: R. Maguire’s Zucchero 1; A. Collins’ Dellshaye 2; V. Green’s Jimlney Cricket and S. Upston’s Viking equal, 3. Seventeen years and over: D. Christensen’s Rob Boy 1; M. Falconer’s Prisoner 2; M. Leigh’s Misfit 3; N. Butter’s Jitterbug 4. Over all: 12 years and under; Craven A 1, C. Robertson’s Southern Mist 2, M. Craw’s National Girl 3. Fourteen years and under: Golden Girl 1, Sandalwood 2, Beaudean 3. Sixteen years and under: Zucchero 1, Jiminey Cricket 2, J. Brown’s Chandelle 3. Seventeen years and over: Prisoner 1, M. Prattley’s Excalibur 2, R. Newman’s Nymphette 3. The Springston Pony Club one-day horse trials held on July 20 at Springston resulted.— Over all.— novice — 12 years and under: R. Moore’s Monique 1; J. Collier’s Red Tiger 2; A. Laurensen’s Quest 3; H. Stratford’s Desert Prince 4. Fourteen years and under (A): A. Vincent’s pennylane 1; G. Kerr’s Blackmagic 2; J. Welles’s Hopstotch 3; M. Chiverton’s Quiet Riot 4. Fourteen years and under (B): L. Cottrel’s Galway Wanda 1; K. John’s Sargent 2, N. Bell’s Fantasy 3; B. Russell’s Jontin 4. Sixteen years and under: V. Hickford’s Casino Royal 1; S. Gore’s Westerman 2; G. Carruth’s Messillina 3; D. Smith’s Topaz 4. Seventeen years and under 20: R. Boon’s Lochaire Macahan 1; K. Hamer’s Lord Aston 2; S. Creelman’s Larakin 3; N. Cusdin’s Spanker 4. Twenty-one years and over: 5. Field-Dodgson’s Belieek 1; E. Cullen’s Awatuna 2; J. Nahkies’s Bendigo and J. Turner’s Samuel Butler equal 3.

Intermediate. — 16 years and under: M. Collier’s Killinchy 1; A. Stringer’s Whetu 2; J. Jarvis’s Casper 3; C. Parris’s Bogside 4. Seventeen years and over: A. Logan’s Rocky 1; T. Skene’s Nivarnia 2; M. Edacott’s Sultan 3; K. Jacobs’s Sandiego 4.

N. 8.: Windsor Pony Club oneday borsetrials will be held on Sunday, July 27, starting at 8.30 a.m..