We have a Badminton Champion in the Sportswindon area.
Yes a young lady from Kempsford just over the river in Gloucestershire came third in the Grassroots BE100 class on the first day of the championship
Well done Isabel MacKeeman riding her own Ruscai Little Arkansas and good luck in the future hope to see you in the main competition in the future.
BE 90
First place went to 14 year old school girl Lucy Robinson from Hatton in Derbyshire riding Red Dandy. The pair finished on their dressage mark of 28.5. Lucy owns the 7 year old strawberry roan gelding by Do The Business, pictured below:
Tracey Day, a police inspector from Bedford took second place adding nothing to her dressage score of 29.8;Tracey was riding her own Carello, a dark bay 12 year old gelding by Caretino.
Third place went to Shropshire rider Jess Beasley riding her own 12 year old bay gelding Urbanes by Carlino who finished on a score of 30.0 . Jess is a full time student at the University of Worcester reading Business Management and Marketing.
BE 100
In first place was school-girl Charlotte Parry-Ashcroft riding her own Danesfort Boy an 11 year old dun gelding by Prince of Thieves, the pair finished on 36 penalties having lowered 2 rails. Charlotte is from Chester.
Second place was Reigate-based Georgina Wood riding Liz Maybury’s The Whole Punch, a 15 year old gelding by Ashfield Bobby Sparrow, the pair finished on their dressage score of 36.8. Georgie is currently on a gap year before heading to the Royal Holloway University to study BSC Geography.
Third place went to Isabel MacKeeman riding her own Ruscai Little Arkansas, a 9 year old bay gelding by VDL Arkansas on a score of 36.4; Isabel is from Fairford Gloucs and is currently awaiting her GCSE results