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Contact:
Di Arbuthnot (Director of Operations)
T: 01488 648998
E: info@ror.org.uk
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Retraining of Racehorses
75 High Holborn
London WC1V 6LS
UK Registered Charity No: 1084787
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RoR/SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse
The RoR Showing Series’ are for everyone - amateur and professional alike. Four separate competitions are run all over the country, throughout the year. |
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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
















