SPILLERS® helps Trailblazers stage best ever championships
September 2007
Trailblazers, the dynamic series of unaffiliated show jumping and dressage competitions designed especially for the leisure rider, exceeded all expectations at their championship event at Stoneleigh last month, thanks in part to their new sponsorship from SPILLERS®.
The five-day SPILLERS® Trailblazers Championships Finals received more than 2,500 competitive entries. Riders attended from all corners of the country, having won their places via the South Essex Insurance Brokers series of regional Trailblazers competitions held earlier in the year. Amateur dressage riders rubbed shoulders with recreational show jumpers, all vying for the supreme accolade of a championship rosette in their favoured discipline.
Dressage Championship classes were run from Preliminary to Elementary level and the judges, some of whom were high ranking British Dressage officials, commented on the high standards of horsemanship. The Senior Trailblazers Elementary Dressage Championship was won by Sarah-Kim.Lowe a regular Trailblazers competitor from Milton Keynes riding the talented mare OK Annie, while fifteen-year-old Genevieve Walters from Nottinghamshire riding Tothorwald Just Barney claimed first place in both the Novice and Elementary junior sections.
The Show Jumping Championship classes, running from 70cm to 1.05m, generated enthusiastic spectator support. The 1.05m Senior winner was Hannah Patchett from Nottinghamshire riding Gilberts Domain and the 1.05m Junior winners was sixteen-year-old Emily Brady riding Flicka. This was her last crack at Juniors as she will be too old to be eligible next year.
Norman Bargh Chairman of Trailblazers said: “We are delighted to welcome SPILLERS® as our Championship title sponsors this year. They are such a well-known name in the equestrian world and their support, which runs over two years, has made all the difference. This year we have been able to stage the best championships ever with overall entries up by 15%. We have introduced some new benefits for competitors, including improved competition facilities and communications. We have also just launched the first edition of our new Trailblazers magazine – a glossy, full colour publication that will be sent out three times a year to all our members.”
Trailblazers was established seven years ago by a group of indoor show centre owners who recognised that the affiliated disciplines were not catering adequately for changing equestrian needs. Trailblazers provides an exciting opportunity for leisure riders to reach achievable goals in fun dressage and show jumping competitions, with the potential kudos of qualifying for the prestigious SPILLERS® Trailblazers Championships Finals at Stoneleigh each year.
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Further information from: Bright Bay PR, telephone 01986 784562 or 07768 958911 or www.trailblazerschampionships.com
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