RIDING

She booked her place with a fine performance at the Royal Highland Show, writes Malcolm Bewsher.

She will also be riding Liz and Roger Titterington's Crown of Bright Gold, which qualified at the Yorkshire Arab Group, Harrogate.

The Endmoor rider was also in tremendous form at Westmorland County Show, where she took the Small Ridden Hunter, Ridden Horse and overall Supreme Championship.

Reserve Supreme went to the Williamson family, of Ulverston, with their Fell Pony Champion Townend Ruffle, which also triumphed at Hawkshead and Broughton.

Helen Williamson rode Greenholme Kitty to win the Ridden Fell and received the Tambeck Maydew Trophy, in memory of the pony which was an Olympia finalist.

Jenny Edmondson, from Levens, had a field day firstly winning the Equitation Championship on Wrayton Royalist ahead of her cousin Simon Buckley on Hampton Court, then taking the Ridden Pony Tricolour.

Jenny was also reserve Working Hunter Champion with her Wembley-bound Oldcourt Amadeus.

Amy Edge, 93, from Old Hutton, took the junior and reserve Overall Shetland Pony Championship with Tamary of Hutton and also won the foals with Thurl of Hutton.

Nigel Springer scored a double in show jumping riding Mastermind and Kelly's Romany Pprincess, while Christina Knipe took the Open Hunter on Ruby Tuesday.

The Derby House Dressage Championships, at Osbaldeston, provided a good win in the Preliminary and two thirds in the Novice and Elementary tests for Gill Harrison, of Windermere, riding Jack Frost.

Gill also had the highest score of 86.25% to win a pair of Cavallo riding boots.

Westmorland General Hospital nurse Beth Sutcliffe, who only rides in her spare time, had a good fifth with Deeside Yorkie, while Sarah McDougall, on Marchrose Master Jazz, had a ninth at both Malvern and Osbaldeston.

Gillian Robinson achieved a tenth in the Derby House finals on Horris.