Hard work pays dividends for Equestrian team !
Sports report
The Equestrian Team had a hugely successful qualifying season , culminating in an all-round great performance at the National Schools ’ Equestrian Association National Schools Championships 2022 , held at Keysoe International Equestrian Centre in October .
In total , Pocklington School qualified eight teams for the championships , which requires a team to have been placed 1st or 2nd at a qualifier , or as an individual , ranked in the top four , so the Pocklington team had done exceptionally well to earn their chance to compete at this national event .
Over five days , 12 riders and 14 ponies recorded some outstanding performances , with many new partnerships and debut championship team riders . At times , the weather was against them , but the team achieved some exceptional results in showjumping and dressage .
Upper Sixth student and Equestrian Team captain , Emma Forsyth , commented : “ This is our Equestrian Team ’ s best ever showjumping result and to achieve it at the National Championships is outstanding and something that all riders should be very proud of .
She continued : “ It was a brilliant championship for all involved . Every rider showed great skill and determination resulting in some well-deserved results , reflecting the hard work of riders , horses and the never-ending support from parents !”
The team riders were : Beatrice Burns , Sophia Elliott , Anna Falkingahm , Charlotte Falkingham , Emma Forsyth , Harriet Jacklin , Emily Jones , Billy Lane , Poppy Levitt , Emily O ’ Gram , Lucinda O ’ Gram and Anna Stephenson
Not long after the fabulous experience of Keysoe , Emily O ’ Gram , Sophia Elliott and Billy Lane represented Pocklington School in another event and qualified for The Royal Windsor Horse Show 2023 … so lots of hard work will follow as they prepare for this new challenge . Good luck team !
Moving from Summer into the Autumn has seen a wonderful broadness of our sporting achievements , rugby , hockey , cross country , equestrian , athletics , and archery , we have students impressing and achieving across them all .
Early in the season Ben Falkingham was crowned the " Jameson Run Champion " having won the Aysgarth cross-country run , a fabulous achievement and our intermediate and senior girls came a creditable 7th and 6th in the regional finals at GSAL .
In high-jump , Emily Marshall continues to impress winning gold at the Northern outdoor Championships and Guy Gutteridge has now represented the county in both long jump and 4 x 100m relay .
In archery , Edward Milner has taken gold at all this year ' s meets successfully defending his title and remains National Junior Barebow Champion .
Turning to equestrian , Harriet Hodge gained selection to represent Great Britain in the Nations Cup Final in Kronenberg and went on to be the highest placed rider . Harriet has also qualified for the London International Horse Show taking place on 18 December , one of only
12 riders in the UK . The School team has qualified for the Royal Windsor Horse show 2023 , this is the second consecutive year that they have achieved this goal .
In rugby Henry Rodmell and James Couttie are currently involved in trials for the Yorkshire U18s RFU squad with Ted Malcolmson being invited to join the Yorkshire Rugby Academy U16 Player Development Group .
Development across hockey has seen the 1st XI win the pre-season tournament down at Nottingham hockey centre , with wins against Leicester Grammar , Giggleswick , Nottingham Girls High , and Bloxham and two drawn games with Culford and Lord Wandsworth
Niamh Clements has gained selection for the England Hockey Yorkshire talent Academy U17 squad , Charlie Hutchinson gained selection for North Yorkshire U17s , Giles Rowley and Tom Heaney have been selected for the Team Northeast U14 squad with Freddie Frisby being selected for North Yorkshire U13s .
What a wonderful start to the year and still so many students that are achieving to an extraordinary level that are not mentioned above , many congratulations to them all .
The Girls ’ U13 tennis team have had a fabulous season , finishing 3rd place overall in the region at the LTA Youth Schools Championship ,
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