RoR/SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse

Overview

The South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) Racehorse to Riding Horse Show Championship culminates at the Horse of the Year Show in October.  In 2012 it is part of the RoR/SEIB Elite Performance Awards, with the winner of the championship at the Horse of the Year Show receiving a prize of £2,500 at the British Breeding Breeders Dinner and Awards Ceremony in January 2013.

To enter for the award, all horses must have raced in the UK and be registered with the RoR.  The format of judging will be as for riding horse but the best of type will win. Therefore, if you have a hunter, hack or riding horse that has been in training you are eligible to compete and the best horse on the day will be the winner.  Competitors must wear a safety/kite mark hard hat with a chinstrap.

Run by South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB), prizes are donated by RoR.  SEIB also run a Racehorse to Riding Horse Points Championship. For more information visit www.racehorse2ridinghorse.co.uk

2011 RoR/SEIB Elite Performance Awards Final Results

The Ballroom at the Grange City Hotel, London, was packed to capacity for the glittering British Horse Foundation Breeders dinner and Awards Ceremony held on Saturday the 7th January, incorporating the South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) and the charity Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Elite Performance Awards for ex-racehorses. These valuable awards have a total prize fund of £17,000 donated by RoR. Leading equine insurance brokers SEIB are enthusiastic sponsors of these awards with a strong company ethos in putting something back.

The awards provide a focus for ex-racehorses competing in the disciplines of Eventing, Dressage, Show Jumping, Endurance and Showing and have encouraged more riders to recognize the talents and versatility of the thoroughbred and their potential for success in another sphere.

The Elite Performance Award for Showing was given in two parts, to the winner of the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship held at the Horse of the Year Show, which was Katie Jerram with Mr and Mrs Michael Jerram’s, Night Prayers. The winner of the Tattersalls and ROR Thoroughbred Show Horse Championship at Hickstead was Lizzie Richmond with her own and Freda Johnson’s Treat Em Mean, who took the other Showing award. In only their first full season together, Lizzie and Treat Em Mean have impressed the judges at several major shows.

SHOWING WINNERS

NIGHT PRAYERS - ridden by Katie Jerram and owned by Mr & Mrs Michael Jerram

TREAT EM MEAN - ridden by Lizzie Richmond and owned by Freda Johnson

Show Dates and Results 2011

The qualifying shows and results for the RoR/SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse HOYS 2011 Show Championship are listed below. For more details visit www.racehorse2ridinghorse.co.uk

MAY
22nd May - OSBALDESTON EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Blackburn BB2 7LZ, T: 01254 813159 
Results:  1st NIGHT PRAYERS - Katie Jerram; 2nd CHIVOLA - Vicky Smart

JUNE
5th June - BURY FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTRE 
Slapton, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire  LU7 9BT, T: 01525 222114 
Results: 1st BLUE RONDO - Sara Neachell; 2nd STEALTH PROJECT - Lynn Russell

JULY
3rd July - BADGWORTH RIDING CENTRE
Beech Tree Farm, Badgworth Arena, Badgworth Lane, Badgworth, Somerset BS26 2QU, T: 01934 732543 
Results:  1st PERFECT CHOICE - Angela Lance; 2nd BRIDGHAM - Oliver Hood

17th July - WELLINGTON EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Heckfield, Hook, Hampshire RG27 0LJ, T: 0118 932 6308 
Results:  1st SAINTSAIRE - Jayne Webber; 2nd MACBURY - Rosie Skier

AUGUST
14th August - VALE VIEW EQUESTRIAN
Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3LX, T: 01664 823739 
Results: 1st GIGGLES O'SHEA - Jack Bowlby; 2nd STAR STRUCTURE - Brigit Ensten

OCTOBER 
6th October - HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW - FINAL

1st - NIGHT PRAYERS - ridden by Katie Jerram, owned by Mr & Mrs Michael Jerram
2nd - CHIVOLA - ridden and owned by Victoria Smart 

RoR/SEIB Elite Performance Awards 2010

The Ballroom at the Grange City Hotel, London, was packed to capacity for the glittering British Breeders awards dinner held on Saturday 8th January, incorporating the RoR and South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) Elite Performance Awards.

SEIB and ROR have joined forces to create these valuable awards with a prize fund of £30,000 donated by RoR.

The awards provide a focus for ex-racehorses competing in the disciplines of Eventing, Dressage, Show Jumping, Endurance and Showing and have encouraged more riders to recognize the talents and versatility of the thoroughbred and their potential for success in another sphere.

The Elite Performance Award for Showing was given in two parts, each receiving an Award of £2,500. These were presented to the winner of the RoR/SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship held at the Horse of the Year Show, Sonia Fitch-Peyton and Tim Billington’s Blue Java. Sonia plans to continue showing in Small Riding Horse classes next year and carry on with affiliated dressage, they have never been out of the first four in British Dressage classes.

The winner of the RoR/Tattersalls Thoroughbred Show Horse Championship at Hickstead, Victoria Smart and her daughter Beth’s five-year-old Chivola, took the other Showing award. Chivola was purchased at the breeze up sales as a two-year-old for Victoria’s husband Brian to train. He ran 11 times on the flat and had one win. Chivola is already qualified for Hickstead next year.

SHOWING WINNERS:

BLUE JAVA - ridden by Sonia Fitch-Peyton and owned by Tim Billington - winner of the RoR/SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship at HOYS.

CHIVOLA - ridden by Victoria Smart and owned by her daughter Beth - winner of the RoR/Tattersalls Show Series.

Results 2010 - Show Championship at HOYS

Blue Java recently won the 2010 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship sponsored by SEIB and RoR. 

Ridden by Sonya Fitch-Peyton, Blue Java will also receive an RoR prize of £2,500 at the British Breeding Breeders Dinner and Awards Ceremony in January. This nine-year-old gelding also won several races during his racing career which saw him run 46 times for his owners, Mr Tim Billington and Pangfield Partners.

The full results are:

     Horse                   Rider                      Owner
1 - BLUE JAVA             Sonya Fitch-Peyton   Tim Billington & Pangfield Partners
2 - NIGHT PRAYERS     Katie Jerram            Mr & Mrs Michael Jerram
3 - ROGERS REVENGE  Oliver Hood             Vicky Smart
4 - BLUE RONDO          Sara Neachell          (Rider)
5 - FARSIGHTED          Jayne Turney           Mrs D Stennett
6 - CHIVOLA                Victoria Smart         (Rider)
7 - DUMBLETON           Clare Oliver            Alice Bamfield
8 - FAST MIX               Wendy Gibson         Carolyn Cowlard
9 - ROYAL HILARITY     Jasean Spraggett     Mrs L White