GRANDSLAM SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONS !!



April’s Grandslam Showjumping drew the current Grandslam League Year to a close.

Thank you for everyone who attended our Sunday Showjumping League this last year. We had some great showjumping and thrilling jump offs!

HOWEVER, exciting to the end, can you believe we have a tie for first place in the 80cm Grandslam Pony League. We still have to find our Champion!

A huge Well Done to Rebecca Wilkins riding her cherished Star and Emily Scott, with her much loved and bouncy Winter Flame Blaze. Both our contenders tied on 57 points. To find our Champion both girls with compete at this Sundays Grandslam in the 80cm Club/Grandslam Pony class. The competitor with the best score will be crowned our Grandslam Pony Champion for 2015/2016!

We have much pleasure in announcing our 80cm Grandslam Horse Champion … Our Championship for 2015/16 goes to Fiona Wood and her magnificent Harvey. In great style, Fiona set the pace and consistently had great results every Grandslam to be the clear winner and our well deserved Champion.

HOWEVER, we have another tie – this time for Reserve Champion in this league, between Jade Smith with Popular Demand and Jess Hayes with Valentino. Again this will be decided at our Grandslam on Sunday 8th May. Both girls will enter the 80cm Grandslam Horse Class and the best score of the two will decide Reserve Champion.

Our Best Lane Farmer for the 80cm Pony Grandslam League goes Georgia Carpenter with Rachel Croziers’s Isney and Best Lane Farmer for the 80cm Horse Grandslam League goes to Jade Smith with Popular Demand. This is the second year running Georgia and Jade have won these Awards, what competitive Lane Farmers these two are, with boundless determination and talent. Our Grandslam Achievement Cup for the most improved rider in the 50cm and 60cms goes to Ellen More with Stan. Congratulations to Ellen who is only 11 years old who rides the infamous Stan. Ellen has progressed from riding in Clear round competitions and 50cms to winning at the 65cm level. Well Done Ellen and Stan.

Our next Grandslam Showjumping Day is this Sunday, 8th May. For anyone new to Lane Farm’s Grandslam, this a new start for our Sunday leagues at 80cm Pony and 80cm Horse. The Grandslam Leagues run from May to the end of April the following year. We host one Grandslam per month, usually the 2nd Sunday in the month.

This Schedule also includes British Showjumping Club Classes (which any unaffiliated rider can join in). All classes have prizes and rosettes to 6th place. Don’t forget to check out our schedule … on our website events page … Grandslam at Lane Farm is a great Showjumping Day, not to be missed! Just to note our 2015/2016 Champions presentation will be held at our June Grandslam which will be Sunday, 12 June 2016.

Thank you … Happy Showjumping … L.F.E 