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A Dream Comes
True for Millie
Dickinson in the
Squibb Group Pony
Foxhunter
Sixteen year old Millie Dickinson
(pictured left) made her remarkable
debut at Horse of the Year Show by
winning the Squibb Group Pony
Foxhunter topping the leader board
after an exciting jump off.
The prestigious class is a pony
version of the famous Horse
& Hound Senior Foxhunter
Championship, and is open to riders
under the age of 16.
Dickinson rode the 10-year-old
gelding Claddagh Prince to victory
by just 0.02 seconds ahead of
Cameron Rogan on Landlord 111 to
clinch the win.
This is Dickinson’s first time
at HOYS and she has made her
presence known by also coming
third in the Blue Chip Pony
Newcomers Championship on
Wednesday.
Dickinson has been eagerly
awaiting her chance to shine at
HOYS, an ambition she has held for
many years.
“I still can’t really believe it, it’s
just incredible and it’s basically a
dream come true.
“To think that it’s actually
happened is amazing” said
Dickinson.
Dickinson had two ponies
entered in the class, when she rode
into the arena on her second ride,
Ron Burgandy, she already knew
she had won the title but there
was room for a first and second!
Unfortunately a pole mid course
cost the dream.
Image left: Millie Dickinson Photo
credit: E.S. Photography
Lily Grimwade Wins the 128cm
Championship in Style at HOYS
The first of the National Show Jumping
classes on Saturday 10th of October at
Horse of the Year Show featured the
youngest show jumpers of the Show on
board some small, but mighty ponies
in the 128cm Championship.
To compete in the class riders must
not be over the age of 12, which is a
pretty big accomplishment especially
as the maximum fence height is a
whopping 1.15m!
24 young hopefuls started out at
10.10am setting the expectation for
the day to come. A total of eight riders
made it through to the all girl jump off.
When the competition drew to a
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close it was Danbury's 12-year-old
Lily Grimwade riding Koda who were
crowned the winners.
This was Grimwade’s Horse of the
Year Show debut and she made it in
style being the only rider to go clear in
the jump off.
Grimwade was elated with her win
“I am really surprised and really happy.
He has taught me how to ride basically
and I love him so much” she said.
Second place was awarded to
Madison Heath riding Shirly Ash’s, Red
Alert III and rounding out the podium
places was Claudia Moore riding
Peppino Il Grande.
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