Equestrian Life – September 2013

The Scunthorpe and District Pony Club’s ‘Jan Laughton Memorial One Day Event’ held at Normanby Park, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire by kind permission of Sir Reginald Sheffield Bart.

RESULTS
CLASS 1-12 YEARS AND UNDER
1st Fraiser Cooke – Copperking Fred
2nd Sinead Brimhill – Golfillo
3rd Charlotte Wolstenholme – Bunny Hop
4th Esme Alex – Storm

CLASS 2A PRE NOVICE
1st Michelle Goodhand – Danny
2nd Frere Buckland – Max
3rd Hattiet Kirkwood – Colour by Numbers
4th Frankie Maw – Shamrock
5th Emily Gladwin – Billy Image
6th Kate Read – Lilian Alexander

CLASS 2B – PRE NOVICE
1st Cheryl Aisthorpe – My George
2nd Cheryl Toon – Scooby Dee
3rd Sally Troak – Fair Play
4th Shirley Foxley – Tanta Bay
5th Jocelyn Dennis – Know Doubt
6th Lynsey Bunyan – Just Hang On

CLASS 3 NOVICE
1st Joe Dowse – Valley
2nd Victoria Hopkinson – Dracoona Lark
3rd Susan Mackinder – Brooke
4th Kate Jackson – Riverside Casper
5th Andrew Lovell – Maid of Courage too
6th Charlotte Barber – Rocola

CLASS 4 INTERMEDIATE
1st Lynsey Thornborough – Tubby
2nd Laura Bramhill – Moliatti
3rd Lauren Wilson – Kilmeady
4th Janet Bowen – Fabulous Flint
5th Hannah Gamble – Midsummer Mist
6th Vicki Banks – Indiana

The Mells Farm Charity Gymkhana, held at Mells Farm, Messingham, North Lincolnshire. The event was held to raise money for Cancer Research UK in memory of Mr Andrew Wood of Mells Farm. The gymkhana was a great success and has so far raised more than £1,700 for Cancer Research.

RESULTS
CLASS ONE – GYMKHANA GAMES
1st Chloe Rouse – Cleopatra Star
2nd Emily Rouse – Buster Rhymes
3rd Kitty Peters – The Mojo

CLASS TWO – SHOWING
1st Lauren Cooke – Thunder Pants
2nd Dave Walsh – Ashurst Elsa
3rd Emma Cooke – Foxisle Star Appeal

CLASS THREE – SMALL JUMPING
1st Sarah Fallowell – Bellies Gonna Get Cha
2nd Laura Cross – On the Rox
3rd Caroline Smith – Paulater Rocky

CLASS FOUR – MEDIUM JUMPING
1st Michael Smith – Paulater Rocky
2nd Danni Milner – All Gunz Blazing
3rd Chloe Rouse – Cleopatra Star

CLASS FIVE – MEDIUM PAIRS JUMPING
1st Courtney Coome – Princess Fi Fi Rosie Freer – Pearly Wurly
2nd Laura Cross – Rodeo Romeo Rebecca Flower – Space Cadet
3rd Chloe Rouse – Cleopatra Star Lauren Cooke – Thunder Pants

CLASS SIX – BIG JUMPING
1st Laura Cross – Rodeo Romeo
2nd Rebecca Flower – Space Cadet
3rd Rosie Freer – Pearly Wurly

CLASS SEVEN – 3 FOOT DERBY
1st Danni Milner – All Gunz Blazing
2nd Laura Cross – Rodeo Romeo
3rd Rosie Freer – Pearly Wurly

CLASS EIGHT – ROLL OUT THE BARREL
1st Emma Cooke – Toska
2nd Aimee Miller – Ashurst Elsa
3rd Sarah Fallowell – Bellies Gonna Get Cha

CLASS NINE – CHASE ME CHARLIE
1st Lauren Cooke – Thunder Pants
2nd Danni Milner – All Gunz Blazing
3rd Courtney Coome – Princess Fi Fi

THE FOCUS ON THE RIDER’S BODY CONTINUES WITH ‘PILATES WITH SARAH PAYNE… FEEL THE DIFFERENCE’ – THE POWER OF THE FOAM ROLLER
So after a busy day at work, you finally get home and just want to do nothing! Does this sound familiar?

Your body is probably telling you that you should do something to relieve those aches and pains after a hectic day but your energy levels are telling you that your batteries are running low. So what do you do, reach for a glass of wine or spend a bit of time working on your body because you know you should?

Help is at hand that takes a minimum of effort but offers maximum benefit: The foam roller.

A favourite release for many clients I have worked with is to simply lie down on the foam roller and feel your shoulders wrap around the roller and your chest open. Just lie there, keeping your knees bent, remaining in a neutral position and let the foam roller get to work. Take nice deep breaths, in through the nose and out through the mouth. Suddenly the stresses and strains of the day will be miles away from you and your body will be thanking you!

If you want to be a bit more active on the roller there are many Pilates exercises that you can do. From simple pelvic tilts, to arm pullovers, shoulder drops, chest openings, foot hovers and knee lifts to name but a few. This takes considerably more effort than the previous exercise because you are moving on an unstable base, the roller, so you will need to focus your attention on maintaining your core connection. Always introduce anything new gradually – little and often is best – and listen to your body at all times. If you have any specific back conditions, always check with your GP before starting a new routine, such as working with a foam roller.

Next month we will look at how you can work with the foam roller to release tension in the body, don’t miss it!

Please feel free to contact me to let me know how you are getting on: sarah@pilatesboston.co.uk

The autumn programme of Equipilates at Sheepgate Equestrian will be listed online soon; it can offer simple and effective techniques to increase the freedom and awareness of the rider’s body.

www.pilatesboston.co.uk

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