An Action-Packed Weekend To Kick Off The New Academic Year

Sep 16

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Over the weekend of the 12^th and 13^th of September Hurst pupils attended their first equestrian events of the new academic year. On the Saturday it was the turn of the Grass Roots riders, who had a very successful day at Beech Farm with many riders qualifying for the Grass Roots Regional Championships and NSEA Grass Roots Festival 2027.

In the first class of the day Poppy OK finished 2^nd and qualified, a very impressive result at her first show! The success continued throughout the day with Hurst riders achieving rosettes and qualifications in every class entered.

50cm:

Team 1^st – well done Willow I, Becca V, Lucy OK and Maggie H!

Willow also came 3^rd individually.

60cm:

Team 1^st – congratulations to Willow I, Poppy R, Maggie H, and Elsa S.

Willow did very well to pick up her second individual placing of the day, finishing in 3^rd place.

Elsa S finished the day with style, coming 5^th individually in the 70cm.

All the above riders qualified for the 2027 Grass Roots finals, well done!

On the Sunday it was the turn of the older riders, who travelled to Felbridge for the NSEA Show Jumping and Jumping With Style National Qualifiers. This was one of the final chances to qualify for the October Championships, so the classes were hotly contended! It was yet another hugely successful day with fantastic results and lots of qualifications across the board.

70cm:

Team 1st – well done Rosanna A, Florence MC, Isla C and Annabel J.

Florence also finished 5^th individually in the 70cm.

80cm:

Team 1^st – a great result for Rosanna A, Isla C, Amelie P, Emma G.

Amelie rode a very speedy round to finish in 2^nd pace, with Emma also achieving 6^th.

90cm:

Rosie C won the class, with Darcey G hot on her heels coming in third.

1m:

Darcey also jumped an excellent round in the 1m, finishing in 2^nd place individually.

Hurst riders also did very well in the Jumping With Style classes, with Annabel J coming 4^th and qualifying for the Championships. Rosanna A just missed out on an individual qualification spot, coming 5^th. In the 80cm Emma G secured her ticket to the National Championships with a 2^nd place finish.

After a fantastic two days of competition Hurst students picked up four team wins, alongside a slew of other placings and a grand total of 14 team and individual qualifications for national championships. A huge congratulations to all involved!