Results - Sunday 21st June

Many horse and riders turned up to the open course day and competition at Priory Court Farm on 21st June. This gave riders the opportunity to try the course if they had never been before or practice for regular JumpCross riders. They had the chance to have a go at the ditch, water and Joker fence at the end of the course.

Local rider Billie Wood on He’s a Geeza, a regular at JumpCross this year won the competition with an excellent time and a clear round including opting for the joker fence which they cleared successfully.

Results of the Intro class.

1st Billie Wood on He’s a Geeza
2nd Hayley Thomas on Archie Brown
3rd Debbie Medlicott on Irish Cream
4th Louise Jarvis on Snoopy
5th Annette valance on Mad Hatter
6th Sarah Smithers on Breeze

Training Day 10th May 2009

The JumpCross season started well at Priory Court Farm on Sunday 10th May. It was a lovely sunny day and many horses and riders came along to enjoy the day.

In the morning we had the Intro classes, and in the afternoon we had a 2’9” group where the riders had training on the course which included the steps, bank and ditch and the water complex, before completing a section of the course at the end of the lesson as practice for competitions. The day proved challenging but great fun for our riders as they learnt how to develop cross-country riding skills over a variety of jumps.

The results of the day were:

Group 1 – Intro

1st Holly Dawson on Pepsi
2nd Louise Jarvis on Snoopy
3rd Caroline Johnson on Victor

Group 2 – Intro

1st Rowan Bryson on Rooney’s Diamond
2nd Lee Oswin on Foxy Lady
3rd Skye Dawson on Bluemoon

Group 3 – 2’9”

1st Lee Oswin on Alfie
2nd Katie Yap on Joshua
3rd Amanda Croft-Pearman on Ash

Competition Results

Priory Court Farm in Polegate held two fantastic training/competition days on 22nd June and 6th July.

Local riders Poppy Benham and Kate French, regulars to JumpCross training days both had good rounds on their horses, and many new riders to JumpCross thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Results:

Sunday 22nd June – Intro 2’3”

1st Liz Beeney on Tinker
2nd Lauren Costello on Flo
3rd Kate French on Roddy
4th Poppy Benham on Shandon

Sunday 6th July – Intro 2’3”

1st Teresa Spiers on Charlie
2nd Christine Banks on Riff Raff
3rd Liz Ward on Flo

Priory Court Farm would like to thanks all our helpers and jump judges and Zoe Eltham for taking photos. Photos of the day can be viewed at http://www.zoeeltham.co.uk/

JumpCross on Horse & Country TV

JumpCross will soon be coming to TV! There will be a programme shown on Horse & Country TV (Sky channel 280) including filming at a JumpCross competition and some general information on the sport.

Jumpcross have also joined facebook. To view photo's or become a member of the group go to 'I love Jumpcross'

Photos from Training Days May 2008

Priory Court Farm held training days on Sun 4th and Sun 11th May.

We will be holding an open day on Sunday 8th June and another training day on Sunday 22nd June.

(Photo's taken by Claire Cousens and Zoe Eltham)

Open Day Details

The JumpCross site at Priory Court Farm in Polegate will be holding an open day on Sunday 8th June that will give horse and riders the chance to go around the course at various heights and also give anyone wanting to know more about JumpCross the chance to come and have a look!

JumpCross caters for everyone including young or nervous horse and rider up to regular competitors. The course at Priory Court Farm gives horse and rider the chance to have a go at a variety of jumps including ditches, styles, up and down banks and combinations, as well as the water jump and steps, providing a fun and challenging day for everyone.

The heights for the day are:

10am- 12pm 2’3”

12pm – 1pm 2’6”

1pm – 2pm 2’9”

All classes £10.00 (or £8.00 if JumpCross Member)

Rosettes will be awarded to all who finish. Riders must have completed a training session at any of the official JumpCross sites previously to enter. Priory Court Farm are holding training days on Sunday 4th May and Sunday 11th May beforehand.

Entries close Thursday 5th June. For entry form please send SAE to 85 Astaire Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8UR or download from here.

For more information about this event or any other enquiries about JumpCross please contact Liz or Therese on 01323 647776 or email priorycourtfarm@btinternet.com

Jump Judges also required for this day!! If you are interested in becoming a jump judge, please contact us.

Start of new JumpCross Season

A new season of JumpCross is starting at Priory Court Farm following a success last year. The site is ever expanding and introduced new steps at the end of last year to the course.

Priory Court farm will be holding regular training days throughout the year as well as team jumping and competitions. They would also like to welcome new Jumpcross instructor Katie Pierse this season.