THE LEAGUE final at MacKenzie's Equestrian Centre, Randalstown produced a brilliant nights jumping, with all classes providing good viewing and excellent prizes on offer.
The prizes were sponsored by the Equestrian Centre, D Peppart and D Leavesley Photography.
In the starter stakes class five competitors went clear and all were trying hard to get top spot for the prizes, B Davis on Frecklitious and K Price on James
Bond were the winners receiving grooming kits, riding socks and horsey pads.
In the warm up class, again only five competitors had clears with a lot of unlucky four faults, the league winners were B Davis on Freckilitious, H Davis on Coco, E Blair on Bisto and K Price on James. They received make up brush sets, riding socks or grooming kits and were able to purchase photographs onsite to capture their wins, courtesy of D Leavesley Photography Services.
The mini novice class had competitors in super form with nine competitors getting double clear rounds. The winners of the league prizes in this class were M Mackenzie on Tammy and Shadow, M Boyle on Archie, C Foster on Freckles and B Peppart on Benji. They received socks, bandage sets, grooming kits, head collars and novelty prizes.
The novice class was a jump off class with six going clear; Ben Peppart on Benji taking top spot, with M Mackenzie on second on Shadow and third on Tammy, and K Scullion on Coco fourth. A rug went to the winner, with head collars grooming kits and bandages to the rest.
The mini open class was an exciting class with a large entry and a good jump off track. The first round, though, saw many casualties and only six got through to the jump off, with Ben Peppart the winner on Saphy.
Ben was also the league winner in this class, receiving a matching fancy rug head collar and lead rope set. Second placed K Foster on Pablo was presented with a numnah. K Scullion, third on Freckles, Mikey MacKenzie, fourth on Tammy, and fifth placed Sarah Jane Alexander, on Snowy, all received head collars, socks and grooming kits.
The open class had a new fence which had a large Stop sign smack in the middle of the filler and it worked a treat with only six clear rounds. Sarah Jane Alexander on Snowy took the honours, receiving a matching rug head collar and lead rope set and a pair of funnel brushing boots. Second in the league went to Ben Peppart on Saphy winning a numnah, with third placed K Scullion presented with a head collar and grooming kit.
Results
Starter stakes: B Davis, Frecklitious; K Price, James; C Bell, Bisto; B Bell, Bisto; H McClenaghan, Heather's Horse; A Price, Freckles; A McKenna-Roy, Coco.
Warm up: B Davis, Freckilitious; H Davis, Coco, E Blair, Bisto; K Price, James; A Price, Freckles; C Foster, Pablo, A McKenna-Roy, Bisto.
Mini Novice - Double clears: M MacKenzie, Tammy, M MacKenzie, Shadow; M Boyle, Archie; C Foster, Freckles; J Graham, James, E Blair, Bisto, H Davis. Coco; J Bodison, Jenna's Pride
League winners
M Mackezie, Tammy/Shadow, M Boyle, Archie, C Foster, Freckles; B Peppart, Benji.
Novice - Double clears: M MacKenzie, Tammy; M MacKenzie, Shadow; B Peppart, Benji; J Graham, James, E Allen, Moto; K Scullion, Freckles.
League winners: 1, B Peppart, Benji; 2, M MacKenzie, Tammy; 3, M MacKenzie, Shadow; 4, K Scullion, Freckles
Mini Open: 1, B Peppart, Saphy; 2, K Foster, Pablo; 3, Richie, Jack; 4, K Scullion, Freckles; 5, M Reid, Toby.
League winners: 1, B Peppart, Saphy; 2, K Foster, Pablo; 3, K Scullion, Freckles; 4, M MacKenzie, Tammy; 5, S J Alexander, Snowy
Open: 1, S J Alexander, Snowy; 2, S J Alexander, Lady; 3, Richie, Jack; 4, C Jackson, Meman; 5, K Byrne, Sampson.
League winners: 1, S J Alexander; 2, B Peppart; 3, K Scullion
Overall Improved Rider; Female, B Davis; Male, M MacKenzie.
MacKenzies Equestrian centre will be holding a Halloween Spectacular this Thursday. It will include fancy dress adult and children so make an effort to impress as there's a new bridle up for grabs to the winner. Also the usual classes and a two fence challenge for horses and ponies after the novice class. Prizes for this will be a new bridle and a bag of feed.