Lauren and Waltons Top Flight (John Boy) picked up a 2nd today in the Foxhunter at Addington. This was their 4th double clear in a row so qualified them for the second rounds for next year. 
Another box ticked!
Samantha and Pascal managed to qualify for the Riding to Music test at the Europeans on Sunday, thus becoming the first Junior Briton to manage this in quite a few years! All went well, and although not in the top placings it was a fantastic experience. They are heading home, top of the Brits and should be back in Turville by Tuesday.
I know people are following Samantha but she hasn’t competed as yet. Her first test is tomorrow, Thursday morning, at 7.30 a.m. and can be seen live on the web http://www.clipmyhorse.de/en/live/channel/1/
Samantha and Spring Pascal head off on Friday 16th July to represent GB in the Junior European Championships in Kronberg, Germany.
Samantha would like to say thank you to everyone who sent their best wishes.
Lauren and John Boy (Waltons Top Flight) jumped the class of their life today. It was the second round Newcomers with 107 competitors. The first two qualify for The Horse of the Year Show and top five go through to the Scope Championships so competition was fierce! As Lauren went in she edged him on, ‘He isn’t listening today’, she commented on her way in but he obviously had his own agenda as he produced a foot perfect clear round, one of only about twenty. He followed that with another clear which put him in the final jump off with just nine others. Up went the jumps again, mum could hardly watch, some were up to 1.40m. He jumped well but incurred 8 faults which still put them 5th, such was the difficulty of the course. This qualifies them for Scope where apparently they have another crack at HOYS. We’d better look in rule book! All very happy in Turville
The pair went to day four of the Addington Classic Summer Show on 9th July and got another double clear Foxhunter and were placed 3rd. John Boy is a little star!
Lauren and John Boy
We just had a phone call in from Hickstead where Samantha and Spring Pascal are competing. Diane reported that the pair had won the Final Team selection test for the Young Rider. They scored 69.87% , despite breaking in the medium trot, and are naturally thrilled!
Lauren and JB competed at Addington again today hoping to get another double clear in the Foxhunter. John Boy jumped beautifully in the first class and picked up a 3rd and then followed that with a win in the Foxhunter. Lauren was so pleased as he met every fence perfectly and made it all feel so easy today. All the hard work is really paying off now, lets hope they can keep it together for the ‘biggy’ this weekend!
Lauren and John Boy (Waltons Top Flight) had a good trip out yesterday. They started with the 1.15 Open, which as usual for Addington, was full up height and width. John Boy was a bit strong but jumped well and the pair managed a 4th place. Next was the Foxhunter. Lauren needs four double clears in this from 1st June to qualify for the next round before JB wins too much money and puts him out of the class. With this in mind she wanted the double clear – but not to win, hard when the FOIS genes are so competitive! Perfect … got the first double clear and 3rd!!
Samantha and Spring Pascal have been chosen to ride as a senior at Hartpury CDI***. Following their success abroad, they will compete in the Small Tour and Samantha will be the youngest rider.
Samantha and Spring Pascal have made their second trip abroad. This time they are competing in the junior British Team and as an individual in the CDI, Compiegne, France.
Their journey out was uneventful this time and all is running smoothly with Pascal taking it all in his stride.
Today, Friday, Samantha came 3rd as an individual in the CDI Junior and was the highest placed British rider. Pascal went beautifully, but the pair made one small mistake and had one canter stride on a trot circle, this finished them on 66%. A fantastic result, we are all so pleased back home!