The TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour Final at Portmore on Saturday 19th October was the icing on the cake for a very successful tour. Many young riders were in their element receiving recognition on the podium for their hard work and commitment since the tour began at the end of August. Many were geared for the forecasted weather, however the sun shone from dawn till dusk allowing riders in both arenas to enjoy the perfect ending to their TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour. Early classes featured 148 ponies in the Bluegrass outdoor at Portmore, while 128 ponies competed in the newcomer classes indoors. Millie Spence and Dagda Mellow were one of the 7 combinations on maximum score heading to the final, their consistent efforts paid off when their win in the final ensured that extra point to win the overall league in the 128 50cm class. Shannon Cairns on Priah were 2nd, with Megan Harris and Rookery Zoe in third and Harriet O’Hagan in fourth. Lexie Maguire who finished 5th in the 50cm, made the most of her experience and went on to win the 60cm class and overall league in the process! Megan Harris was second this time, with Juliana Nelson and Casper in third.
Gareth McCombe from TRI Equestrian kindly brought a mountain of bags that morning containing lots of prizes and goodies which were an absolute pleasure to present on the day. The excitement on everyone’s faces as they received their TRI bags packed full of top-quality TRI products was the cherry on top for organisers and parents too.
All photographs from Saturday's final and all presentations can be purchased from John Gibson at http://sportingimagesni.co.uk
Meanwhile the 148 ponies outside competed in the 90cm class and Ava Stubbs on Stonebrook Tosca celebrated as the first winner of the day. With 10 competitors on equal points before the final round, their win secured that valuable 1 point lead overall to claim top spot on the TRI Equestrian podium. Amy McLaughlin’s second place in the final gave her the second position overall, while Caitlin Comey finished third in the tour. Ava also won the TRI Equestrian 148 1m class giving her enough points to slot into 4th overall, while Freya Sayle’s placing was enough to take first place for the league. Zara Burns finished in second and Anna McLean was third overall. Lucy Morton won the 1.10m class at Portmore, and the overall tour, while Erin Crawford finished second and Dylan Torrens was third. In the TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 148 1.10m 6&7 year olds, Cara McFadden’s consistency paid off as they finished in first place overall. Erin Crawfords win on the day secured 4th position overall. Ellen Thompson finished in second place, while Simone Leathem finished in third. Lucy Morton won the 1.20m class on the day as well, giving her enough points to take 4th place overall. Yiayan Evans was second at the final, however his consistent top form early in the league ensured a clear victory for the overall tour. Niamh McEvoy who finished third at the final, received second place overall, while Ellen Thompson who also featured in the 1.10m presentation, finished in third place for this 1.20m class as well.
Eunan Kelly was the first young man to get a spot on the podium and he did so in style as he took the win in both the TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 128 70cm and 128 80cm classes on two different mounts, Tuity Fruity and A Little Fairplay respectively. In the 70cm class, Lucy Donnan was second and 4th in the 80cm, while Jessica Baxter was third in the 70 and second in the 80. Lexie Maguire featured in these prize giving presentations once again, taking 5th in the 70cm class and third in the 80cm. The 85cm class saw competition hotting up even further and this time, it was Elizabeth McCracken who took first place, giving her the valuable points she needed to take top spot on the podium aswell! Lily Tunney finished just one point behind her overall to take second place with Cillian Torrens in third. Elizabeth then went on and repeated her success in the 128 90cm class too! This time, Cillian Torrens stepped up into second place on the day and overall, while Zara-Jane Kelly finished in third place overall. The TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 128 1m class was won by Robert Russell who has enjoyed a fabulous season so far, Jamie Clarke finished in second place overall and Charlotte McCracken took third spot on the podium.
138cm classes were held in the outdoor commencing with the 138 80’s. The first to claim a rosette and the league title was Kiera McGrath and Coomlogane Kojak, whose win gave them a 1 point lead over the 5 other competitors arriving at the final on maximum scores. Lucy Morton and Caoimhian Sharkey were equal second on identical speed round times giving them second equal in both the class and the league! The TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 138 90cm class was owned by Lucy McCann who finished in first and second place, qualifying her for first and second in the league, with third place going to Emma Burns and Ardnacashel Little Dreamer. In the 138 1m class, Cara McFadden collected her fourth win in the tour to seal her victory for the league. Oliver Doherty who finished second had achieved three wins over the duration of the tour, meanwhile Jenny Dunlop achieving two class wins throughout the league finished in third place overall! Jenny then went on to win the overall league in the 1.10m class, with Oliver Doherty in second and Camryn Clarke in third.
The Final classes for the day were the TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour COH/Junior 1m, COH & Junior 1.10m & 1.20m who completed an enthusiastic day in the later hours of Saturday night. In the 1M class, five competitors finished on the maximum score with their placings at the final deciding their overall placings through the league. Niamh McEvoy took the win on the day bringing her into the prizes, while Ben Maybin, who finished in second took topspot on the podium for the overall league. Alexandra Kiernan finished in second for the league with Sadie McMahon in third overall.
Pictured right 148 1.20m league winners Yiayan Evans 1st, Niamh McEvoy 2nd, Ellen Thompson 3rd, Lucy Morton 4th, Erin Crawford 5th, Annie Gibson 6th, and Emily Steele in 7th photographed with Joey McEvoy TRI Team Mascot on Saturday!
The TRI Equestrian Children on Horses 1.10m/1.20m class was won by Simone Leathem whose valuable points secured the overall tour win. Cormac Taggart finished in second place on the podium while Sadie McMahon once again took to the podium for third place.
Top position on the Junior 1.10m/1.20m podium saw the return of Ben Maybin whose second place in his second class of the day, also secured his first place finish overall. Tadhg Clarke finished in second overall, with Shauna Farrell in third for the class and the TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Junior 1.10/1.20m Tour.
After almost 12 hours of jumping, over 300 competitors took to Portmore’s arenas at the final with recognitions of TRI Equestrian league rosettes and prizes being awarded to over 150 of those talented athletes. The Ulster Region Pony Committee would like to thank TRI Equestrian for their amazing support of our young riders who we have watched gain experience as this league has progressed.
Following the event, Aldyth Roulston commented “We are absolutely thrilled with the success of today’s final round. It’s a pleasure to see the development and progress in our young riders week by week throughout the tour and to present the TRI sponsored prizes as a reward for hard work is even better. We are extremely thankful to Gareth McComb at TRI Equestrian who has been an invaluable support helping us run our tours over the last number of years, and we would encourage our competitors to visit the TRI shop and reciprocate that support. Thank you to all the parents and venues who supported this tour making it such a success for our young Ulster riders.”
Pictured below 128 60cm tour winners Lexie Maguire 1st, Megan Harris 2nd, Juliana Nelson 3rd, Millie Spence 4th, Megan Hannahway 5th, Harriet O'Hagan 6th, Lucy Johnston 7th, Elsie Tunney 8th - well done everyone!
128 50cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Millie Spence, Dagda Mellow
2nd Shannon Cairns, Priah
3rd Megan Harris, Rookery Zoe
4th Harriet Ohagan, He's So Naughty
5th Lexie Maguire, Jack-A-Roo
6th Megan Hannaway, Princess Vicky
7th Ellie Bingham, Dat'ill Do
8th Lauren McGrath, Tabita Carwyn
128 60cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Lexie Maguire Jack-A-Roo
2nd Megan Harris Rookery Zoe
3rd Juliana Nelson Casper (Ur)
4th Millie Spence Dagda Mellow
5th Megan Hannaway Princess Vicky
6th Harriet Ohagan He's So Naughty
7th Lucy Johnston C.S. Galileo
8th Elsie Tunney Horizon Star
128 70cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Eunan Kelly Tuity Fruity
2nd Lucy Donnan Derrylanghan Sparrow
3rd Jessica Baxter Tabita Chantilly Lace
4th Medb Kinney Goldengrove Fantasy
5th Lexie Maguire Manny
6th Connie McFadden Charlie
7th Zoe Mellett Sox Line Cassie
8th Sara Margey Raheen Bonny
128 80cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Eunan Kelly A Little Fairplay
2nd Jessica Baxter Sparkling Class Act
3rd Lexie Maguire Manny
4th Lucy Donnan Derrylanghan Sparrow
5th Lily Tunney Scarletts Cromwell
6th Sarah Mclaughlin Phoenix Phantom
7th Caitlin Weatherup Scooby Dont
8th Lori Smith Top Spot
128 85cm U10's TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Elizabeth McCracken
2nd Lily Tunney
3rd Cillian Torrens
4th Zoe Caskey
5th Caitlin Kelly
6th Medb Kinney
7th Johan Fitzpatrick Burns
8th Sarah Mclaughlin
128 90cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Elizabeth McCracken
2nd Cillian Torrens
3rd Zara-Jane Kelly
4th Lori Smith
5th Jessica Baxter
6th Charlotte McCracken
7th Lily Tunney
8th Peter Morton
128 1M TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Robert Russell
2nd Jamie Clarke
3rd Charlotte McCracken
4th Zara-Jane Kelly
5th Lori Smith
6th Peter Morton
7th no competitors
8th no competitors
138 80cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Kiera McGrath Coomlogane Kojak
2nd Lucy Morton Molly (SJI)
3rd Caoimhian Sharkey Sparkling Miss Ellie (ihr)
4th Jessica Baxter Sparkling Boomadonna
5th Caoimhian Sharkey Sparkling Kiowa Moon
6th Savannah-Rose McElhatton Shanbo mirah star
7th James Courtney-Cadam Mister Pebbles
8th Peter Morton Tynan Espresso
138 90cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Lucy Mc Cann Gortmore Julie
2nd Lucy McCann Callens Lady
3rd Emma Burns Ardnacashel Little Dreamer
4th Calum Mc veigh Knockagaron Fear Bui Falcon
5th Peter Morton Tynan Espresso
6th Caoimhian Sharkey Sparkling Lackaghmore Louis
7th Caoimhian Sharkey Sparkling Miss Ellie (ihr)
8th Jessica Baxter Sparkling Boomadonna
138 1m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Cara Mc Fadden
2nd Oliver Doherty
3rd Jenny Dunlop
4th Lucy Mc Cann
5th Beth Thompson
6th Calum McVeigh
7th Cormac Taggart
8th Kiera McGrath
138 1.10m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Jenny Dunlop
2nd Oliver Doherty
3rd Camryn Clarke
4th Cara Mc Fadden
5th Cormac Taggart
6th Beth Thompson
7th Kiera McGrath
8th Maeve Clarke
148 90cm TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Ava Stubbs Stonebrook Tosca
2nd Amy McLaughlin Knockgraffon Girl
3rd Caitlin Comey Princess Nora
4th Caoimhian Sharkey Woodside lad
5th Bláthnaid Doherty Erganagh Camaderry
6th Maeve Clarke Lissyegan bonny babe
7th Megan O'Neill Diamond II
8th Emily Browne Hillbillie Rocky
148 1m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Freya Sayle Bungi
2nd Zara Burns Tullymurry Sunshine
3rd Anna McLean A Class Act
4th Ava Stubbs Stonebrook Tosca
5th Harrison Blair Free Lily
6th Caitlin Comey Princess Nora
7th Conor Harris OBS Good To Go
8th Simone Leathem Coolys Trendy
148 1.10m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Lucy Morton
2nd Erin Crawford
3rd Dylan Torrens
4th Ellen Thompson
5th Cara Mc fadden
6th Simone Leathem
7th Alexandra Kiernan
8th Emily Steele
148 1.10m 6&7Year Old TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Cara Mc fadden
2nd Ellen Thompson
3rd Simone Leathem
4th Erin Crawford
5th Clara Maguire
6th Ben Walsh
7th Emily Steele
8th only 7 competed final
148 1.20m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Yiayan Evans
2nd Niamh McEvoy
3rd Ellen Thompson
4th Lucy Morton
5th Erin Crawford
6th Annie Gibson
7th Emily Steele
COH / Junior 1m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Ben Maybin
2nd Alexandra Kiernan
3rd Sadie McMahon
4th Tadhg Clarke
5th Catherine Buchanan
6th Shauna Farrell
7th Niamh McEvoy
8th Kathryn Morton
COH 1.10m/1.20m TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Simone Leathem
2nd Cormac Taggart
3rd Sadie McMahon
4th Catherine Buchanan
5th Alexandra Kiernan
Junior 1.10m/1.20m
TRI Equestrian Ulster Region Autumn Pony Tour 2019
1st Ben Maybin
2nd Tadhg Clarke
3rd Shauna Farrell
4th Niamh McEvoy