Scottish
Vaulting Championships
Kingsbarn Equestrian
Centre at
A record number of Clubs participated
ensuring great competition in all classes. The excellent arena layout gave all
competitors plenty opportunity to find a space to warm up and led to a very
friendly and informal competition. The music system gave a few hiccoughs at the
start but proved to be mainly due to operator error! All the affiliated classes
were ably judged by Andrew Williamson and Daniel Mackay.
SEVT decided to have a break
and it gave two Clubs the opportunity to put forward an Advanced
team. A close contest resulted in a win for
A great turnout in the
Pre-Novice class of 6 teams, gave Eagles their next win of the day with Eagles 2 on Gleannmhor Jupiter, lunged by Connie Hamlyn, taking first place,
Scottish Borders on Ziggourney lunged by Helen
Rogerson second and 
third.
The Pairs class was won by
the outstanding Eccles sisters, Joanne and Hannah. They also showed their
supremacy in the Female Individual class with Joanne taking the Championship
and Hannah Reserve. In both classes they vaulted on WH Bentley lunged by their
father, John Eccles. It was great to see Ann Rogerson making a comeback on Ziggourney lunged
by Helen Rogerson, to take a well deserved third place, another family affair
Ross Foreman put on a great
performance to retain his title in the Male Championship class with James
Millar as reserve. Both were vaulting on Mr Softee
lunged by Rebecca Morgan .
The Fun classes were well
supported with at least 50 vaulters in the walk classes and 6 Fun Walk teams.
The highlights of the day
were the number of new faces having a first try at a competition, the number of
new horses capable of taking teams, the number of new lungers
taking over the reins and the number of volunteers helping to run the
competition.
Scottish Vaulting is looking very healthy Indeed.
Photos by Ann Hunt of
Fortuitous, Kathryn’s new horse